I haven’t seen much discussion on the intertubes of Jon Stewart’s interview with Marco Rubio last night. I find this somewhat puzzling, if not disappointing. For those that haven’t seen it, I cannot recommend it...
by Sam Wilkinson Please, read this article about a relationship that fell apart, as it will provide the context. Then, answer this simple question: was the collapse of that relationship her fault, his fault,...
Theory and Practice: I have a great deal of respect for Randy Barnett, though ultimately I don’t share his vision of a polycentric government. I agree with Conor that polycentricity works well for some...
Just shouting out a congratulations to my friend Lesli, who will be published in a new anthology alongside such greats like Gaiman, Bradbury, Poe. Keep an eye out y’all for: Psychos: Serial Killers, Depraved...
Or maybe both. …I do try not to hate on this state…I’ve met many wonderful Texas natives. And then you read something like this… It’s almost enough to make me take up drinking again.
I did some catch-up reading at two of my favorite blogs today, both Alyssa Rosenberg’s joint and Blinded Trials. I found myself going back and forth between an Atlantic essay by Elizabeth Wurtzel that...
It would obviously be impolitic for me to comment at length on this. I’ll just say that I am happy the dispute is over. Those of you who wrote off the Cato Institute in...
Dear Readers, Some of you may know that over the last year or so, I’ve been struggling with finding funding sources to finish my graduate degree. I’ve decided that an attempt at crowd-sourcing might...
You know, I myself dabbled in libertarianism once—not in college, of course. There’s a lot to appreciate about its emphasis upon liberty. Ultimately, I couldn’t quite pass the purity test, though. This weekend, while...
Note: This post is a belated entry to our League Symposium on inequality. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the Symposium so far,...
~By James Hanley Nobel Prize winning political scientist Elinor Ostrom died recently at age 78. I am saddened by the loss of someone I knew, liked, and respected both personally and professionally. This memorial...
Haven’t done one of these yet in my (almost) two months onboard—so here goes. Chuck Brown, as everyone should know, was The Godfather of Go-Go. He more or less singlehandedly birthed Go-Go out of an...
Germany imposes will on Greece. Greece makes a few last ditch efforts to fight back, if only for posterity’s sake, but ultimately just gets kicked around as it goes down in flames. Whether the...
Over at the fabulous Blinded Trials, a post by Russell on post-apocalyptic post-reads led to a discussion on genre fiction. Genre fiction, as most everyone knows, has a reputation of being “dumbed down” fiction...
Upon further reflection, I’d like to emphasize one more thing about conservatism’s uncoolness. Here goes: It should go without saying that “cool” politics and “desirable” politics don’t always overlap. Indeed, any overlap may be purely...
Matt Yglesias writes: I’d love to reclaim the word “privatization” for a scenario in which the government actually privatizes something. City governments, for example, often find themselves owning vacant properties whose owners haven’t paid...
Another day, another series of reasons to bury the rag deep in your face when it comes to American campaign finance. Here’s some shocking news: it turns out Mitt Romney is really, really good at dealing with really,...
Next week, by all reports, Darrell Issa and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will vote to hold US Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for refusing to turn over documents that...
In my day job I work as an analyst with a very large Fortune 500 company. The part of our business that I work for involves helping clients manage their supply chain. As part of that...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Above, you give a fairly insightful statement: " All he needed to do was to do nothing substantively…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25It's just... he just... like... it's such a blizzard of bull that I'm hesitating on where to even st… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25He is indeed assuming that... but I wondered if what he said about China was true. I mean, if he sta…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25If you just want to know how bad things will be bad, you can probably find a best-case scenario by l… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25That would be why I totally ignored Telegraph/Yahoo after looking at it and did my own thing.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Ok, so I am not an administration apologist... Narrator: He is an administration apologist
on About Last Night: Voting Fun in Wisconsin and FloridaThe Dems ran a gun control activist for the House in Florida? They probably weren’t going to win any… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25He's assuming an entire drawer full of can openers and also ignoring pretty much the entire field of… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Yishan has an interesting take: Ok, so I am not an administration apologist but I have not heard any…
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