Category: contrarian illogic

Yglesiastical Contrarianism

By Shakezula

In contrarian illogic

On February 6, 2016

Apologies for the Inside-the-Beltwayism, but this (shamelessly swiped from BJ) made me laugh. Cole writes: Can someone explain to me how this is any different from James Inhofe going onto the floor of the Senate and waving around a snowball to deny climate change or a lily white wingnut stating that racism is dead? Because […]

Carhart II and "Polarization"

By Scott Lemieux

On October 2, 2007

Most of this lament for the polarization of the Roberts Court I addressed in a TAP article recently. The short version is that 1)Roberts will certainly fail in his attempt to create a consensual Court

contrarian illogic , eventheliberal scott lemieux , new republic , scott thomas

No Glass Here

By Scott Lemieux

On August 2, 2007

Showing how much my instincts can be trusted, the “Scott Thomas” story turns out to have been solid, with the only demonstrable error a trivial detail irrelevant to the main thrust to the

You Say Patriarchy, I Say Equality (With Bonus Quiz!)

By Scott Lemieux

In Ann Althouse , censorship , contrarian illogic , mickey kaus

On June 10, 2007

Shorter Ann Althouse: “What’s the deal with you flighty “pro-sex” feminists? First, you believe that patriarchal repression of female sexuality is bad. Then you object if someone engages in creepy sniggering about your body when you appear dressed appropriately at a political event and attacks you with erroneous descriptions of your website and lunatic, insulting […]

berbo_europa They were juggling between GWOT, WMDs, and "bringing democracy to the MidEast. And if you don't like those principles, we've got others.
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Murc My understanding is that Rumsfeld wanted to kick the shit out of Iraq and then leave. He did not want to nation-build. His entire lifetime as a professional defense policy guy was deliberately...
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CV Danes None were from Iraq or Afghanistan.
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Attezz I still get a good chuckle thinking about all the "terror alert level" change press conferences, with a special joy in recalling the times Tom Ridge would hold a press conference to tell everyone to...
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