barbtries
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Mon Apr-26-10 12:20 PM
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Just turned on to this blog today |
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http://crookedtimber.org/2010/04/25/after-the-dead-horses/First, considered in intellectual terms, there is very little remaining on the political right (particularly in the US, but this point applies to most of the English-speaking countries, and to a large extent elsewhere) that is worth engaging with in terms other than the derision employed here. It’s not that, as rightwing pundits go, people like Douthat, Goldberg, Krauthammer and McArdle are soft targets. Compared to, say, Powerline or the cast of Fox News, they are paragons of reasoned and reasonable discourse.
The same goes for the thinktanks and quasi-academic institutions that are supposed to provide some kind of rigorous basis for thinking about policy. AEI, Heritage, Heartland and the rest offer little more than partisan hackery. Increasingly, the same is true of Republican-aligned academics. There is simply no room for independent thought.much more at the link and imo a highly worthwhile read.
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Mon Apr-26-10 12:31 PM
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1. Thanks, looks like a great read! :) n/t |
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Mon Apr-26-10 12:39 PM
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i think i'll be bookmarking the site.
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