Month: September 2007

An Explanation for Neo-Conservativism

Does Neo-Conservatism make more sense when you read this? The most articulate analysis of the obsession with power and violence was actually written by [Norman] Podhoretz himself, in 1963, in his famous essay “My Negro...

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SURGEBALL: starring Dubya and Jebbus

The Unofficial Official Rules of Surgeball The Unofficial Official Rules of Surgeball  1.1   Do not talk about Surgeball. 1.2   You do not talk about Surgeball, there is no debate. 1.3   If someone says...

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In the Future, All Thuggery is Local

BooMan links to a lengthy essay by George Packer at the New Yorker titled “Planning for Defeat”: a look at the possible consequences of various American exit plans and semi-exit plans for Iraq.  Packer is a...

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Citizen Journalism: Scary to the Establishment?

…Seems that some in the established media are using fear tactics to convince people that citizen journalism is not a good choice for the future. One insider claims that people could get in “dangerous”...

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