Mike "pay for play" Allen's daily newsletter, as widely read among political elites as it is terrible, identifies its PARAGRAPH OF THE DAY. Can you guess the source? The Russian occupation of Crimea has challenged Mr. Obama as has no other international crisis, and … [Republicans’...
As I mentioned yesterday in comments, I've been thinking about the pathetic state of the New York Times columnist section lately. The Washington Post op-ed page is also terrible, but.
What that something might be the Editors do not say. Seriously, very serious people get paid to write this kind of thing: The urge to pull back — to concentrate.
I suppose it's fine to try and carve out positions that explicitly appeal to white male voters, but not if it means watering down the core values of the Democratic Party. If fighting for a higher minimum wage attracts white males, great. But if Democrats equivocate...
This post is a special request from Anna in PDX to help her work out some thorny issues she faces in her local. If this series can be of use.
Although I probably like Her better overall, 12 Years a Slave is an excellent choice for Best Picture. It's also worth noting that it the first major Hollywood production to.
I mention it below, but it's worth reiterating how facile the "resolve" argument is with respect to Russia's incursion into Crimea. The causal argument runs thus: Putin believed, because of Obama's unwillingness to launch military strikes on Syria, that the United States would not interfere with...
Glenn Kenny ponders the Best Picture nominees while making the Sunday gravy. I was prepared to get on my favorite Eastwood fanatic for the overrated Million Dollar Baby, only putting.
In comments on Erik's Douthat post below, there is some discussion of the staggering and utter vacuity and general uselessness of the non-Krugman* op-ed writers there. Erik promises a post.
Night and Fog has a claim as the best documentary of all time.
There are a lot of bad Best Picture winners. And I really dislike Slumdog Millionaire, although the other Best Picture nominees that year are no great shakes. I'd like to.
Some links: Timothy Snyder pushes back on allegations of fascist connections in the Ukrainian opposition. Jay Ulfelder wonders about the implications of scholarly engagement. Fred Kaplan argues that Obama could.