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“Conservative” Doesn’t Mean What You Think: A Guest Post By Jack Whelan

By amba | Related entries in Corporate Business, Discuss, Economy, General Politics, History, Ideas

Many of our commenters on this post (at AmbivaBlog) took issue with the spirited defense of New Deal-rooted American social democracy expressed by Jack Whelan at After the Future. In my opinion Jack is hands down one of the best thinkers and writers on the Web; I’m particularly blown away by his “post-secular” take [...]

June 1st, 2006 | Permalink| 29 Comments »

Finally, A Specific Game Plan for the Democrats.

By amba | Related entries in Discuss, Education, Elections, Environment, General Politics, Health Care, Immigration

From Seth Chalmer, also quoting Jared Lefevre of The Split Rail. Jared:
1. A strategy for Iraq, set in clear terms…
2. Securing ports and borders…
3. Initiatives to support the development of green technology. Governmental power (grants, tax breaks, etc.) should be used to support a growing industry that will not only protect us from the [...]

May 29th, 2006 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

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By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Discuss, Education, The War On Terrorism

May 22nd, 2006 | Permalink| 51 Comments »

Simplifying Immigration: The Orange Card?

By amba | Related entries in Discuss, Immigration, Legislation

As the immigration bill, Hagel-Martinez S. 2611, works its way slowly through the Senate, numerous amendments fasten onto it like barnacles and pilotfish, then are put to a vote and either firmly secured to the bill or sheared off. This Thursday list of some of those amendments and their fates, posted at the unabashedly [...]

May 20th, 2006 | Permalink| 18 Comments »

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By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Discuss

(h/t: Reasonable Prudence)

May 16th, 2006 | Permalink| 10 Comments »

You Know What Irritates Me…

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Discuss

What irritates me about leftwingersÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ debating style: they perceive all opponents as either brainwashed sheep or evil manipulators. They always want to Ã¢â‚¬Å“educateÃ¢â‚¬Â? rather than actually debate.
What irritates me about rightwingersÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ debating style: they categorically reject nuance, boiling down every issue into an either/or dichotomy where their side is righteous and their opponentÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s side is [...]

May 15th, 2006 | Permalink| 11 Comments »

An NSA Riddle.

By Michael Reynolds | Related entries in Discuss, General Politics

At 11:18 pm, March 12, 2006, a person dialing from (202) 224-4521 reached the following number: (760) 471-8418.
We have not recorded the content of that call. We don’t know who made the call, or who was called. We only know the number from which the call originated, and the number reached. And the fact that [...]

May 12th, 2006 | Permalink| 8 Comments »

Cause War Is Like TOTALLY COOL!!!

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Discuss, Media, War

This is an actual ad that pops up when you visit Newsmax.com. This is NOT a joke.
However…this is a joke: “You mean, I can play soldier too? Wicked!!! I’ll take like a dozen for me and my conservative-news-loving posse! Support our troops! Yeah!!!”

May 11th, 2006 | Permalink| 18 Comments »

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May 10th, 2006 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

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May 2nd, 2006 | Permalink| 9 Comments »

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By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Cartoons, Discuss, History

Circa 1996.

April 25th, 2006 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Patriot or Traitor?

By Callimachus | Related entries in Discuss

Ethics question of the day: Is it right to do something you know is wrong, perhaps even illegal, for the sake of a greater good?
Mary McCarthy at the CIA leaks highly classified information on a sensitive topic that compromises both the United States and some key allies. She clearly broke the law. It will make [...]

April 24th, 2006 | Permalink| 27 Comments »