Saving Nietzsche and Ourselves
Nietzsche is incorrectly often associated with fascism, especially Nazism. When he descended into insanity, his sister Elizabeth took...
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Senator Mitch McConnell’s Twitter Feed?
I don’t follow any senators on twitter as I use twitter primarily for meaningless purposes. However, the other day I happened...
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Can Culture Explain Inequality?
Photo Credit: Jennifer McMillan This essay is the fourth in a series on the American Dream. It also functions as a stand alone...
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I Wanted to Write About Django, But I Ended Up Wri...
So, once upon a time I used to write for this fantastic site. Then I went away, did a Masters degree and had a kid – but I...
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State Of The Union Blah Blah
This is a repost of my commentary from last year on the State of The Union speech. this year of course we will have a slightly...
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Culture Of The Death Drones And Memories Of bin La...
When Osama bin Laden was killed at his compound in Pakistan many rejoiced at his death. My view was contrary as I wrote in what I...
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Meme-Busting: What, Exactly, Did Obama Do This Wee...
Hint: He didn’t sign 23 executive orders Who got it wrong? According to Slate: CNN: Brooke Baldwin, Carl Azuz, Wolf Blitzer...
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Does America Need a Tourism Czar?
President Barack Obama last year signed an executive order creating a task force to design a National Travel & Tourism Strategy....
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The Skinny On Barack Obama: Campaigns Brilliantly,...
From almost the first days after Barack Obama was elected in 2008, Republicans had the measure of the man. They saw he didn’t...
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Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Reinforces Need For Cent...
The intraparty deadlock among House Republicans over compromises to resolve the fiscal cliff impasse, as well as the negotiations...
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