Author: TarheelDem

Pat Lang’s Sic Semper Tyrannis has another interesting data point.  I think there is more to the story of Bannon and Flynn not wanting a US Middle East war.  Like I say, politics becoming Byzantine and byzantine....

Juan Cole has an interesting spin on Montesquieu’s Spirit of the Law, which at one point was a required reading for a college liberal education in the US. Juan Cole, Informed Comment: As Trump Breaks it, Top Ten Things we...

Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept: Trump’s War on Terror Has Quickly Become as Barbaric and Savage as He Promised I don’t think any observer of last year’s election thought otherwise no matter what few lefties...

Masha Gessen gets it right again. Masha Gessen, New York Times Opinion: Don’t Fight Their Lies with Lies of Your Own The bad news is that Mr. Trump is succeeding. Fraudulent news stories, which used to be largely a...

Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo: Elections have unintended consequences The problem with Rich’s analysis is the “election to come” part. Elections involve math. At the end of Election Day we count votes. Not empathy,...