In a discussion on the appropriate ways to talk about the South and southerners on this post esteemed reader and frequent commenter Erik says Third, it's good that we can't really make fun of blacks, Jews, and other ethnic groups anymore without consequences. But there are still...
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Rob and I recently discussed in comments the importance of taking on the best arguments made by people who disagree with you, rather than the worst. This is advice I.
Since I am to busy to engage in actual, honest-to-goodness blogging, allow me to play Professor Instalinker and direct you to this fine post. Heh. Ouch!
In a conversation the other day, I expressed the idea that the war in Iraq damaged rather than advanced our war on terrorism, which produced a reaction of surprise and skepticism from the party of the second part (who was ardently anti-war). This strikes me...
I refer, of course, to the picture to the right of the story.
I'm surprised that Eugene Volokh is surprised that O'Connor and Breyer vote together 70% of the time, the 8th most common pairing on the court. Breyer--as was proved yet again in.
As some of you may have noticed, I'm reaching the stage of frustration with the whole Nader thing I should have reached about four years ago. In a few weeks I should be reaching the "sputtering rage" stage. I don't really want to be there....
Michael Ignatieff has another mea culpa for his support of W's Iraqi adventure. His previous apology back in March (no link, behind a pay-per-view wall) I recall only hazily. It showed.
Good post at Crooked Timber about Turkish prospects in the EU. Here's Chirac letting GW have it for meddling in European affairs by arguing that Turkey should be a member. And here's.
I saw it Sunday afternoon. Not quite as boisterous a crowd as Rob and Scott were treated to, but enthusiastic enough. I found the film uneven, but undeniably and surprisingly powerful (especially given how little new information there was for a political geek such as...
Admittedly, identifying the worst manifestation of a silly concept badly executed is a wearying, impossible exercise, so identifying the very worst "Kerryism" is as inherently futile as discerning the worst.
I'm happy to be wrong...