The King Drinks by Jacob Jordaens 1638-40 Oil on canvas, 152 x 204 cm Musée du Louvre,...
Erik Kain
Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the contributor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines....
Once again, I’m back with another request for donations. We’re still looking at possibly moving to a...
Well, I’ve changed the formatting again and I plan to continue to tinker. I very much appreciate...
So there’s been lots of good feedback from commenters and writers on the new formatting. Basically what...
Yet another example of our ludicrous economic policies mixing it up with our ludicrous law enforcement policies:...
In an attempt to widen the comments section, modernize the site’s functionality, etc I am experimenting with...
I just finished the second book of Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games trilogy – Catching Fire. Both books...
Via Andrew, here’s TPM’s Josh Marshall: I just don’t know if I think marijuana should be legalized...
“It occurs to me that there’s an obvious link here with the idea that the contemporary populist...
George Will and pretty much every other commenter on the right is missing the point of Tuesday’s...
Here’s Rubio’s acceptance speech after he beat not only Democratic challenger Kendrick Meek, but also the slimy,...
A reader writes, in response to this post by Barrett: … you might want to mention my...
“Here’s an idea for parents, just say no. You’re the one who controls the meals your child...
What a sad – and ultimately selfish and self-destructive – thing for Californians to vote down. Kevin...
Ta-Nehisi Coates posts the below video, writing: I don’t even know what to say anymore. It’s officially...
Will Wilkinson writes that Peter Beinart’s critique of Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity “cuts deep…when he...
Oh my: Here is where Obama is likely to prevail. With strong Republican support in Congress for...
Jonathan Bernstein is blogging (guest-blogging, I think) over at Citizen Cohn, Jonathan Cohn’s blog. This puts us...
