Category Archives: Politics

Nine Issues That May Frame the Next Generation of Political Debate

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

With gay marriage legalization proliferating and the near-inevitability of same-sex marriage being legal in nearly every jurisdiction within a decade, the question becomes what will be the next “cause” that will begin to make legislative gains over the next twenty … Continue reading →

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The Triumph of Self-Determination

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

The legislature of the state of Washington recently passed a measure to begin allowing same-sex marriages once the governor signs the bill into law this summer.  This action mirrored what occurred a few months earlier in the state of New … Continue reading →

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The Gathering Storm

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

There will be no shortage of constitutional “experts” in this country come June. The decisions in the Affordable Care Act cases are two months away, but the massive narrative-generation apparatus has already begun to shimmy and whir as it churns … Continue reading →

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Presidented Without Comment

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

I was watching the most recent non-rerun edition of Saturday Night Live a few weeks ago when it dawned on me that the venerable late-night sketch comedy show hadn’t told a joke adverse to President Obama for three consecutive episodes. … Continue reading →

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The Need to be Needed

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Bill Maher made a compelling case for a National Day of No Outrage on last week’s Real Time.  After glancing at ESPN.com over the weekend and realizing that three of the front page headlines were about apologies for various types … Continue reading →

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Intellectual Honesty in the Age of Unreason

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

I hate to interrupt a string of lighthearted cultural observations, sports references, and stories about awkward moments in the annals of entertainment history with something more serious—but here goes. A fascinating journal article came to my attention a couple of … Continue reading →

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The Take-home Message from the SOPA Debate

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Tracking the political discourse regarding SOPA proved to be quite instructive in ways I hadn’t anticipated.  My own view on the proposed bill was that, while the aims weren’t entirely bad, some of the presumptions in the law overreached in … Continue reading →

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Six Open Questions About Tim Tebow

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

If you can’t stand Tim Tebow, here’s the good news: This will be the last Tebow-related piece I write until at least August, barring some unforeseen incident involving a trade or the Rapture. The bad news is that it’s going … Continue reading →

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Awkward Moments in Entertainment History: One, Two…Uh…

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

This may not technically be “entertainment,” but what it lacks in that area it more than makes up for in the “awkward” department.  This is just excruciating to watch.  Best of luck in your future endeavors, Rick Perry. “Oops.”

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Occupy Wall Street’s Deman-ifesto (Translated Version)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Our previously-vague, sometimes-confusing comrades friends at Occupy Wall Street finally released a long-awaited proposed list of demands a couple of days ago.  And, yes, the group has since pointed out that this demani-festo is merely the work of one supporter, and … Continue reading →

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