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Louis C.K. Performing Three Surprise Shows Tonight, Resulting in Unsurprising Ticket-Buyer Outrage

fkamerobserver wrote 9 months ago: The star of FX’s Louie—widely considered to be the comedian of the moment— Louis C.K. is a tou … more →

Tags: Comedy, Concerts, craigslist, Louis C K, scalpers, Television, the bell house, Tickets

Seeing Things from the Other Side

Alan wrote 1 year ago: That Occupy Wall Street thing continues, seemingly gathering momentum – which is odd for a protest w … more →

Tags: Populist Politics, occupy wall street, Glenn Greenwald, Michael Lind, too big to fail, The Economy as Culture-War, Whiskey Rebellion 1794, Regulation Killing the Recovery, Ninety-Nine Percenters

Living at Trump World Tower

Alan wrote 2 years ago: Maybe it’s what America wants in a president – someone who is really irritating. And at this t … more →

Tags: Populist Politics, Donald Trump, Sneering as Policy, Trump for President?, republican presidential field, Trump World Tower, Walter Cronkite versus Donald Trump, Trump on Abortion, Birther Movement

let's compare and contrast

Stephanie wrote 2 years ago: This is NOT a rant. Let’s compare and contrast these responses to the tragedy in Tucson. Shall … more →

Tags: News, Fun time on the Fringe, Looney Tunes, americans in favor of a return to sanity or something l, obama, Batshit Crazy, Giffords, Sarah Palin

Dealing with the Immediate Tucson1 comment

Alan wrote 2 years ago: Some prefer the hurly-burly of the moment while others prefer to take the long view – and that … more →

Tags: Political violence, armed and dangerous, Second-Amendment-remedies, Incitement, tucson shootings, American Assassination, Free Speech and Incitement, Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Shootings

Christine O'Donnell, you're making Delaware look small. 6 comments

Betty Londergan wrote 2 years ago: She’s been called an “embarrassment beyond words,” “cringe-worthy,”  and courtesy of Meghan McCain, … more →

Tags: Birds, Family, Jobs, Justice, Politics, Special People, Women's Issues, anti-government rage, budget deficit

High Tea in America1 comment

Alan wrote 2 years ago: There is the news, and there are the implications of the news – two different things entirely. Thing … more →

Tags: Republicans and Sex, Tea Party Economic Thought, Tea Party Movement, politics of grievance, david brooks, Government Always Bad, Christine O'Donnell, Delaware primary, Tea Party Wins Big

Raging Against the System3 comments

Alan wrote 2 years ago: It’s a strange thing. Over the last ten years or so political commentary was opened to the mas … more →

Tags: Political Posturing, Political Blogs, politics of grievance, Political Discourse, david brooks, populism, Richard Einhorn (tristero), Hiding Your Name, Anonymous bloggers

Getting It

Alan wrote 2 years ago: It’s where married life and politics intersect – and every guy who is married, or has been mar … more →

Tags: Political Posturing, real Americans, Political Manipulation of National Anxiety, Tea Party Movement, politics of grievance, Political Discourse, Taking Back Our America, David Vitter, John Dickerson

banker eating people on the streets of dc

Stephanie wrote 3 years ago: Banker Eating People on the Streets of DC I love that I live in a country where progressive lobbyist … more →

Tags: Brilliant!, Wonkette, Hilarity, Cannibalism, Goldman Sachs, wetting pants

Reputation Management: Goldman Sachs’ Perpetual Crisis

unfail wrote 3 years ago: By Nathan Carr With Finance firm Goldman Sachs charged with fraud by the SEC earlier this week, the … more →

Tags: Goldman Sachs, financial crisis, repuatation management, SEC, fraud

J. D. Salinger Reminds us of the Importance of Engaging our World for Christ

Joe LaGuardia wrote 3 years ago: Several weeks ago, the death of J.D. Salinger sent ripples, if not waves, through the literary world … more →

Tags: Theology, angst, anxiety, Catcher in the Rye, Christian, Christianity, holy, HOPE, Populist

why do people often vote against their own interests?

Stephanie wrote 3 years ago: Why do people often vote against their own interests? Americans voicing their anger at the healthcar … more →

Tags: Brilliant!, BBC News, po' folks, Republicans, intellectual snobs, Fear, loathing, Voting, irrational

populist addiction

Stephanie wrote 3 years ago: My favorite pair of glasses speaks the truth. OP-ED COLUMNIST The Populist Addiction By DAVID BROOKS … more →

Tags: Brilliant!, NYT, Brookster, Things of that nature

The Little Big Freeze

Alan wrote 3 years ago: It was the late breaking news on Monday, January 25: Facing voter anger over mounting budget deficit … more →

Tags: Populist Politics, Obama Spending Freeze, The Economy, voter anger, FDR 1937, Second Great Depression of 1937, Killing the Recovery, Obama Playing Populist, Voter Resentment

Finding a Home for Populist Rage2 comments

Alan wrote 3 years ago: There’s this problem with Harvard – a fine school, often considered our finest university, in … more →

Tags: Populist Politics, The Politics of Resentment, populist outrage, End of the Middle Class in America, Duke, harvard, Slippery Rock State University, Elisabeth Warren, end of the middle class

Populist Politics for Dummies

Alan wrote 3 years ago: Another Thanksgiving, and the same problem, as always – if you’re of the liberal persuasion, e … more →

Tags: Elitism, Populist Politics, Michael Lind, Elitism on the Left, Sarah Palin, Ross Douthat, Rick Perry, Texas Politics, Kay Bailey Hutchison

Regarding the Landscape of Incoherent White American Resentment1 comment

Alan wrote 3 years ago: They call him Tweety Bird for a reason. Chris Matthews is the guy, with his political talk show on M … more →

Tags: Populist Politics, Sarah Palin, The Politics of Resentment, glenn beck, Politics as Marketing, anti-intellectualism, going rogue, Beck's One Hundred Years Project, tweety bird

art that speaks for itself v. artist that speaks for herself

cwongyap wrote 4 years ago: Rage is all the rage right now, particularly the populist sort. –Geoff Nunberg, “The Gho … more →

Tags: Art & Development, Adrian Piper, art criticism, art that speaks for itself, breathe residency, Freize Art Fair, Geoff Nunberg, popularity


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