Author: James Poulos
By • Jul 23,2008

There Goes the Neighborhood

In re: Stephanie’s piece on the main site, what if unlocking wealths of knowledge means unleashing apocalyptic forces beyond our control? The presumption behind a lot of what we late...

By • Jul 23,2008

Easy Peasy

Iraq has always been a story full of surprises. And one of the most important political surprises is how quickly the surge has made Iraq safe for Barack Obama’s foreign...

By • Jul 22,2008

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Dave Weigel reports, and, yes “surprisingly subdued” is about right. If by surprisingly subdued you mean morbidly benumbed….

By • Jul 22,2008

Thought of the Day

What if the desire for flourishing is narcissistic? How do we parse our way out of that paper bag? Time to change the terms of argument, foax.

By • Jul 22,2008

Context is King, _***er

Julian wants to argue that The N Word is not always offensive. I agree: we can run offensive vulgarities that degrade everyone in their full printed glory but yikes when...

By • Jul 21,2008

Manliness

Dig back through my archives to see a premonition of this piece at AlterNet, “Are Men Having an Identity Crisis?” Me then: Seth Rogen’s chubby frat boy, Steve Carell’s needy...