▼ Author Community Vote 3 days ago Andrew Sullivan The Folly of Needless Alcohol Laws - — In Orange County, California, as in many American communities, the approach planners take to bars is as follows: they're generally located in close proximity to one another, so that on a weekend night, bar goers congregate around Main Street in Huntington Beach … 9 days ago Andrew Sullivan Why Statism Is the Wrong Frame, Cont'd - — In an item yesterday, I argued that if you're trying to understand someone like Matt Yglesias, whether to effectively argue against his views or to engage him persuasively, the frames of “statism” and “liberty versus tyranny” are almost completely useless. 10 days ago Andrew Sullivan Why Statism Is the Wrong Frame - — Matt Yglesias writes: … Awhile back, when I reviewed Liberty and Tyranny by Mark Levin, I argued that its fatal flaw was its author's insistence on the straw man that today's liberals are fundamentally driven by Statism, whereas actually what motivates … 13 days ago Andrew Sullivan That 20% - Allahpundit says all that needs to be said about ... - — Allahpundit says all that needs to be said about new polling on the perception of Obama's religion: … South Park put it more succinctly. — (Cable news fail via Pareene) — Christianity - United States - Barack Obama - South Park - President 14 days ago Andrew Sullivan Conservative Elites, Cont'd: Being in on the Joke - — Apropos my earlier post about conservative elites and the Park 51 controversy, I want to address the general relationship between certain influential figures in the conservative movement — Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Andrew Breitbart … 15 days ago Andrew Sullivan In Defense of Talk Radio Listeners - — In order to offer a more persuasive defense of talk radio listeners, let me share some correspondence I've engaged in lately. Longtime readers are aware of my various arguments with talk radio's Mark Levin, who engages in ad hominem attacks … 17 days ago Andrew Sullivan Iran, Nuclear Ambitions, and Uncertainty - — I'm looking forward to reading Jeffrey Goldberg's piece elsewhere at The Atlantic on Iran, its pursuit of nuclear technology, Israel's likely response, and America's options. In general I find his long form reportage an invaluable source … 17 days ago Andrew Sullivan A Man Who Deserves To Be Viable in 2012 - — Imagine a successful two-term Republican governor with a credible small government record, a demonstrated commitment to civil liberties, skepticism about foreign wars, a longstanding determination to right America's fiscal ship … 20 days ago Andrew Sullivan Lessig On Obama - Very nicely put: ... I am crestfallen ... - — Very nicely put: … I am crestfallen over two profound issues: civil rights and accountability for war crimes. Maybe in the long run, it will come out all right. And I understand the necessity of pragmatism and the awful legacy this president inherited. 21 days ago Andrew Sullivan "Not An Ounce Of Contrition" - There is some bizarre notion among ... - — There is some bizarre notion among the punditocracy that the Obama administration cannot and should not blame Bush and the GOP for the awful recession, looming tax rises and entitlement cuts, endless wars, tainted moral standing, crumbling infrastructure and massive debt that Obama inherited.

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