What Romney’s Spokesperson Gets Wrong About Religion The idea that we should simply adjust our handling of the Mormon issue misses the point completely. We should not be handling this issue at all. Read more More
Let Them Eat Cake? As thousand of Syrians die, American get pissed — about the wrong stuff. Context is everything. And we Americans seem to be having a difficult time with that concept right now, which is enough to make one, well … angry. Read more More
Like Terrible Football, the Republican Primaries Are Still Worth Watching The 2008 Democratic primaries were like watching really good NFL playoff games every week. But this year’s Republican primaries are like the 49ers-Giants NFC playoffs — way too long and all the teams suck. Read more More
A Paucity of Content and a Surplus of Jargon The “popular” news media is useless. What we need instead is simple: commentary that tells us something we don’t already know in language we haven’t already heard. We’re not asking for a whole lot. Read more More