THE WHOLE WORLD OPERATES ONLY ACCORDING TO MY NARROW IDEOLOGICAL BELIEFS!!! As hard as we all try and avoid this kind of thinking, obviously we are all guilty of it at some point. The internet, blogosphere, and social media are full of it. However, a couple days ago, as I going through my Twitter [...]
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Picking a fight about Detroit with a Cato Libertarian
Posted 31 July 2011 by NickTagged As: Cato Institute, Dan Mitchell, Detroit | Categories: Politics | 4 Comments
A wrap-up of a big news day
Posted 2 May 2011 by NickTagged As: Osama bin Laden, Rapid Yes, The Rapid | Categories: MIddle East, Politics | No Comments
On big news days like today, I’m generally pretty glued to the interwebs (plus I had a day off). Just figured I’d share some links from the punditocracy on the day of Osama Bin Laden’s death. Glenn Greenwald’s take: we should not be cheering. Jeremy Scahill on JSOC: the Casey Rybacks who took down bin [...]
Thoughts on Representative Giffords
Posted 8 January 2011 by NickTagged As: Gabrielle Giffords, Sarah Palin | Categories: Politics | 2 Comments
I am deeply saddened and angered by the shooting on Representative Gabrielle Giffords. While her condition still remains unknown and little is known about the motives behind the shooting, it seems quite reasonable to think this was an assassination attempt. However I am equally repelled by how quickly many are jumping to conclusions and engaging [...]