Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics
On (Maybe Not) Picking A Candidate
Okay, so now that the field has narrowed everywhere, I suppose I can mention what candidate I plan on supporting for President in November (assuming they get the nomination).
Starting with a complete list of candidates (Clinton, Edwards, Giuliani, Gravel, Huckabee, McCain, Obama, Paul, Romney) I began to look at issue positions, and narrowing the list [...]
Questions Reporters Should Ask
Columbia Journalism Review has a few questions for Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton and John McCain.
Reasons for Obama
Is Obama the right man for the job? Richard Chappell thinks so
The Politics of the Uterus
Unless the national leadership of the National Organization for Women comes out and takes a stand against the rampant stupidity of the NY chapter, even the remaining few friends they have in the world will write them off as completely loons (no offense to any aquatic birds reading this).
It seems that the NY chapter of [...]
Colbert Effectiveness
Measuring the “Colbert Effect“
Thursday Thirteen #37 - (American) Political Parties Explained
With the coming presidential elections on everyones mind in the US, I thought I would take a look at the political landscape and see what each of the parties (large and small alike) were actually about. The result of that investigation was a dazzling array of platform statements and programs, all wrapped up in hyperbolic [...]
Colbert / Huckabee ?
Finally some decent political news from South Carolina. He’s got my vote as the only candidate who realizes how ridiculous he is.
Orwell Wants To Know
So, what exactly is the difference between a bipartisan consensus and a one-party system?
Ron Paul Loves Budget Pork
I would love to see self-styled “libertarian” super-patriot Ron Paul explain which article of the Constitution authorizes appropriating public money for:
antibiotic testing of seafood in his hometown.
“personalized medicine in asthma” for the “disadvantaged” of his hometown.
shore protection measures for his home county.
cancer center expansion at his county hospital.
a Cedar bayou created in his home county.
the [...]
Two-Dimensional Political Quiz That Isn’t Libertarian
Two-Dimensional Political Quiz That Isn’t Libertarian
The Illustrated Guide To GOP Scandals
The Illustrated Guide To GOP Scandals
The Real Reason Sarkozy Won
The Real Reason Sarkozy Won
Toryspotting
Toryspotting
What Shall We Do With Our Future?
Prospect Magazine asked 100 writers and thinkers to answer the following question:
Left and right defined the 20th century. What’s next?
The responses they received were overwhelmingly negative. Almost every respondent expected the world to stay as screwed up as it is, and most expected it to get worse. The list of the dichotomies they see [...]
Is America Broken?
Is America Broken?
These are the ramblings of 