The content of our discontent
Joe Biden Won’t Restore America’s Norms
These are the actions of a side that sees power as a birthright and separation of powers and constitutional restraint as obstacles.
Thursday Throughput: Great Barrington Declaration Edition
The Barrington approach won’t bring back lost jobs. It won’t restore failed businesses. It probably won’t even achieve herd immunity.
If Democrats are Going to Pack the Supreme Court, They Might as Well Go Big
Not two, not four, but six new Supreme Court Justices! How many new justices should Biden and Senate Democrats add to the Court?
Wednesday Writs: Racial Discrimination in Ricci v. DeStefano
The City’s catch-22: certify a test that left them open to a disparate impact suit, or refuse to certify and face a disparate treatment suit.
Social Constructionism For Conservatives
To say that something is socially constructed means, at least, that our social practices play a role in determining the content of some of our concepts
Can You Housewife Your Way Out of Poverty?
Don’t put YOUR unreasonable expectations onto the backs of the working poor. They’ve already got enough to carry.
Hanlon’s Razor and Why It Is Being Violated
People like Josh Hawley know what the end result of what they propose to do will be. Malice is the only word for it.
Sunday Morning! Paul Bowles’ “You Are Not I”
On Paul Bowles’ short story, an alleged murder he committed, and the rediscovery of Sara Driver’s 1981 no budget film adaptation.
New Zealand Election Results 2020
The preliminary results are in for New Zealand’s election 2020, the number of seats per party (for our 120 seat Parliament) are…
Saturday Morning Gaming: Doom 2016
I now have a new computer and I wanted to see what it could do and, holy cow. Doom (2016) captures the joy of playing Doom back in 1993.
Saturday Spins: Steve Earle’s Ghosts of West Virginia
Earle’s goal on this album was to cut through a lot of that and attempt to understand, not condescend to, the dualities that exists in one state in particular, West Virginia.
The West Wing and the Dirty Business of Politics
I’m an endangered species if not already extinct: a moderate Republican.
