Archive for July, 2011
The Politics of Middle Earth… er.. the Debt Ceiling
A recent back-and-forth between Senator John McCain and the Tea Party reminds us all about the fun metaphors that can be used to understand Conservatism’s Manichean worldview of good v. evil. From CNN: In a Senate floor speech laced with sarcasm and stings, the Arizona Republican aimed especially harsh fire at the tea party Wednesday. McCain [...]
Gender, Sexuality and the Debt Ceiling Debate
In this post, I would like to explore the sexual underpinnings that have framed the debt-ceiling debate. I think it’s fairly evident that sexuality, although always present in politics, has been largely suppressed and underreported on by the media in their discourse during the past few weeks. In an attempt to understand what this debate [...]
It’s Time to Face Accountability to your Republican Congress Member
Yesterday during a roundtable discussion on Meet the Press, former Senate Republican Chuck Hagel premised his understanding of the debt-ceiling standoff in Washington as merely a representation of the divided political views of the country at large. In his words: Well, I think where you start is with this fact, at least I believe this, [...]
Let’s make a deal
In separate press conferences, President Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner announced that talks over the aptly called “big deal” had completely broken down. It is hard to know what this actually means because virtually all of the negotiations are happening behind closed doors in private meetings. We do not even know the [...]
Social Insurance
Hendrik Hertzberg: Semantic infiltration indeed. Democrats have enough sense not to call the inheritance tax the “death tax.” They should have enough sense not to say “entitlement programs” when they’re talking about is, precisely, social insurance. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postShare on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itBookmark in BrowserTell a friend
Cut, Cap, and Complaisant
The House Republicans action last night of passing their self-titled “cut, cap, and balance” bill in a 234-190 vote speaks volumes to the complete indifference that the Republican Party has shown towards the economy. With word breaking late yesterday afternoon that nearly 60 percent of Republicans voters believe that their leaders “are not doing enough [...]
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How the United States Neutralized Wikileaks
It was only last December that I was writing about the seemingly invulnerable status of Wikileaks. At that time the United States was taking erratic and embarrassingly ineffectual steps in their attempt to combat Wikileaks. The news media’s coverage of Wikileaks was incessant. Some painted Assange out to be a European pseudo-anarchist, some even went so [...]
Rupert Murdoch’s Bad Day
It seems like you can’t check the news today without hearing about another shocking, terrible or jaw-dropping item concerning the fallout of the News of the World hacking scandal that has spread to the rest of News Corporation. But for all of those who are hoping that Fox News will take a hit, think again. [...]