Great to hear an actual defense of the ACA from Charlie Crist. Why, I wonder, do we almost never hear Democratic members of Congress say the same thing? Why the constant defensive crouch? Why do we not have an aggressive, active campaign to defend the ACA? I’ve never understood why Democrats seem so incapable of making the case for their policies. Part of me thought the Obama era could overcome that. But Democratic uselessness seems far too deeply ingrained for that.
This weekend we featured two very different pieces of music – Mendelsohn’s sublime interpretation of Psalm 55 and then an affecting, bass-driven music video of a rave-party hookup (put your earphones on). Two videos – Steven Soderberg’s cut of two versions of Psycho … and an interpretation of the life of H.G. Wells.
Scruton takes on scientism; Larry Siedentop (a beloved old Oxford professor) champions Saint Paul as the real inventor of Western equality; Michael Walzer tackles Shylock.
e.e. cummings celebrates “the leaping greenly spirits of trees” and the flowers open – in slo-mo.
The most popular post of the weekend was my old post about why we’re publishing dirty pics on Saturday night – The Dish’s NSFW Saturday Night. Next up: Getty Gets The Internet.
See you in the morning.
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