http://www.politicalwriting.net/ Political Writing en Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:07:00 GMT Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:07:00 GMT info@politicalwriting.net info@politicalwriting.net http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-invisible-crisis/ "Woman Abandons Baby in Dumpster, Goes to Party" screams a link on the Fox News website. You don't need to read it to know what its content is. You've read... http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-invisible-crisis/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-invisible-crisis/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:07:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/one-corpse-11-people-and-450-mllion-critics/ Do you remember when Hamas was considered a proscribed Islamic terrorist organization and Israel a legitimate government? Ah, those were the days. And they took one step closer to ending... http://www.politicalwriting.net/one-corpse-11-people-and-450-mllion-critics/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/one-corpse-11-people-and-450-mllion-critics/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:50:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/in-the-shadow-of-botany-bay/ "I came upon the prison ship, weighed down by iron chains; I fought the land, I tilled the soil, and waited for the rain." -- From "I Am Australian," written... http://www.politicalwriting.net/in-the-shadow-of-botany-bay/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/in-the-shadow-of-botany-bay/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:46:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/gaeas-revenge/ People come to universities to hear interesting ideas - and, increasingly, conspiracy theories. Just today, for example, I overheard someone explaining to their acquaintance that the real cause of world... http://www.politicalwriting.net/gaeas-revenge/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/gaeas-revenge/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:06:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/south-park-bigger-wronger-and-unhelpful/ Remember the discussion a few years ago about "South Park Republicans?" Notice how it completely disappeared without further discussion, right when the Republican Party is considered to be needing a... http://www.politicalwriting.net/south-park-bigger-wronger-and-unhelpful/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/south-park-bigger-wronger-and-unhelpful/ Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:01:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/one-of-a-kind/ There's a certain country that's beginning to get a bad reputation in many parts of the world. It overwhelms local cultures with its business and products. It props up unpopular... http://www.politicalwriting.net/one-of-a-kind/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/one-of-a-kind/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:31:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/epic-fail/ Did you read Phillip Levine's article about Bart Stupak's anti-abortion amendment to the health care bill? If so, could someone tell me how it ended? See, I tuned out after... http://www.politicalwriting.net/epic-fail/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/epic-fail/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:16:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/up-the-creek/ I just canceled my subscriptions to Planned Parenthood's and NARAL Pro-Choice America's online newsletters. If you think reproductive rights are important, I'd advise you to do the same. They've done... http://www.politicalwriting.net/up-the-creek/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/up-the-creek/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:51:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/down-the-memory-hole/ "We like nonfiction and we live in fictitious times. We live in a time where we have fictitious election results, that elect a fictitious president." -- Michael Moore "He said... http://www.politicalwriting.net/down-the-memory-hole/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/down-the-memory-hole/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:02:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/reports-of-our-death/ "Mr. Burns was rushed to Springfield Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was then transferred to a better hospital, where doctors upgraded his condition to alive." -- Kent Brockman... http://www.politicalwriting.net/reports-of-our-death/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/reports-of-our-death/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:14:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-end-of-satire/ Early last week, Jon Stewart devoted the entirety of the second segment on one of his shows to sardonic jokes about how one cable news channel sometimes runs a poll... http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-end-of-satire/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-end-of-satire/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:09:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-neverending-story/ "It could go on and on and on, or someone must write the end to it. I have concluded that only I can do that, and if I can, I... http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-neverending-story/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-neverending-story/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:57:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/whose-history-is-it-anyway/ Catfish John was a river hobo. He lived and died on the river bend. Thinking back, I still remember, I was proud to be his friend. -- The Nitty Gritty... http://www.politicalwriting.net/whose-history-is-it-anyway/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/whose-history-is-it-anyway/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:07:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/godwin-vs-limbaugh/ I saw a very interesting segment on Rachel Maddow's show the other day, in which she discussed the subtext and implications of radio hosts referring to politicians as Nazis and... http://www.politicalwriting.net/godwin-vs-limbaugh/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/godwin-vs-limbaugh/ Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:13:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/mccain-supports-the-troops/ One of the premises I often read about from various media sources are that some Republicans will vote for Senator McCain because of his support for the Troops and his... http://www.politicalwriting.net/mccain-supports-the-troops/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/mccain-supports-the-troops/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:31:00 GMT