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A list of things that the Democrats ought to do in the next four years, even though some may not be in their own best interests: 1. Pass the minority bill of rights for Congress. Pelosi pushed this in 2005 … Continue reading →

Sun Will Set – Zoe Keating I discovered Zoe Keating through Radio Lab, an often brilliant, always interesting, and occasionally hilarious podcast produced by WYNC. They talk about science, the world out there, bizarre phenomena that almost defy explanation – … Continue reading →

Yes we still do talk about music here. If you’re sick of all the political chat, well, it’s probably not going to stop. But I can promise more actual music-centered posts in the upcoming weeks. One of the big breakout … Continue reading →

[Nietzsche Family Circus]Matt Yglesias and Kevin Drum both ponder the Fairness Doctrine this morning, and ask variations on the question: what in world are these people freaking out about? Turns out, I wrote a fairly long post about this a … Continue reading →

Stephanie Says – Velvet UndergroundCall It Clear – Halloween, Alaska So seriously, WTF Alaska. Based on the ballots so far, the polling wasn’t just off, it was catastrophically wrong here. And not just for the Stevens race. According to Chris … Continue reading →

While I’m on the subject of Prop 8, let me take just a moment to rail against the ridiculous countermobilization myth that inevitably pops up whenever anything socially regressive happens. The latest of this is (no surprise) Jeffrey Rosen, who … Continue reading →

Columbia is Bleeding – Nellie McKayNailing Descartes to the Wall / (Liquid) Meat is Still Murder – Propagandhi Okay, let’s get one thing clear. I am angry about Prop 8. It sucks. It’s a cruel reminder that on a day … Continue reading →

I wrote last night about my feelings in that moment when it was officially declared. I’ve been pondering it all day today, too. Struggling to explain, even to myself, why this has affected me so much. Because I know that … Continue reading →

Not Alone Any More – Traveling Wilburys For one of my graduate seminars this week we read a number of articles about Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone. I’ve got a number of criticism of his thesis (that declining membership in social … Continue reading →

Presumably the newspaper industry could anticipate the demand for hard copies of the paper today. And yet, I just went downtown and could not find a single place that wasn’t sold out. More than that, I ran into a number … Continue reading →