The Tyranny of Politeness
Despots require and usually get an excess of politeness. But in the face of gross evil and injustice too much politeness is servile, ignoble, and base.
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Why Being “Faith Friendly” Isn’t Worth It For Democrats
Religion and the social issues it stands in for are about the last things anybody votes on. People vote their race, then their pocketbook, then their need for national security.
Read MoreThe Anxiety of White Christian America: A Poll
There’s lots of good stuff in the new PRRI/Brookings poll on immigration and cultural change…
Read MoreHow (and Why) A Determined Sit-In Worked
For technical reasons (damn you, Adobe Flash!) I was limited to monitoring the progress of…
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It Depends What You Mean By “Religious”: Latest Poll Says More About Us Than Candidates
A new poll from the Pew Research Center tells us, predictably enough, that Americans generally…
Read MoreUsing Science to Diss Religion
Makes good headlines, but shouldn’t it be sound?
Read MoreNew Book: God Favors Supply-Side Economics
As budget cuts are hotly debated in the House, Godonomics comes along to tell us “what the Almighty says about the almighty dollar.” Finally.
Read MoreNine Reasons Why Democrats Shouldn’t Invite Nuns on the Bus to the Convention
And it’s not just because parking will be tough.
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The Reagan Era, Still Going
The Reagan era was supposed to have ended in November 2008—killed off by 30 years of flat wages and capitulation to Wall Street leading to a colossal financial crash. But today the Reagan era is enduring in stranger forms than ever.
Read MoreWhy Peter Beinart is Wrong on Democrats and Anti-Mormonism
More anti-Mormon than Republicans?
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