Tag: Andrew Sullivan
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Vote Moderate Republican: Vote Obama
Understanding the state of the GOP field requires recognizing that President Obama is actually pretty moderate.
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Why Do We Never Learn?
A comment on the commentariat.
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Would A Ron Paul Win Kill The Iowa Caucuses?
Iowa Republicans fear that a Ron Paul win on Jan. 3rd will destroy the credibility of their caucuses.
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Kim Jong Il’s Death Sparks Interest in ‘Team America’
Andrew Sullivan‘s posting of Team America’s depiction of a puppet Kim Jong Il singing “I’m So Ronery” naturally sent me to look for other snippets from the flick. Apparently, I’m not the only one. NY Daily News (“‘Team America: World Police’ surges as Twitter topic following Kim Jong Il’s death“): The death of Kim Jong…
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More on Paul and the Newsletters
How much should Paul’s newletter and his questionable associations matter?
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Photo Of The Day
Via Andrew Sullivan: Christopher Hitchens At The Annual White House Correspondents Dinner In Washington, D.C. May 1, 1999. By Karin Cooper/Getty Images.
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Ron Paul Won’t Be The Nominee, Much Less President
Ron Paul is surging in Iowa. He’s in 3rd place in the national polls and has been for most of the race. He’s not Mitt Romney.
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Newt Gingrich’s Foreign Policy Judgment, Or Lack Thereof
Newt Gingrich’s foreign policy vision leaves much to be desired.
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How Republicans Are Being Viewed Across The Pond
Scott Horton passes along an excerpt from an article in the German newsweekly Der Spiegel [link is in German] regarding the race for the Republican nomination: “Africa is a country. The Taliban rule in Libya. Muslims are terrorists. Immigrants are mostly criminals, Occupy Wall Street protesters are always dirty. And women who claim to have…
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A Dissenting View: DVR’s and Sports
Via Andrew Sullivan, I see that Matthew Yglesias is arguing How Technology Helps Hollywood and Hurts Pro Sports: It used to be that a sporting event only had to compete for my eyeballs against whatever other TV programming happened to be on right at that moment. Oftentimes a regular season Mavericks-Celtics game or an ALCS…
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Pizza And Politics
YouGov’s Brand Index finds that Herman Cain’s candidacy has had an impact on how people of different political stripes view Godfather’s Pizza: Although Cain has not been the CEO for Godfather’s Pizza for 15 years, his prominent association to the brand, which has been replayed in the media since he began his campaign for the…
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The Next World Crisis: Peak Coffee?
Andrew Sullivan passes on a link that notes the possibility of another commodity shortage that may soon hit the world: At the exact moment that rare beans are becoming all the rage, all beans are becoming rarer. The price of a cup of coffee—whether it be a $6 pour-over, a $2.50 dark roast at Starbucks,…
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According To The Odds…..
You shouldn’t exist at all. H/T Andrew Sullivan
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70 Major Corporations File Amicus Brief Seeking Overturning Of DOMA
Some of America’s largest and well-known businesses have gotten together and filed an amicus curaie brief in a pending lawsuit seeking to have the Defense Of Marriage Act declared unconstitutional: Microsoft and Starbucks are among 70 corporations, financial institutions, medical centers, and other major organizations that have signed on to a friend-of-the-court brief in support…
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100 Years Of Air Power
It’s been 100 years since the first use of air power in war: The first instance of airpower was a tactic employed in the Italo-Turkish War, fought between Italy and the Ottoman Empire. In 1911, Italy moved toward its longstanding goal of establishing a colony in North Africa when Germany deployed its Panther gunboat to…
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Summarizing the GOP Field
In trying to explain why Cain is polling as well as he is, Andrew Sullivan describes the GOP field thusly: the rest of the field is hobbled by one glaring problem respectively, while Cain isn’t. Perry is simply too dumb and lazy to be president. Romney too transparently opportunist for a purist party. Paul is…
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There Is No Herman Cain Campaign For The Presidency
At least not one capable of actually winning primaries or caucuses: In early October, as Herman Cain caught fire in national polls and began to climb into the first tier of the Republican presidential race, the ex-CEO turned insurgent candidate puzzled political observers by diverting his campaign to promote a book entitled This is Herman…
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Performance Enhancing Jewelry
Professional baseball players are wearing magical necklaces whose “titanium nanoparticles” supposedly “help the body’s own energy flow more readily.”
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Maybe 9-9-9 Really Is About The Pizza Price
You can get a large cheese pizza from the Godfather’s in Mooresville, Indiana for………….. 9 dollars, 99 cents: H/T: Andrew Sullivan
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Visualizing The Republican Race
Slate has come up with a unique way to tell the story of the GOP race for 2012, going all the way back to 2010. I hope they keep it updated. H/T: Andrew Sullivan
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The End Of The Draft
Modern military conscription, which largely began in France under Napoleon has slowly but surely faded away: In 1970, only 20 percent of the countries for which we have data did not use conscription. In 2009, that figure was nearly 55 percent! The United States’ move from a conscripted military to a volunteer military over this…
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Immigration Deportations Under Obama On Pace To Far Exceed Those Under Bush Administration
Based on the numbers, Barack Obama is an immigration hawk.
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The GOP Debates and the Lack of Introspection
The last two GOP debates have featured cheers from the crowd and responses from candidates that ought to be considered problematic.
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The Politics of Social Security and the Problem with Perry’s Approach
Asserting the Social Security needs reform is one thing. Asserting its failure is another.
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Is Social Security A Ponzi Scheme?
Whether it’s a “Ponzi Scheme” or not, Social Security has serious systemic problems that must be addressed.
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Ronald Reagan On Immigration: “I Believe In The Idea Of Amnesty”
Following up on the clip from a 1980 Reagan/Bush debate that Alex Knapp posted last night, here’s more of Ronald Reagan on immigration from the second 1984 Presidential Debate with Walter Mondale: Two years later, Congress passed and Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which included a provision that granted amnesty to any…
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Ron Paul: American Foreign Policy Is The Primary Motivation For Terrorism
Ron Paul is again making the argument that American foreign policy has contributed to terrorism. He’s more right than wrong.
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Pawlenty and the Pundit’s Fallacy
America’s pundits have never met anyone who didn’t think Tim Pawlenty would be a good nominee.
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Line of the Day (“The Hands Up Moment” Edition)
“the hands up moment – perhaps the most important single moment in recent GOP politics – when all the candidates declared they would walk away from a debt deal that was 10 – 1 spending cuts to revenue increases. That was when they told us they were an ideological and religious movement, not a party…
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Barack Obama Continues To Vote “Present” On Same-Sex Marriage
Not exactly an example of moral leadership.
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John Lennon, Closet Republican?
While his best-known solo effort was “anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, [and] anti-capitalistic,” John Lennon became a Reagan Republican a few years later, his assistant claims.
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David Frum: I Was Wrong To Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
A former opponent of same-sex marriage admits he was wrong.
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Bloggers Not Protected By Journalist Shield Law, New Jersey Court Rules
In a decision released yesterday. the New Jersey Supreme Court clarified the journalist/blogger distinction somewhat.
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Why New Media Beats Old Media
Sure, there’s a lot of crap out there. But it’s easier to find good information and engage with experts than ever.
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Gil Scott-Heron Dead at 62
Gil Scott-Heron, most famous “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” has died at 62.
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Grow a Beard, Save the World
Save water: Grow a beard.
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When Fiction Presages Reality: Musings on Gingrich
Newt is looking a bit toasty to me (not that that is a surprising position to take).
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Correcting The Record: Newt Gingrich Didn’t Divorce His First Wife While She Had Cancer
It’s become both the butt of jokes and the reason for criticism that Newt Gingrich informed his first wife that he wanted a divorce while she was in the hospital being treated for cancer. Now, we have a first hand account from one of Gingrich’s daughters that this is untrue: For years, I have thought…
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War Powers Act and Illegal Wars
Is the war in Libya illegal?
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Torture Creep?
The defense of torture as an extreme measure for extraordinary circumstances has evolved.tortu
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Bin Laden, The Afghan Mujahadeen, And The CIA: The Myth That Needs To Die
The myth that the U.S. armed and trained Osama bin Laden in the early 80’s is rearing its ugly head again.
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Dear Birthers: STFU, GBTW
A conspiracy theorist is never troubled by facts.
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King & Spalding Withdraws From DOMA Defense. Thuggery? No, Just A Business Decision
A major law firm has withdrawn from defending DOMA in Court, and a public controversy has erupted.
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China Surpasses U.S. As World’s Largest Beer Consumer
Via Andrew Sullivan who passes along this study (pdf), and a chart:
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You Have Got To Be Kidding Me
How can anyone, anywhere think this is okay?!? And the utterly classless author having lost all sense of decency, how could any editor or manager have let this attack on a toddler go live? Today is the day we come together to celebrate the snowbilly grifter’s magical journey from Texas to Alaska to deliver to…
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Andrew Sullivan: 18 Years To Get A Green Card
It took Andrew Sullivan 18 years to get his request for Permanent Resident status approved. That’s just absurd.
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The Intellectual Silliness Of An Obama Supporter
The ability of people to put aside rational judgment when it comes to political figures is, in a word, puzzling.