Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Creating his own religion

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I'm reading the long set of responses to a question posted by Rod Dreher , an orthodox Christian. He wants to know how people have lost ...
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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Short: Liberalism is respect, resistance, conflict, and hope

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This is a review of a book that tries to tease out the basics of liberal democracy. I won't read the book because the review explains t...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Moderating forces and their opposites

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I'm a moderate and I want a moderate political party. Why isn't there one I can join, goddammit? I asked this question on a recent...
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Monday, September 8, 2014

Short: Concise summary of partisan polarization

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This column in the Washington Post starts out slow, but then quickly covers why we have such a partisan divide, and why it's so likely ...
Sunday, September 7, 2014

Tiptoe around the War Powers Act

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The US is bombing quite a bit of Iraq these days, targeting the forces of the Islamic State, or whichever name they're using today. (It ...
Friday, September 5, 2014

How big an issue is Obamacare?

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Is Obamacare (more properly called ACA) a major issue in this election? Is it a major issue for most folks? It's hard to tell. The com...

Short: The Keystone pipeline and freight transport

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Here's an interesting article , particularly if you think about ramifications beyond oil, pollution, and political hot potatoes. Oil c...
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