What (New) Documentaries Should People Watch?
I haven’t watched one in a while, and though I lean towards the political type, or those documentaries which depict the worst kinds of social injustice, I’m willing to take a spin outside my wheel...
Monthly Archive: August 2012
The New Anti-Romney Ad And The Death Of “Compassionate Conservatism”
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj70XqOxptU] If there’s anyone out there who still worries Barack Obama may not have the mettle to run the salt-the-earth negative campaign that his stewardship over a lackluster economy requires, they need to...
Chris Bertram’s case for libertarianism
(Note: This post is NOT part of our current Democracy Symposium. If you want to follow the Symposium – and you should! – you can find it here.) They say that one man’s Modus...
Democracy Symposium: Cantamos los Estados Unidos
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the Symposium so far, click here. — We...
Democracy Symposium: Geographic Chains of Democratic Nationalism
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the Symposium so far, click here. Precis: Liberal...
Democracy Symposium: Going Marginal
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the Symposium so far, click...
What is Democracy Good For?
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the Symposium so far, click here. TLDR Summary:...
The Mitt Who Wasn’t There
An ocean of digital ink has already been spilled in search of discovering the “real” Mitt Romney; a figure we’re supposed to imagine the candidate (or “unreal”) Mitt Romney has, for more than a...
Is Liberal Democracy Viable?
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the Symposium so far, click...
The Unintended Costs of an Armed Society
(Note: This post is NOT part of our current Democracy Symposium. If you want to follow the Symposium – and you should! – you can fid it here.) When I was twenty-one and still...
Exploitation, Exit Rights, and Liberal Democracy 2.0
~by Roger Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Democracy. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the Symposium so far, click here....
Convening the Democracy Symposium
Hi there everybody. This post opens up our second symposium, this time on the subject of democracy. Our opening question is: “Is liberal democracy viable?” There are lots of directions an author might go...
Milton vs. Mitt
If it’s within 72 hours since the latest job report, that means it’s time for centrist and left-of-center commentators to excoriate the Fed for its continued refusal to do a damn thing about the...
Looking Backwards The Sequel: Backwardser
In the aftermath of Aurora, The Dark Knight, and Aurora in light of The Dark Knight, I’ve been thinking about our relationship to our religion, our God(s), and the extent to which superheroes have...
Wow. Just… wow.
The day I forced myself to watch three hours of FOX News, the one consoling thought going through my head was: “Hey, at least it can’t get any stupider. I mean, they can only go...
Why The Presidential Election May Not Be As Close As You Think
Relying heavily on Nate Silver’s indispensable blog at the New York Times, Michael Tomasky sticks his neck out just a bit to argue this year’s election may not turn out as close as most expect:...
To Protect and Serve
~by Ward Smith In the light of the Aurora shootings and the many like them before a little known theme has emerged. The police are under no obligation whatsoever to protect citizens. The 911...
Reminder: Democracy Symposium Monday
A quick reminder — we’re going to start our symposium on democracy on Monday. The opening question to the floor: “Is liberal democracy viable?” Guest posts may be directed to my attention. Thanks, I’m...
The Good Book
While I was away traversing the mighty jungles of mid-town Manhattan, I had the chance to see The Book of Mormon. Even if you aren’t a theatre person, chances are you’ve still heard of...
