Well, if that headline doesn’t bring us some traffic, what will? Thanks for all the subsequent emails about Senator “I’m-Not-A-Racist” Byrd. They raise an interesting question: what happens when an offensive term for a particular group then gets generalized to others? Byrd’s defense is that he doesn’t think the term “nigger” is racial any more. … Continue reading CRACKERS, NIGGERS, FAGGOTS, ET AL
A reader prompts me to look again at what Tocqueville wrote about American political parties and associations. Tocqueville essentially contrasts American political parties with those in Continental Europe by drawing a distinction between parties that seek to convince and those that seek merely combat. In Europe, he argues that many political parties are so convinced … Continue reading TOCQUEVILLE VS. CARVILLE
Want to know the real reason for the Clinton scandals? Try psychological pathology. For a bief tour of the possibilities, check out my new TRB opposite. IT’S WORKING: Well, we think it is. Please try the Tipping Point button if you want to make a micro-donation to the site through Amazon.com. Any and all donations … Continue reading AMERICAN PSYCHO
Priceless email memo from Marc Rich lawyer, Robert Fink, released to the Congressional Committee. “I learned from Mike Green today that our case is still pending and is part of a large group that may be considered,” Fink wrote January 2 to Rich and Quinn. “But his friend told him that we need a rabbi … Continue reading GET ME A RABBI!
My own levels were rising this morning, thanks to Amazon.com. But the evidence for its significance is growing daily. The BBC this morning reports that University of Liverpool scientists have found a correlation between lengthy ring fingers in men and sports ability. If a man’s ring finger is longer than his index finger, he’s likely … Continue reading TESTOSTERONE UPDATE
I know it took us a while, but the tipping jar is now up and running. It’s down there on the right, just under the three most recent pieces. (Alas, this is true only of the lite site. The heavy site will be fixed soon to include a tipping feature). In the end, we’ve kept … Continue reading TO BOLDLY GO …
Turns out we’ll need just a couple more days before we can put the tip jar on top of the piano. We want to get absolutely everything right – beta-tested, designed, aligned – to make giving a donation to the site as easy and reliable as humanly possible. There will be three options – the … Continue reading THE TIPPING POINT
MTV recently ran a day-long program on the spiraling hate crime crisis in America. The Human Rights Campaign, aka the Democratic Party’s gay front organization, has made a hate crimes law a top priority in spending the millions it rakes in from well-meaning gay voters and philanthropists. Even the Log Cabin Republicans back this pointless … Continue reading THE HATE CRIME NON-WAVE
No, I’m not bitter. Honest. You can read the same themes in the last chapter of my book, Love Undetectable, which was not written after a break-up. Anyway, I still have my beagle (although she’s not here with me in London. Sniff.) A reader sends in the following passages from a book by Philip Slater, … Continue reading LOVE BLOAT
Amazon.com has just launched a new scheme to help pay for websites just like this one. It’s a form of honors system, where you can click on a small button on the andrewsullivan.com site, and get taken to an Amazon page where you can sign up to donate a micro-payment to support this site if … Continue reading SPARE ANY CHANGE?
