I read a lot of children’s literature these days (b/c this), which means that I’ve long been...
Conor P. Williams
If I am notorious for anything in the blogosphere—other than being that guy who won that thing...
So much of modern pluralist politics in the USA boils down to a fight over what America means....
(Alternate Title: “Trolling the Republicans: Obama’s Elephant Gambit”) It’s 2013, just days before a presidential reinauguration. Do...
Now that the fiscal cliff fight is over, (for a spell) now that the inauguration is almost...
It’s one of the great mistakes of contemporary political discourse that the doctrine of original sin is...
Mitt Romney believes that he lost the presidential election because many voters (as many as 47%, maybe more!)...
After a Twitter exchange with Tod today, I decided to finally pull the trigger on a post I’ve...
In case you hadn’t noticed, American lefties have been having a bit of fun at Karl Rove’s...
Democrats awoke today awash in the smug warmth that comes with electoral success. Rightly so, given last...
Though I’ve made my view of the electoral situation pretty clear, I’m well aware that Tuesday’s election will...
I love Nate Silver. I love his steady analysis of staggering reams of data. I love his...
It all starts far, far from any stadium. There are no diamonds and no throngs of adoring...
Like most deeply patriotic American progressives, I love baseball above nearly all other things—mom and apple pie...
(There’s a fairly lengthy thought-piece introduction here. If you’re simply trawling for education policy arguments, make like...
As Team Romney continues the process of self-immolation, various journalists have discerned a pattern in conservative reactions...
Over my last few posts on progressivism (here and here), I’ve made a fairly straightforward argument with...
I’ve read the comments on my recent post on progressivism with equal parts exasperation and disappointment. I...
In which Conor Williams explains why he's done with football.
Back in 2010, Paul Ryan told Glenn Beck: …what I’ve been trying to do is indict the...
