I really enjoy following Jay Rosen of pressthink.org on Twitter. This morning he posted a great piece of social commentary about the nature of Fox News. For some reason, it reminds me a bit of Neil Postman, the late social and media critic. The video was shot from his desktop webcam, but his insights are [...]
All posts for the month November, 2010
Social Comment OTD
Posted by admin on November 22, 2010
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Welcome to The Dialectic
Greetings! I started this blog to focus on my political and historical criticism. As with any journal, it is a work in progress, but I hope you will join me early and stick around to see what happens. So, without any more yapping, let’s get to it.
Posted by admin on November 22, 2010
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Solve The Budget Problem!
The New York Times created a cool interactive exercise to solve both short- and long-term federal budget problems. It’s a lot of fun and will open your eyes to exactly what is at stake. You can play for yourself here. The lesson is to keep no sacred cows. I used a combination of spending cuts [...]
Posted by admin on November 17, 2010
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A Century Of Progress
I’m reading Michael McGerr’s interpretation of the Progressive Movement, “A Fierce Discontent.” This passage is worth sharing: No thoughtful, conservative, and upright Southerner has for your race aught but the kindest feelings, and we are willing and anxious to see you grow into the highest citizenship of which you are capable. North Carolina Governor Charles [...]
Posted by admin on November 16, 2010
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Why The GOP Maintains Power
I want to pull together some related information about a man named Jude Wanniski. There isn’t any original content in this post, but Wanniski was so instrumental in damaging our country and enriching the top two percent of wealth holders, that one more node in the web for the education of all is a good [...]
Posted by admin on November 15, 2010
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Maddow Interviews Stewart
I just have a couple of points to make about last night’s interview with Jon Stewart by Rachel Maddow. The internet is no doubt buzzing with similar discussions, but I think my points are salient. If you haven’t seen the interview, please spend the time to watch; it was good television. Here is the uncut [...]
Posted by admin on November 12, 2010
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Quote Of The Day
What I love about history is finding so many parallels through time. Of course, that can be a downer, too. [The Senate] is, in fact, the final arbiter of the sharing of prosperity. The laws it permits or compels, the laws it refuses to permit, the interpreters of laws it permits to be appointed – [...]
Posted by admin on November 9, 2010
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Closet Progressivism
Is Dennis Prager a closet progressive? I must admit that before reading his November 2nd trollop from NRO/NPR, he was unknown to me. But while writing a response to that op-ed, I perused his website and came away shaking my head in disappointment. I don’t want to spend too much time on Mr. Prager, since [...]
Posted by admin on November 8, 2010
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My Response To Dennis Prager
William F. Buckley called. He rolled over in his grave and can’t light his smoke. Dennis Prager, a syndicated radio talk-show host and columnist for the National Review Online, wrote a piece that was published on the NPR website November 2nd. It explains his reasoning for straight-ticket voting, and the argument deserves a response. I’m [...]
Posted by admin on November 4, 2010
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