The always brilliant Kim Crawford, drawing on the equally indispensable Flannery O’Connor for inspiration, puts into words what many classical liberals are feeling in the run-up to election day. From “The Man in the Lavender Automobile”: There have been any variety of temperaments and personalities to hold the office of President. They range from heroes to rapscallions. I fervently believe, however, that not one person to hold that office has

…But, like, bombing federal buildings and GI dances to strike fear in the heart of the bourgeois pigs who blindly empower imperialist Amerikkka? That we’re all for! From the description of their new book, to be released soon (mustn’t draw attention before the election, you understand…): White supremacy and its troubling endurance in American life is debated in these personal essays by two veteran political activists. Arguing that white supremacy

“…your smile is your fortress, your smile is your fortress, your smile is your fortress, your smile — wait, did Gunga Din here give me the right change? What’s the tax on a Super Big Gulp, anyhow? Hey, dot head! you’re about a nickel short, sport — No! Stop that, Joe! Think happy thoughts. Think delicious 64oz Mug Root Beer in a giant plastic cup! Think tasty bubbles! Concentrate. Your

Daniel Henninger, WSJ: The abuse being heaped on Sarah Palin is such a cheap shot. The complaint against the Alaska governor, at its most basic, is that she doesn’t qualify for admission to the national political fraternity. Boy, that’s rich. Behold the shabby frat house that says it’s above her pay grade. Congress has the lowest approval rating ever registered in the history of polling (12%!). She isn’t the reason

“The Marble Rye Savior” — chopped liver and whitefish piled high with onions on half black-half white rye. From the Carnegie Deli, 854 7th Ave, at 55th St, New York, NY “The Progressive Club” — turkey bacon, thin-sliced turkey breast, lettuce, tomato, onions, and mayo on toasted white bread. Divided into four equal sections, to be distributed equally to four hungry Comrades. No exceptions. Pickle and chips extra. From Katz’s

— Or, “It Ain’t Against the Law if a Majority Says It Ain’t.” Call it civil disobedience. Or, if you prefer, electoral nullification. It’s a Democrat thing. You wouldn’t understand. (h/t Aldo)

…whom FBI informant Larry Grathwohl notes, in the 1982 documentary No Place To Hide, had, along with his Weather Underground colleagues, dreams of a communist takeover of the US — one in which 25 million people would be eliminated. And they were serious. But what the hell. It’s not like they were able to pull it off, right? Instead, they only managed a few bombings, some organized vandalism, domestic terrorism

In an effort to learn the basics for promoting and maintaining an authoritarian endeavor like democratic socialism, I took to the streets yesterday — literally — armed with no more than a clipboard, a pen, the righteous indignation of the long-suffering oppressed, and the will to become a first-class community organizer. All of which was exhilarating, if rather depressingly unproductive. — That is, until I added to the arsenal of

As you know, I filed a counter-claim yesterday for copyright violations — if, indeed, the reason for my account suspension was some copyright violation (which it wasn’t). YouTube responded thus: Dear Jeff, We’ve reviewed your account and found that it’s in violation of our Terms of Use and cannot be re-instated. Please review our Terms of Use here: http://www.youtube.com/t/terms Please also take a look at our community guidelines that explain

When you type your url into the the address bar, you get a pop-up message asking, “Really? I mean, like, are you sure…?”