Erik at Alterdestiny has tired of talking with leftists whose only knowledge of American history comes via Howard Zinn. Accordingly, he has put together a history reading list for progressives. He goes into detail on each book; here I just reproduce the titles: 1. Walter LaFeber, Inevitable...
Month: February 2005
Hey, at least it will be the last time in a while... Michael Berube is, of course, the first place to look. I am somewhat disappointed, however, that he seems.
O'Reilly strongly defends torture.* You see, of mention such things in public, you're not just misguided; you're on the other side. The Rude Pundit calls him out. *Offer valid only under Republican.
It is well known among those familiar with me that I watch a great deal of TV. Less well known is the fact that I'm actually a discriminating consumer of television. For example, a great proportion of my television watching is dominated by several shows,...
Henry Farrell links to an article by Stephen Walt in the latest Boston Review on the future of American foreign policy. Farrell is a bit surprised that a realist like.
Via USS Mariner, it looks as if the rules that govern fantasy baseball's relationship to Major League Baseball have changed. I'll confess to not being able to fully understand what's going.
I have been known to mock Instapundit for the near-total lack of substantive political discussion. But if his latest Shill Central Station piece is any indication, it's for the best. How does Prof. Reynolds propose to "reform" Social Security? Why, the answer couldn't be simpler: While people are...
I think Matt Yglesias is spot on; an Iranian style government in Iraq means little or nothing to the attitude of that government towards Iran. In international politics, and especially with.
If you're a fan of bad things happening to people who really, really deserve it, take heart in the recent arrest of white supremicist and all-around scumbag Keith Gilbert for.
Q: How does a man with a B.A. in Economics and no apparent scientific expertise go about demonstrating the lack of reliability of a well-established scientific consensus? The Poor Man has the answer! Hint: The idea for this technique came to him when he noticed how...
Henry Wirz was the Confederate commander at Andersonville, and one of a very few important Confederates hanged at the end of the war. After watching a crappy History Channel documentary.
Scott's got an excellent suggestion for a serious blogging topic for me below, so what do I do? In a moment of temporary insanity and inexplicable self-abuse, I follow a.