Month: April 2014

You Can’t Shut Up the Shut Up Culture

I really like Jon Lovett’s wit and writing style. He’s funny, and he has good ideas, too. I can’t really buy his argument, though, that we should all stop trying to tell each other to shut up. Don’t get...

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Declassify and Hold People Accountable

I agree with the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s report on torture should be promptly declassified. I also agree that the CIA has a conflict of interest in...

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Basically, Al Gore is Fat

I think I read somewhere that Al Gore regretted getting so involved in the Climate Change debate because it became politicized. Reading Ezra Klein’s inaugural piece at Vox helps explain how that process works. Basically,...

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