"The beginning of my own sense of separation from the Bush administration came in January 2005, when the president declared that it is now the policy of the United States to eradicate tyranny in the world, and that the survival of American liberty is dependent on the liberty of every other nation. This was at … Continue reading The Conservative Soul
[Megan] Radley Balko on Jon Corzine’s car accident: As you might guess, I’m not going to criticize New Jersey Gov. John Corzine for choosing to not wear a seatbelt. And I find the suggestion from one of his aides that he be issued a citation for not buckling up back when Corzine was fighting for … Continue reading Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
I couldn’t help thinking about both last night. This week’s South Park was its usual sharp, subversive self. And the visual games they play with race and gender and sexual orientation, and the language they use, leaves Imus in the dust. And yet South Park is not in the slightest bit offensive to me at … Continue reading South Park and Imus
In trying to understand how George W. Bush destroyed conservatism as a coherent governing philosophy, the figure of Michael Gerson is critical. In his religious fundamentalism and economic and social liberalism, Gerson epitomizes the withering of the tradition of limited government, personal responsibility and individual freedom on the right. It’s government’s task, in Gerson’s eyes, … Continue reading Michael Gerson, Liberal
It’s more apparent than ever that this administration has abandoned any pretense of being conservative in domestic policy. I don’t mean by "conservative" applying fundamentalist theological positions to social policy, regardless of the consequences. That’s well entrenched. I mean actually limiting government, favoring personal self-reliance, and balancing budgets. More evidence here: "A USA Today analysis … Continue reading Christianist Socialism
Okay, I’m done sorting my longtime personal secretary’s books and it’s back to the blogosphere with me. Seriously, I don’t know how Andrew does this everyday. Just keeping up with the email is killing me-don’t get me wrong, You People. I’m enjoying the hell out of this. I’m even enjoying the hate mail-and, I’m sorry … Continue reading BOOKS SORTED
Here’s Daniel Okrent’s defense of why the New York Times omitted the fact that Susan Sontag was a lesbian: Spurred by challenges and queries from several readers, I looked into the charge that The Times had willfully suppressed information about Susan Sontag’s relationship with Annie Leibovitz. My inquiry indicates that the subject was in fact … Continue reading DE-GAYING SONTAG
It’s personal. And Soros has an elaborate theory to justify his campaign to bring down this president.
Another email from a conservative faculty member: “I survived, and have become moderately successful, in academia by keeping silent about my political opinions, something I learned early in my graduate career at the University of Michigan. Most of my criticisms of Democrats or veiled praise of Republicans are couched in terms that suggest personal distance … Continue reading SELF-CENSORSHIP IN ACADEMIA
Reports from yesterday afternoon’s Supreme Court oral arguments seemed to have gone well for those arguing against the criminalization of private, consensual sex. Here’s the most thorough – and occasionally funny – account I can find – Dahlia Lithwick’s account in Slate. I have to say that reading Antonin Scalia’s brusque and bizarre interjections is … Continue reading THE SODOMY CASE
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