Archive | February 9, 2008

Terrorists crossing the border: genuine threat or hard-right ploy to end immigration?

by on February 9, 2008 in Politics, Law & Government, Race & Gender, War & Security

Day of Islam Paul L. Williams Prometheus Books, 2007 The left is notorious for its queasiness about national security. It’s as if it’s afraid to bring the issue up for fear that hawks will use it as a license to wage even more war. Let sleeping dogs lie, progressives think, as they rattle on about […]

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Ron Paul: what might have been

by on February 9, 2008 in Politics, Law & Government, Religion

Howie Klein has an interesting take on Ron Paul and the GOP over at Down with Tyranny, noting the antipathy between the Paul and McCain camps and wondering how much this is going to hurt the Republicans in November. He also notes that Paul is pulling back from the Prez race to concentrate on securing […]

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Saturday Video Roundup: the snide of the Valkyries

by on February 9, 2008 in American Culture, Media & Entertainment

Saturday morning cartoons aren’t what they used to be, are they? And I don’t mean that in your typical I-walked-six-miles-to-school-every-day fashion, either. Once upon a time toons made some very different assumptions about their audience. I mean, how many Saturday morning shows these days play on opera? Let’s begin this morning’s entertainment with a smattering […]

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