Shorter me: Above all else, movement conservatives want to retain custody of what it means to be...
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I used to believe in humanitarian intervention. I used to truly believe that the right thing for...
I was out for drinks with friends and Israel came up in the conversation. A friend of...
~by sidereal When I’m asked for my opinion on abortion (or when I give it unprompted) I...
“Obama’s is the speech of a young senator who was once a part-time law professor–platitudinous and preachy,...
Paul Romer envisions Hong Kong like city-states for developing countries. Stephen Walt discusses realism and tolerance, using...
“So if the Democrats want a truth commission, and the Republicans and Dick Cheney want a truth...
Resting at the heart of State of Play (2009) is not so much the personal relationships of...
“What you see in the relationship between torturer and tortured is the absolute darkness of totalitarianism. You...
“Children’s Tea Party,” Morton H. B. Bly, 1919 by jfxgillis R.S.V.P. Wednesday, April 15th, Tax Day (reminder...
Esteemed co-blogger Chris Dierkes has a challenging post on the democratic process. Here’s a decent summary: In...
…that these “Tea Parties” are nothing more than GOP leftover rallies from a population still deeply absorbed...
I’m sure I’ve run this course long enough. I’ve been in constant contemplation of the merits of...
I don’t know about anybody else, but this whole treasury/bailout/banking thing is just mind-numbing and overwhelming and...
The modern conservative movement is built upon a paradox. Indeed, both Parties in the United States system...
I suppose the reason I haven’t commented much on the resurgence of Rush Limbaugh into the national...
Predictions are a mugs game, and mine are worse than most, so take this with a grain...
A few thoughts on Freddie’s post below. First, I think $10/hour is a pretty reasonable wage for...
Freddie writes: The more that one side or the other plugs their ears and refuses to compromise,...
