Confirmation Bias?
Allan Bevere writes about the way we tend to see much more corruption in the opposing party than in our own.
The Other Party
Too many people complain when the other party abuses power, few when their own does. Ed Brayton smacks both down. Good job!
The Federal Government Could Save Some Money
… by not doing this. Maybe some of those states’ rights advocates could apply some states’ rights to the issue.
Link: Why Anti-Authoritarians Are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill
I think this article is great, and quite accurate, from my non-expert perspective: Why Anti-Authoritarians Are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill
Energion Political Debate
Two authors for my company Energion Publications are conducting a year-long political debate. I ask a question each month, they each answer (posted on the third Thursday of the month), and then continue to respond to each other’s positions until we post the next question. Currently the topic is the role of government. The current…
Increasing Executive Power
I have been interested in politics as long as I can remember. Lately I’ve been blogging about it less, and that’s likely to continue. There’s just too much to do! But I want to note one trend. Practically every national election I’ve voted in has featured concerns about increasing executive power. In the modern era,…
About the Rand Paul Filibuster
Roll Call lists 10 Best Moments from the Rand Paul Filibuster. I’m not a fan of Rand Paul, but I respect him more after this filibuster than before. It was for a good cause, and one which should have gotten much more attention. Indeed, there are a number of other areas where we have handed…
State of Income Inequality in the United States
I’m posting this for discussion. I plan to use as the question in our Energion political debate in April. Right now the participants are discussing the budget. From the middle of March (March 21) into April they’ll be discussing the role of government and why they take the position they do. Then starting April 18…
How Could the Holocaust Get More Shocking?
It seems it can do so by fully documenting the extent of the camps and other facilities involved. Just using the term “facilities” there makes my skin crawl, but I can’t think of another word at the moment. HT: The Jesus Blog
Fiscal Cliff Deal Results in Abuse of Language
From CNN: “Two hours after their midnight deadline, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a last-minute deal Tuesday to avert the feared fiscal cliff on a 89-8 vote.” To put a charitable construction on it, they mean the deal was made at the last-minute and passed two hours after the deadline, but if you pass it after…