Demagoguery and the Dangers of Oppositional Politics |
An earlier version of this essay was to be called "Hugo Chavez and the Dangers of Anti-Imperialism," but I don't really want to single him out, because it's clear that Chavez means well, despite his f...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:49:00 GMT |
Five study questions about government |
One of my central projects in this blog is the clarification of the role of government, generally. What is it we expect government to do for us? Is government behaving in a manner consistent with the ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:05:00 GMT |
A Constitutional Amendment Banning torture, secret prisons, and extraordinary rendition |
The first constitutional amendment I would like to propose for your consideration is an amendment banning torture, secret prisons, and extraordinary rendition. I present the text of it below, followed...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:56:00 GMT |
The "Anti-War" Vote |
There has been quite a bit of talk in the weeks since the November 7 mid-term elections about how voters have sent a "clear message" to governmentthat message being, one supposes, that we want to get...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:54:00 GMT |
Who Will Stand Up For Jimmy Carter? |
Let me start with a question: is it possible to criticize the Presidential administration of George W. Bush and still love America? Does criticizing American foreign policy mean that the critic hates ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:09:00 GMT |
Constitutional Reform and the Second Constitutional Convention |
For how many years has there been talk in Congress of "Campaign-Finance Reform" legislation? Does anyone out there reading this seriously believe that Congress is ever going to cut its own supply lin...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:51:00 GMT |
