The most annoying aspect of conservatives is their blind allegiance to tired and frankly failed talking points. Obama is apparently “arrogant.” Yeah, we get it, you’re a racist douchebag who thinks black people with degrees are full of themselves. But…
As opponents of gay marriage convene at Chick-Fil-A restaurants around the nation for today’s Mike Huckabee declared “eat in,” there are a number of alternatives for those of us on the other side of the issue. GLAAD has asked all…
As a student of argument, nothing drives me crazier than dumb arguments and few are dumber than those routinely pumped out by the gun rights crowd. The problem is that every argument they put forth is as paper thin as…
Let’s discuss kairos. Kairos means “time,” but more specifically it refers to the concept of the opportune moment. In the classical rhetorical tradition, kairos refers to the juncture of matching the optimal argument to the optimal time. That’s not what the gun…
Joe, Kathryn, and Allison discuss the reaction of policy makers to the Aurora shootings and the sanctions levied by the NCAA against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky abuse case. It’s a depressing look at the political…
Zell Miller “had a late life conversion.” That’s one of saying, “decided I was too old to stop pretending to be a decent person.” LOL. Commentary, the magazine you read if you used to be a liberal but decided to…
In the wake of a tragedy, while your thoughts and prayers turn toward the victims and their families, everything else feels petty. Both candidates have suspended their jabs over jobs and outsourcing temporarily, which is the right move. The issues…
Lost in the shuffle of today’s Supreme Court decision, the House of Representatives is conducting a vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over this whole Fast & Furious “scandal.” Why schedule the vote for Thursday afternoon…
Oh my. Koch Industries, the company founded by brothers David and Charles Koch, sent their general counsel Mark Holden to MSNBC yesterday and it was painful to watch. The Koch brothers have given millions to a series of conservative causes…
What would it say about the law if George Zimmerman is telling the truth about the night he killed Trayvon Martin? This is a hypothetical of course, and based on what I’ve read I have no reason to believe that…
