Let me start out by saying that I am not being completely fair, here. But fairness is not my point—warning is. The danger, I believe, is quite real, details notwithstanding. What do we… Continue reading →

Bill Frist argues that democracy is voting, and that the filibuster is then inherently anti-democratic. He should know better. After all, as a Princeton graduate he should have at least a passing familiarity… Continue reading →

Last night, I surprised myself by watching Kurt Busch win the Subway Fresh 500, a NASCAR race in Phoenix. It’s not that I’m some sort of “eastern liberal elite” who looks down on… Continue reading →

As most of us know, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay is trying to avoid facing his own ethical lapses by attacking others, including the judiciary. This might simply seem humorous (an exterminator with… Continue reading →

Yesterday, I tried to fill out a survey for work, on the economic impact of my employment. I was going along fine—until the survey asked for the number of hours I “volunteer” per… Continue reading →

Anyone familiar with the 1939 Cary Grant film Gunga Din knows that our word “thug” comes from “thuggee,” word for members of a Hindu fundamentalist movement dedicated to sneak attack and murder. Here… Continue reading →

Though I have long suspected that the clash between the right and (mostly liberal) academia comes from a conflation of issues and expectations, I have not been able to verbalize the problem to… Continue reading →

Recently I’ve been thinking that the right has once again hijacked the conversation without our realizing it. This time, it’s on Social Security. The right assumes a libertarian stance and we don’t argue… Continue reading →

David Horowitz and his Front Page Magazine have been taking on left-wing academics in a series of online debates. The first was Michael Berube of Penn State. The third will be with Timothy… Continue reading →