Ken Goldstein suggests we leave the election behind and be pragmatic about the work that is needed to be done to ensure our future.
Vote-By-Mail Just Works Better
November 6, 2012 By 6 Comments
Noah Brand makes the case for nationwide mail-in ballots.
What Makes A Democratic Republic?
October 31, 2012 By 4 Comments
Sean Davis has a few words for anyone planning not to vote.
Beyond the Two-Party System
October 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
The two-party system has bottle-necked democracy. No wonder Chinese people laughed at Brandon Ferdig’s descriptions of American campaigning.
The American Monarchy
October 2, 2012 By 5 Comments
Americans remain fascinated with the birthright to rule.
What Freedom and China Have to Do With ObamaCare
July 5, 2012 By 25 Comments
“I saw that in the literal sense, China was freer than America.” Discipline, cigarette smoking, the quarter-life crisis, and the Affordable Care Act all figure into Brandon Ferdig’s essay on freedoms and their limits.
Goodness and the Sliding Scale of Time
May 9, 2012 By 5 Comments
“Yesterdays goodness isn’t good enough”, says Jackie Summers
Defending A Mass Murderer
March 30, 2012 By 2 Comments
Evelyn Pentikis admires attorney Geir Leppestad, who is setting aside his own pain in order to defend Norway shooter Anders Breivik.
Occupying the East Coast: Lose the Fear
October 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At their roots, the Occupy movements are expressions of the rights of the 1st Amendment. The only thing that can stop them? Fear.
Social Media Plays Reverse Roles in First and Third World
August 9, 2011 By 5 Comments
Could social media lead to an uprising, like the London riots, in the United States?
Ten things I've learned from voting
April 27, 2011 By 5 Comments
Voting is an inherently altruistic act, because while your actual vote generally makes absolutely no difference (at least within a large population), the principle of an individual act of voting, writ large, determines the government. So, voting is like Kant’s categorical imperative…would society fall apart if everybody voted? No. What if everybody did not vote? [...]
Guestpost #23: Josh McNorton – Ten things I’ve learned from playing music
March 23, 2011 By 6 Comments
Josh McNorton is one of those guys who is always fun to hang out with in any social situation…a connector. And then he has this deep, poetic side that seems almost jarringly different from his gregarious personality. He’s a character, is what I’m saying…and it all works somehow. He’s worked up and down the music [...]
The 10 at 10
February 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
Harry Baals is banned, the world gets fat, and we could live forever: the 10 at 10.
“I’m happy I have a wife, and having two people both contributing across the board goes a long way.”
This is a comment by Lars Fisher on the post “I’d Benefit From a Traditional Wife”.