The Republican Party doesn’t need its opponents to call it stupid. They call themselves that—there’s no point in denying an open secret. It was proper and legal to invoke Virginia’s already-existing election code and...
Marilynne Robinson, doing what she does [NYT], talks about books, writing, and the Bible – as well as writing one of the politest harsh critiques of contemporary literature possible:
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Quoting from James Fallows’ Dick Cheney’s Heart: “We all know the cliche about people who switch from youthful idealism to mid-life flinty-mindedness. One version goes, If you’re not a socialist in your twenties, you have...
Surprisingly (to me, anyway), I got a fair amount of pushback from my post on the signed Loyalty Oath that the Virginia GOP now requires in order to vote in its primary. This pushback...
Over at the League sub-blog “Forbes”, E.D. shares Roger Ebert’s suggestions as to why movie theatregoing is declining. As avid cinephiles, one might expect me and the missus to go to the movies more...
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on Parliamentarian Rules “Dreamers” Fix Can’t Be Done Through Reconciliation: Read It For YourselfAt some point I think Koz is just playing a Product Placement game... like if he just says vote republican wit…
on Hillbilly Epithet: A Comment on Prejudices and CaricaturesI would not at all object to a post on this subject because I have eaten a great deal of delicious fried okra…
on Parliamentarian Rules “Dreamers” Fix Can’t Be Done Through Reconciliation: Read It For YourselfYeah, he hasn't exactly said that but that's the best guess considering the payfors he and the other Demos are…
on Parliamentarian Rules “Dreamers” Fix Can’t Be Done Through Reconciliation: Read It For YourselfThis assumes the GOP is better at spending money wisely. I'm not sure our current processes can work for this… on Sunday Morning! “Ethan Frome” by Edith WhartonI assure you, one wrong move from either one of them, and the dogs would tear them apart. They were virtual ho… on Parliamentarian Rules “Dreamers” Fix Can’t Be Done Through Reconciliation: Read It For YourselfManchin has said he'd like to see 1.5T as the upper limit. Bernie has said 3.5T and not a penny less. on Sunday Morning! “Ethan Frome” by Edith WhartonI'm probably minicing my words there quite a bit. I found the novel (AHOD) kind of horrific for that reason- i…
on Parliamentarian Rules “Dreamers” Fix Can’t Be Done Through Reconciliation: Read It For YourselfConcede that the Parliamentarian is seldom overruled publicly. But there are literally thousands of precedents…
