Glittery Ephemera: Red Meat

Milkman Dan has taught me a lot about conflict resolution over the years, and Bug-Eyed Earl was a formative influence on my sense of style. Here are a couple of my fave Red Meat cartoons from recent weeks:

Libertarian Paternalism?

Back in 1983, Joe Sobran took George Will apart in his American Spectator article “George Will and the Contemporary Political Conversation.” He argued, rather justly, that Will’s self-proclaimed “Toryism” was preening and scored unfair points against the rest of American conservatism (a bit like Compassionate Conservatism.) As Sobran pointed out, Will’s conservatism saw […]

Who chooses Evangelical “leaders”?

For years now, I’ve lamented the fact that the public face of Evangelicalism in America is politicized prelates such as Pat Robertson. I’ve placed most of the blame on Christians, who were often more concerned with politics than proselytizing. There is definite truth to this critique.
However, I’ve been realizing lately how […]

Marxist Conmanship

I’ve been reading through a 1987 anthology of the American Spectator. After watching 50%+/- of America swoon for Obama’s shined-up Marxist nostrums for the past year, I enjoyed this analogy from a Polish dissident writing in 1983:

“Suppose an aircraft designer talks the Boeing Company into financing an airplane which, according to its creator, is […]

Compassion and Conservatives

It’s an article of faith on the Left that consevatives are greedy plutocrats who would sell their grandmothers if a market existed for them. In their mythology, liberalism has a monopoly on compassion and empathy. The Daily Mail has an interesting piece up today on social attitudes and political ideology. The data is […]

Obama writing off Ohio and Florida?

Is Obama writing off Ohio and Florida? This election is already more interesting than 2004. According to the AP, Obama’s people are talking about a path to 270 electoral votes which may not include those two swing states. On the other hand, Virginia is believed to be in play, something that hasn’t […]

A challenge for the “Obamacans”

I feel mildly silly even discussing “Obamacans.” My sense is that they’re a media creation and that treating them as something real is a bit like having an earnest debate about unicorns. Sure, there are some Republicans who support Obama, just as many Democrats back McCain. But does anyone believe there is […]

Violence in India

In Indian politics, I tend to sympathize most with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). They’re center-right, support small government and free markets, and recognize the true danger of Islamic radicalism. They also support a robust foreign policy and strong defense, which are essential if India is to be a regional counterbalance to […]

The Whedonverse expands! Dollhouse premiers this autumn.

After FOX completely bungled Firefly, Joss Whedon swore off the small screen in favor of movies. But like the Godfather, just when Joss thought he was out, they pulled him back in. According to Joss, the show is about “Dollhouse is a suspense drama about a girl who can have any personality except […]

Still alive!

Just a quick note to say that I remain alive, unkilt by the heathen. I’m in the middle of a mad two months, finishing up course work and taking the comprehensive exams for my M.A. I’ll be back to blogging tomorrow, but frequency will be down a bit for a few more weeks. […]