So Yuval agrees with me that the Republicans, at present, don’t have the MANDATE to stop Obamacare, especially through stopping the government. Here are his most controversial words, in my opinion. I present them for your consideration: The shutdown itself is not a catastrophe, though it . . . . Continue Reading »
I missed this few-weeks-old big Peter Beinart piece, The Rise of the New New Left , the first time around, and am linking it here mainly to see what y’all think about it. Its most interesting aspects are a general “yes” to the above question, and an effort to present Bill de . . . . Continue Reading »
So to advance the “conversation,” sometime we have to move a comment from the thread to separate post. That’s most likely to happen when someone agrees with ME. Listen to the wisdom of djf: Unfortunately, instead of painting a picture for ordinary voters of what’s going to . . . . Continue Reading »
The finale was a very entertaining and sometimes moving disappointment - though a disappointment by the extremely high standards of the show. There were many things to like (spoiler alert, of course). The reptile part of my brain enjoyed watching Jesse choke the life out of Todd. It was even better . . . . Continue Reading »
Why is the music of these days so inferior to that of earlier times? The pop/rock music, that is. If you’ve ever read the comments while listening to an older song on you-tube, you’re familiar with this question/gripe. And guess what? My series Carl’s Rock Songbook has pretty much . . . . Continue Reading »
HERE are seven opinions, including mine. Ken Masugi reports on another channel that he saw his first and last BREAKING BAD tonight. His comment: “Did I laugh in the wrong places?” I’m afraid I have the same question. I just haven’t been able to lose myself in the show. More . . . . Continue Reading »
So in response to the query of exactly one reader, here is a somewhat expanded account of part of the rest of my comments at the APSA on Kojeve and Strauss. Most of the changes are directed toward explaining and partly vindicating Darwinian Larry. They are too complicated, though, to do anything . . . . Continue Reading »
I was going to blog about Breaking Bad and Flannery O’Connor, but that would take too long and I have a few more thoughts about Ted Cruz. Over on twitter, Ross Douthat described Cruz as having become the leading candidate among “the axis of talk radio/Breitbart//RedState/etc.” . . . . Continue Reading »
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