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This is Conviction? Today's Wall Street Journal features an op-ed by AEI resident scholar Michael Ledeen called Iran and the Problem of Evil. The op-ed contains one severe logical fallacy and one weird omission, each unfortunately representative of much of… Continue reading
Hillary's Exit With some reluctance, I offer a few thoughts on Hillary's defeat, particularly on the notion that she deserves to be, and that Obama should make her, the Democratic vice presidential candidate. I'm reluctant because Hillary as vice presidential… Continue reading
Those Crazy Conservative Activists Again Yesterday's California Supreme Court ruling, relying on the California state constitution to find unconstitutional the exclusion of gays from the California institution of marriage, is already being (predictably)… Continue reading
Confused, Spineless Democrats I read an op-ed in yesterday's Wall Street Journal called "Obama and the Values Question Mark" by a guy named Douglas E. Schoen. It's an advice piece, and Schoen advises Obama to do nothing but play defense. Attacked for not… Continue reading
Hamas Manipulates Republicans; Republicans Manipulate You On Friday, I called John McCain the Manchurian Candidate because he and other Republicans are trying to tie Obama to Hamas even though Hamas and other Isamacist groups in fact support McCain. On cue,… Continue reading
McCain the Manchurian Candidate John McCain was at it again today, suggesting that Americans shouldn't vote for Obama because a Hamas spokesman spoke well of McCain's opponent. As a McCain fundraising email put it recently: Barack Obama's foreign policy plans… Continue reading
Journalists and Bullshit In a New York Times column Wednesday, David Brooks nicely (albeit unintentionally) summed up much of what's wrong with the mainstream media. In the course of awarding George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson an "A" for Tuesday night's… Continue reading
Great American Hypocrites I just finished reading my advance copy of Glenn Greenwald's outstanding book, Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics. It's the best book I've read on how the media works since Neil Postman's Amusing… Continue reading
Duplicity, Delusion, and Cognitive Dissonance Checking out the news this evening from Amsterdam, I couldn't help but chuckle at Bill Clinton's latest explanation of Hillary's path to victory: Right now, among all the primary states, believe it or not,… Continue reading
Increased Iraq Violence = Success No, you didn't read the title wrong – Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell really did say that the new fighting in Basra, in which US-backed government forces are battling Shiite militias, "looks as though it is a… Continue reading
Hillary Has Worshipers, Too Recently I received an email from a friend and Hillary Clinton supporter. This post is based on my response. Dear [], Thanks for forwarding the Robin Morgan piece. I'd already seen it. I understand it reflects a certain sentiment,… Continue reading
Tough Smart, Tough Stupid Glenn Greenwald, who along with George Carlin would get my vote for Living National Treasure if America offered such a designation, has a terrific post today on Unclaimed Territory: "Conceding John McCain's ‘Toughness' On… Continue reading
