By • Mar 07,2009

Apropos nothing

I was pondering the debate over gay marriage when this wonderful Chesterton quotation popped into my head: Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors....

By • Mar 07,2009

Does democracy promotion matter?

I’m posting in San Francisco right now, after spending the past couple of days at a Stanford conference on democratic transitions and the role that international actors play in supporting...

By • Mar 07,2009

Profound philosophical questions

If God is good, why does evil exist? Do men have free will, or are our actions predetermined? Above all, why don’t hotels ever put little tubes of toothpaste in...

By • Mar 06,2009

Andrew’s Ignatius Reilly Impression

Just happened across this absurd little pot-shot on Sullivan’s site: If you fully understand the deep connection between Christianist politics and wild-ass porn and illicit sex, you won’t be surprised....