At least two of the Davids on this blog and I are big fans of Matt Taibbi’s legendary shellacking of Tom Friedman on the occasion of the publication of his...
I’ve been re-reading my Locke recently, and have been struck at just how darned pleasant it makes things to assume that man is naturally born free, and that this natural...
My black elitist heart positively lights up at the prospect of the marginalization of vulgar populism in the Republican party. Frum on Limbaugh: A man who is aggressive and bombastic,...
That’s David Brooks on Bobby Jindal’s speech last night. Here’s a clip: I can’t say I disagree overall. Last night was some kind of clarifying moment as to the profound...
Daniel Larison has a characteristically insightful and thoughtful post up about the rush to double standards that the strong showing of Yisrael Beiteinu is provoking in people. Contra Greenwald, he...