Geography, Politics, and Arrogance
Last week, Erik and I had a fun discussion about the role of geography in shaping one’s political opinions, what this means for Erik’s arguments for competitive federalism and localism, and the way in...
Author: Mark of New Jersey
The Roster Is Unveiled
Bob Bradley just announced the final cuts for the US’ World Cup squad. I have to say that I’m pleasantly surprised that Bradley took the comparatively unheralded Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez over Brian...
What Fiscal Responsibility Means
UPDATED This tool from the Committee for a Responsible Budget is fantastic. It also drives home just how difficult it will be to restore some amount of fiscal responsibility. I actually got the debt...
In Your Heart, You Know He’s Right
IOZ offers some wise advice for Rand Paul, and also a reality check.
What Moral Relativism Really Looks Like
Not that there are many supporters of the ex-gay “movement” who read this blog, but this description of what that “movement” can entail should make anyone ask which group are the real “moral relativists.” ...
The City That Never Sleeps – Or Shrinks
I enjoyed David’s defense of New York’s cultural dominance far more than I probably should have, and agree wholeheartedly. This despite the fact that, as a kid – and even into my early 20s...
Greece and the Tri-lemma
I am a proponent of globalization and I’ll admit that my understanding of financial markets is exceedingly limited, but I have a hard time disagreeing with Dani Rodrik’s claim that democracy, the nation-state, and...
World Cup Pool
Reader Publius from TheFourthBranch.com has set up a World Cup pool. I’d encourage any League readers interested in doing a World Cup pool to sign up here by making your picks, choosing the group...
How to Solve Nothing
I’m not going to pretend that this bill proposed by my Senacritter, which would prohibit carrying a firearm in an airport outside of a screening area, represents some sort of apocalyptic infringement on Second...
Once More into the Liber-al-tarian Breach
Erik’s post today gives me a good excuse to better define and clarify what I’m talking about when I talk about liber-al-tarianism and the notion that the intermediate-term future of libertarianism lies more with the...
Bad News for US Soccer
It looks like Charlie Davies’ inspirational attempt to come back from life-threatening injuries to make the 2010 US World Cup squad has fallen short. I’ve little doubt that Coach Bradley made the right decision,...
Kagan and the Conservatives
I haven’t had enough time to dig into soon-to-be-Justice Kagan’s record in nearly the depth that I would like, and I’m not expecting to have all that much time to provide a fitting analysis. ...
Was Jesus a Canadian?
Since Will decided it was appropriate to create a post tag entitled “Steve Nash is baller status” the other day, I think I’m obliged to ensure that said tag is used more than once...
Wise Words
I thought this comment, from Boegiboe, deserved a place of prominence, especially since the threads on the tactics involved in the War on Drugs are winding down. Comments at LOG and elsewhere have often noted...
De-Prioritizing Drug Law Enforcement
The disturbing video of the puppycide SWAT raid in Missouri has, not surprisingly, generated a lot of discussion in short order. One of the things I argued in my original post was that the...
What Tyranny Looks and Sounds Like
This video, and in particular the audio, needs to be distributed far and wide. It should be on every evening news broadcast tonight. It depicts what real, actual tyranny looks like, and how it...
Miranda Made Clear
Orin Kerr covers much the same ground that I tried to cover with my post yesterday, but does a far better job of explaining why there’s no reason to get in a rage about...
A Call to Action!
League alum Jamelle Bouie is up for a Netroots Nation Scholarship. If you have a moment, please take a second to offer him your support.
The Liber-al-tarian Hope
I don’t think the headline finding of this Pew poll is terribly interesting. But buried deep within it is something that I thought was somehow both surprising to me and yet a complete validation of...
Miranda!
(UPDATED) Steve Benen and John Cole offer complementary takes on the complaints of John McCain and Peter King that the apparent Times Square “Generation Veal” attempted bomber should not have been informed of his...
