A round up of recent commentary by assorted voices who either attempt to strike a balanced note on heated debates and controversial issues, or improve our ability to find our own sense of balance by exposing us to new information and different points-of-view.
John Cole defends Hillary’s response re: Gov. Spitzer and licenses for illegals. (Speaking of licenses for illegals, did you know this?)
Patrick Joubert Conlon spotlights a terribly un-balanced definition of racism.
Prompted by developments in his city and state of residence, Dave Schuler offers 12 thoughts on taxation.
Jesse Walker spotlights an advocate with an intriguing rationale for greater government transparency.
Michael vdG offers a platform to a compelling voice on the punishment meted out yesterday to the Madrid bombers.
Is waterboarding torture? Capt. Fogg channels the perspective of Malcolm Nance, “a former master instructor and chief of training at the U.S. Navy Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School (SERE) in San Diego.”
Via Steve Clemons, we learn of yet another instance where Sen. Hagel is pushing a more balanced approach to foreign policy.
Jim Wallis opines on Mike Gerson’s “heroic conservatism” – a replacement label, it seems, for the punch-line Gerson’s former boss made of “compassionate conservatism.” (Call it heroic or compassionate, Billy Hollis sees the matter of government altruism through an entirely different lens.)
Ed Morrissey looks at the justice of allowing haters their free-speech … and then bankrupting them.