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Lissenup, GOP: “Democrat” Is a Noun.
The Adjective is “Democratic”If you need a handy analogy to understand why references such as “Democrat leaders” or “the Democrat Party” are offensive, consider the difference between the phrases, “He’s a Jewish boy” and “He’s a Jew boy.”
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OK, Now I’m Less Bored With Health Care Summit
I couldn’t be bothered to watch the seven-plus-hour health care summit yesterday (given my new full-time job and all), but I still care about the subject. Count on the blogosphere and the punditocracy to plow…
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Health Care Summit? I’m Bored.
This morning I tried to force myself to pay attention to today’s steel-cage Kabuki match at the White House.
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Ex-Cons and Ex-Governor Describe a Ministry for Felons
730,000 people walk out of prison every year. One third of them will be back in jail in a year; two-thirds of them will be back in three years.
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A Trifecta of Persuasive Punditry
I call myself a blogger, but I’m more like an essayist who uses blogging software. I’m concerned that someone will mock me, and have the facts on their side. So I research and try to…
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Biden Was Right About Obama’s “Great Achievement”
I assert that “not screwing up Iraq” is a non-trivial achievement — and certainly a much better outcome than many of us feared before the election.
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Honest Labor: From Mach 2 to Muenster to Madison
In which your scribe rediscovers the redemptive power of work.
The Adjective is “Democratic”