Month: August 2012

Liberal Democracy is Viable, But Can We Do Better? IFRL-Plague-Distribution

Liberal Democracy is Viable, But Can We Do Better?

Guest Authors August 12, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post...

“The Popes, of course, were usually Catholic.” IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-vangogh.the-pink-orchard-16

“The Popes, of course, were usually Catholic.”

J.L. Wall August 12, 2012

Via The Dish, the only history of Europe you’ll ever need to read.

Democracy Is Obsolete IFRL-TLC-Scenery-andre-benz-248760-unsplash

Democracy Is Obsolete

Jason Kuznicki August 12, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post...

The Death of Democracy IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Yoshitoshi-Yorimasa

The Death of Democracy

Guest Authors August 12, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post...

Ryan the Outdoorsman IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-25259448167_329b33cdc8_b

Ryan the Outdoorsman

Mike Dwyer August 11, 2012

So it turns out that Ryan is not just the only hunter in the four-man group this...

What Paul Ryan Is For IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.the-ponte-delle-torri-spoleto-308

What Paul Ryan Is For

Conor P. Williams August 11, 2012

(Note: This post is NOT part of our current Democracy Symposium. If you want to follow the...

Democracy Symposium: A neat trick IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459434

Democracy Symposium: A neat trick

Murali August 11, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post...

Romney names Ryan the VP nominee in campaign concession speech IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-moma.turning-road-at-montgeroult-26

Romney names Ryan the VP nominee in campaign concession speech

Tod Kelly August 11, 2012

(Note: This post is NOT part of our current Democracy Symposium. If you want to follow the...

Liberal Democracy Is Not Too Big to Fail IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-met.the-death-of-socrates

Liberal Democracy Is Not Too Big to Fail

Tim Kowal August 11, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post...

Just Hit Your Thumb With A Hammer Instead IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459458

Just Hit Your Thumb With A Hammer Instead

Sam Wilkinson August 11, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post...

Paul Ryan? IFRL-Mindiv-Society-44013005325_b19bca3d8f_b

Paul Ryan?

Tom Van Dyke August 11, 2012

Paul Ryan. The most serious cat in Washington.

When I was your age we had to walk five miles uphill in the snow to get liberal Democracy IFRL-TLC-Patterns-24144420577_ddd02c8a18_b

When I was your age we had to walk five miles uphill in the snow to get liberal Democracy

Tod Kelly August 10, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post...

Pod, People IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426220

Pod, People

David Ryan August 10, 2012

Right now there’s a nasty squall-line moving through Suffolk country, complete with drenching rain, lightning, and tornado...

Friday Jukebox: a Summer’s Worth of Hip-Hop Tracks IFRL-TLC-War-kris-cros-1194186-unsplash

Friday Jukebox: a Summer’s Worth of Hip-Hop Tracks

Sam Wilkinson August 10, 2012

I really wanted to submit something to the recently finished Democracy Symposium, only I couldn’t come up...

On The Counting Of Heads IFRL-TLC-War-44547836212_a6d484f728_b

On The Counting Of Heads

Jaybird August 10, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post...

Liberal Democracy Jukebox And Open Thread IFRL-TLC-Patterns-30097863037_f3e890341b_o

Liberal Democracy Jukebox And Open Thread

Jaybird August 9, 2012

Some number one songs for your enjoyment: So… your thoughts on the symposium so far?

Popular Erosion Of Liberty: Do You Feel Lucky? IFRL-Mindiv-tk-hammonds-743182-unsplash

Popular Erosion Of Liberty: Do You Feel Lucky?

Burt Likko August 9, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post...

Summer Movie Update IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Jakuchu-Parrot

Summer Movie Update

Mike Dwyer August 9, 2012

At the start of the summer I wrote about my movie plans. My list at that time...

MON TIKI is Officially a Part of the US Merchant Marine Fleet! IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.building-site-with-willows

MON TIKI is Officially a Part of the US Merchant Marine Fleet!

David Ryan August 8, 2012

We are still waiting on our engines from Honda, and still finishing up the deck installation, and...

The Prize Tax IFRL-Mindiv-andre-mendonca-397170-unsplash

The Prize Tax

Ryan Noonan August 8, 2012

Eliminating taxes on the prizes that accompany Olympic medals is a terrible idea. In fact, as far...

Jaybird in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Huh, he even wrote an op-ed yesterday... Here's the money: Eight years ago, the Democratic Party was…
Jaybird in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025The DNC Chair does, however. I suppose I can see his POV... Hogg doesn't get to do this as a DNC Vic…
LeeEsq in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025TL/DR of my comment: I want to hear the plot and the plan for attacking global anti-Semitism whether…
LeeEsq in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025I happen to live in an area of the United States where these people exist in large numbers and are v…
North in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025As I understand it there's a pretty sharp divide between camps of pro and anti Israeli/Jewish Trumpe…
North in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Please. Hamas had so much success in their attack in October because Bibi/Likud thought they were ta…
Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025The Trumpers seem to be pretty faithful Israel supporters. Maybe you should be better at seeing them…
North in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025*shrugs* The key to not being treated like a pig fisher is not to fish any pigs. The intersectional…
Chris on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Should we find out what colleges these people go to and block their federal funding? https://x.com/d…
LeeEsq in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025I'm utterly tired of the double standards that the DEI/Intersectional movement applies towards the J…

Month: August 2012

Liberal Democracy is Viable, But Can We Do Better?

“The Popes, of course, were usually Catholic.”

Democracy Is Obsolete

The Death of Democracy

Ryan the Outdoorsman

What Paul Ryan Is For

Democracy Symposium: A neat trick

Romney names Ryan the VP nominee in campaign concession speech

Liberal Democracy Is Not Too Big to Fail

Just Hit Your Thumb With A Hammer Instead

Paul Ryan?

When I was your age we had to walk five miles uphill in the snow to get liberal Democracy

Pod, People

Friday Jukebox: a Summer’s Worth of Hip-Hop Tracks

On The Counting Of Heads

Liberal Democracy Jukebox And Open Thread

Popular Erosion Of Liberty: Do You Feel Lucky?

Summer Movie Update

MON TIKI is Officially a Part of the US Merchant Marine Fleet!

The Prize Tax

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