Another Amy Sullivan pundit's fallacy, another firestorm. A few comments: If you want to know why Sullivan generates so many hostile responses, although she seems to be a progressive arguing in good faith, this remarkable part of her response to Matt is the key: "Most parents...
Amanda Marcotte recently noted that fake libertarians "are straight men who like to fuck without making babies and therefore oppose the wingnut push to legislate the bedroom. But they don't.
Take a moment to give thanks for one of the finest Americans to ever draw breath.Then think about what you can do to stop the Republicans from tearing down everything.
The only reasonable response to this lecture by Don Rumsfeld is blind, sick rage. That, or gales of laugther so uncontrollable that they result in serious injury. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld held talks with the new leaders of Iraq here today, bearing warnings of government...
Lots of good points made and questions asked in the Chinese Military Preparation comments below, so let me answer in a new post.The article cites anonymous Pentagon officials and defense.
I'm not sure that Ezra takes the problem of Confederate nostalgia quite seriously enough. Sure, standing against slavery and the Confederacy hardly seems like a courageous point in some quarters..
Atrios on Battlestar Galactica:There's much to like about the show. The unwillingness of its creators to pass clear judgment on the actions of its characters is part of what's makes it great. While "bad guys who are really good" (think NYPD Blue's Sipowicz) are a staple...
Very solid article in Friday's NYT on China's increasing military prowess. China is making a remarkably rational set of upgrades to its air and naval forces. The focus of Chinese.
Will come to you if you're a neocon in Iraq. One of the biggest problems with reconstruction in Iraq has been the hair-brained attempt to turn Iraq into a free-marketarian.
It's posts like this that remind me why I shouldn't take Andy Sullivan seriously, even when he agrees with me:It behooves me to write that I'm chastened - and extremely heartened - by the progress we're making in Iraq. The elections were obviously the key -...
My recent critique of political theory instruction aside, I think Yglesias is quite right; the notion that dead white men are being chased off university syllabi is absurd. In fairness.
At the end of Week 1, Scott is dominating. Dave Noon has seized second place, despite playing for one day fewer than the LGM crowd. My fortunes are quickly fading.1..