By • Nov 24,2008

YouPanopticon

As the token humanities grad student here, I feel it’s my duty to post the link to a video of this conversation between Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky… then again,...

By • Nov 23,2008

Stroke of the Pen

Bush’s penchant for expanding executive power shows that he misunderstood the most important aspect of governmental institutions: They should be one-size-fits all. Officeholders set precedents that will be utilized not...

By • Nov 22,2008

Jackson Browne

I support Jackson Browne’s ongoing lawsuit against the McCain campaign for using his song “Running on Empty” without proper permission. Not because Jackson Browne deserves anything, but because anyone who...

By • Nov 22,2008

How to find what you’re looking for

The Intercollegiate Studies Institute (which helped support the magazine I edited as an undergraduate) has once again released its Civics Quiz, which you can take here. First off, it’s pretty...

By • Nov 22,2008

Ok, fine so it’s Hillary

As Donadio has noted, it is indeed Hillary. Why? David Frum provides a succinct explanation while neatly eviscerating Bob Shrum’s cloyingly saccharine take: [B]y circulating her name, Obama makes it...