Is Todd Young just too thoughtful?
Matt Tully’s latest column in the Indianapolis Star is a hagiographic profile of 9th District Republican Congressman Todd Young. U.S. Rep. Todd Young’s biggest problem, at least on Capitol Hill, might be that he is too thoughtful and too rational….
Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi on the narcissism of the Tea Party
While I’m not one to mind some adult words thrown into an article, Taibbi seems to rely on profanity as a crutch in his writing. But buried in his four-lettered vocabulary are some important insights. Taibbi realizes, as I’ve argued…
Mark Lilla’s “Tea Party Jacobins” and the elision of Watergate
Lots of people have flagged Mark Lilla’s piece in the New York Review of Books, and with good reason. Lilla does an excellent job of looking at the big picture and long term trends, putting together pieces and a coherent…
