Arthur C. Brooks is a professor of public administration at Syracuse University. His recent book Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism, develops a number of data sets to show that conservatives give a larger percentage of their income than liberals. There’s a review here, but it doesn’t answer some of the [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2006
While we wait for the next “Pentagon Papers”
Saturday, November 25, 2006
…the traditional policy process was viewed not only as unproductive but “perilous.” Information, that is, could slow decision-making; indeed, when it had to do with a bold and risky venture like the Iraq war, information and discussion — an airing, say, of the precise obstacles facing a “democratic transition” conducted with a handful of troops [...]
The Audacity of Hope
Friday, November 24, 2006
Which brings us to the second possible interpretation of Obama’s equivocations. He really is not a political warrior by temperament. He is not even, as the word is commonly understood, a liberal. He is in many respects a civic republican—a believer in civic virtue, and in the possibility of good outcomes negotiated in good faith. [...]
I now know what the white supremacist would say.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
“A few weeks ago” is beginning to be the expected delay in these posts.
Still, a few weeks ago, I got into a dust-up on metafilter about white supremacy. It started here, where I noticed that a character by the name of Milliken was engaging in some heavy-handed, long-winded, over-broad generalizations about black people. In response, [...]
Tasers and Stun Guns at work
Friday, November 17, 2006
Stun guns and tasers are less-than-lethal tools for controlling violent suspects. They serve to demobilize the target and cause serious, but not excruciating, pain. When a police officer uses a stun gun or taser on a suspect, they can usually count on that suspect going and staying limp. Because of this, it’s an extremely stupid [...]
Engagement
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
So just a few weeks ago, I became engaged to this woman: Antoinette Capaccio. We went to college together, and she’s now a law student at Vanderbilt University.
Pretty great, eh?
Out of Iraq
Monday, November 13, 2006
George McGovern’s plan to stabilize Iraq:
Step 1. Leave
Step 2. Deputize Iran (and other Arab states)
Step 3. Pay for our Mistakes (just like Iraq pays Kuwait)
I’m not sure what I think of this, but there it is. Leaving is a tossup: either the destabilized regions continue with their ethnic cleansing by scaring all the different people [...]