By • May 13,2008

Cognitive Dissonance

Much like James, I find those who traffic in psycho-babble kind of annoying. But is there a more succinct way to describe this line of thinking? “Why set aside money...

By • May 13,2008

Street Art

I’m pretty ambivalent when it comes to street art and the damage to public/private property it causes–I thought Borf got off easy–but this is pretty awe-inspiring. MUTO a wall-painted animation...

By • May 13,2008

Ethnonationalism: So Passe

I urge you to go back over to the main DTO site and read James Dellinger and Phil Brand’s piece on Hawaiian ethnonationalism. I’ve said pretty much all I need...

By • May 13,2008

Don’t Free Hawaii!

Jeremiah Wright has some company in the Aloha State. The former pastor and mentor to Barack Obama recently proclaimed that America is really two peoples, one black, one white. In...

By • May 12,2008

Who's That Other?

Apropos of (as Sonny’s mentioned) Newsweek’s claim that Obama faces an attack campaign portraying him as “the Other,” I ought to mention what a pet peeve it is to talk...

By • May 12,2008

A Thought Experiment

Last Thursday, Michael Goldfarb wrote that the United States should not alter its policy if said policy increases the appeal of al Qaeda to the Muslim masses. Matthew Yglesias is...