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The Purposes of Marriage

Over at the Corner, Matthew Franck finds much wisdom in the following teleological view of marriage: "The essential purpose of marriage is to attach...

Re: Both Y'allz.

Actually, I'd guess Sam meant to say "reactive" rather than "reactionary".  In a narrow technical sense, however, I'd define the Republican Party as reactionary....

Re: A Reactionary Party

Chris, I fear, has read too much into my use of the word "reactionary." I meant only to suggest that Republicans have gone with...

Three Reasons why Republicans aren't Reactionaries

As this blog's resident conservative I have to take umbrage to Sam's article below, in which he ascribes to Republicans a reactionary stance towards...

A Reactionary Party

Nate Silver notices that, of the various oppositional poses that Republicans had to choose from, they have seemed exclusively to pursue the libertarian one....

Not Funny at All

I seriously wonder what the Republican Party and its operatives hope to gain by trying to defend and normalize torture as a policy tool....

Well, I'm Shocked…

The government has opened 20 criminal investigations into the TARP program.  Bankers screwing people out of money? I never thought I'd see the day! Snark...

Costs and Benefits

I couldn't help but wryly note that the New York Times published a time-pegged article on the state of play in marijuana politics for...

Eh…

While I share your horror, Elise, I wish I could share your surprise.  It's hardly as though the United States (and especially the CIA)...

So, about those "Human Rights in America Today"

I think the safest and most succinct way I can react to the news that Khalid Muhammad was waterboarded 183 times in March 2003...