What the left can learn from right-wing extremists
Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky is the American editor-at-large of the Guardian (UK). He was executive editor of the Prospect from 2003 to 2006.
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Blaming History
Milan Kundera’s The Joke and the need for comic relief in political discourse.
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Time to Play For Keeps
The Supreme Court’s Carhart decision was, in a word, terrifying. It established that a five-member majority of the Court — three of whom will likely retain their seats for another 20 years — might, given the “right” circumstances, go beyond turning Roe v. Wade back to the states and establish as federal precedent that virtually […]
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Dis-Inevitability
Ever since we learned that at least 12 and as many as 19 states will hold their primaries or caucuses on February 5, the conventional wisdom has been that when we wake up on February 6, the Democrats will have a nominee. Ever since we learned that at least 12 and as many as 19 […]
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Switching Channels
One of the ways in which conservatives have (if I may) outfoxed liberals on the question of media is that conservatives have turned to the private sector for relief and liberals to the public. One of the ways in which conservatives have (if I may) outfoxed liberals on the question […]
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What Rudy Believes
Gun control? Welcoming immigrants? A woman’s right to choose? Never mind his past positions. The only -ism that Rudy Giuliani believes in is sadism.
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A BETTER GALLON OF MILK.
A BETTER GALLON OF MILK. I think Ezra was right the other day — it�s silly to expect Rudy Giuliani to know the price of a gallon of milk. For one thing, he�s an empty-nester who might not even buy milk. For another, if he does, he or Judy undoubtedly buys it at a Korean […]
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�68 AND ALL THAT.
�68 AND ALL THAT. I was genuinely surprised by the offense taken by some to my concluding line in my Martin Luther King post, which said, �Don�t trust aging lefties who tell you �68 was a good year because they really shook the system.� Several commenters wrote in to say they were of a certain […]
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BUT SHE�S DESTROYING OUR FOREIGN POLICY!
BUT SHE�S DESTROYING OUR FOREIGN POLICY! The Syrians are claiming credit, according to the excellent Julian Borger in The Guaridan, for persuading Iran of the �foolishness� of continuing to detain the British sailors and marines. Uh, who was in Syria yesterday? Wouldn�t it be interesting if it turns out that Nancy Pelosi played some sort […]
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MLK.
MLK. Shouldn�t a liberal magazine�s Web site note that today is the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King? There, I�ve done it. I was seven years old, and I have a very clear memory of my parents howling in pain upon hearing the news. If you�ve never been to the Lorraine Motel in […]