Category Archives: Politics

Lenses

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Tom Garrett

Presented without comment (other than to say I’m mildly fascinated by it), here are the headlines and Gawker stories on the recent or semi-recent deaths of various famous people. Click on the link to go to the original article, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Pictures, Politics | Tagged Gawker, Hugo Chavez, Media, Media Bias, Pictures, Politics, Robert Bork, Ted Kennedy, William F. Buckley | 2 Comments

The Child’s Constitution

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Tom Garrett

With oral arguments taking place this week in the gay marriage cases currently before the Supreme Court, I thought it interesting that much of the coverage in the media over the last few days related to high-profile amicus briefs submitted on … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Politics | Tagged Commentary, Constitutional Law, Gay Marriage, Griswold v. Connecticut, Lochner v. New York, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Politics, Potter Stewart, The Constitution | 3 Comments

The Axis of Ego Podcast: Ryan Walton

Posted on February 26, 2013 by The Axis of Ego

Friend and former colleague Ryan Walton stops by to talk with Tom about several topics (after a few self-congratulatory minutes of back-patting over fantasy football dominance). Subjects of discussion included some reflection on the 2012 election, the current state of … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts, Politics, Sports | Tagged 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Basketball, Fantasy Football, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Mitt Romney, NBA, Podcasts, Politics, Ryan Walton, Sequestration, Sports, The Presidency | Leave a comment

About That Onion Tweet

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Tom Garrett

I hadn’t planned on writing about this (I have a couple of podcasts that need editing and that will go up later this week), but two people have already asked me about this story. So, here goes. I don’t think … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Movies, Politics | Tagged Comedy, Commentary, Free Speech, Movies, Offensiveness, Politics, Quvenzhane Wallis, The Onion, The Oscars | 7 Comments

Saving Our Skins

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Tom Garrett

I didn’t think much of it one way or the other when Harrison Weinhold brought up the Washington Redskins’ nickname during the podcast we recorded over a week ago. The conversation meandered from weighty issue to weighty issue, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Politics, Sports | Tagged Best in the World, Bobby Big Wheel, Commentary, Deadspin, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, Gawker, General Culture and News, Long Form, Mainstream Media, Media Bias, Politics, Progressivism, Racism?, Robert McCartney, Sally Jenkins, Sports, The First Amendment, The Washington Post, Washington Redskins | 12 Comments

What Media Bias Looks Like

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Tom Garrett

Partisan complaints about media bias are nothing new. Conservatives have long argued that most mainstream print and television outlets tilt left. Progressives counter this assertion by suggesting that, despite the dearth of conservatives among MSM journalism, the companies that run … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Politics, Television | Tagged ABC, CBS, CNN, Commentary, Fox News, Media, Media Bias, MSNBC, NBC, Politics | 7 Comments

Will High School Sports Exist in 2043?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Tom Garrett

Reading some cultural tea leaves of late has led me to wonder whether a pillar of American teenage life—high school athletics—will still exist 20 or 30 years from now. With participation levels among high school athletes higher than ever, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Politics, Sports | Tagged Commentary, Concussions, Department of Education, Football, General Culture and News, High School, Politics, Sports | 9 Comments

Science < Ideology

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Tom Garrett

The last few weeks have provided a veritable cornucopia of off-base commentary and unsophisticated political thought. From David Dow’s call to impeach Antonin Scalia, to today’s suggestion by the NRA of armed guards in every school, to myriad pundits who have … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Politics, Science | Tagged Commentary, Fish in a Barrel, Gender, General Culture and News, New York Times, Politics, Science, Sex, Sexism, Society, Sociology | 2 Comments

Culture Trumps All

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I was a political science major in college, and many of the upper-level classes in my major dealt specifically with electoral law. American electoral law, British electoral law, continental European electoral law, comparative electoral law. I studied systems used by … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Politics | Tagged Adam Lanza, Commentary, Crime, General Culture and News, Gun Control, Newtown, Newtown Elementary School, NRA, Politics, Second Amendment | 6 Comments

Good News / Bad News (Part Two)

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Tom Garrett

My name is Tom, and I’m here to help. When last we “met,” I discussed the problems faced by the Republican Party in the wake of last week’s elections. While I noted that the fallout from the elections and the … Continue reading →