Week of December 9, 2013
#1 The Anti-Jacksonians Historical analogies are oft imperfect, and the Tea Party=Jacksonian Democrats meme is more imperfect than most. DEMOCRACY: A JOURNAL OF IDEAS |
#2 Beware an Unchecked President The solution to a dysfunctional Congress is not for Obama to govern the country all by himself. LOS ANGELES TIMES |
#3 Nelson Mandela, Communist Yes, the fact that Mandela was a member of the South African Communist Party matters, but not in the way you think. NEW YORK TIMES |
#4 Mandela, RIP The world has lost a great man. NATIONAL REVIEW |
#5 Why Machiavelli Still Matters We still believe a leader should be virtuous: generous and merciful, honest and faithful. Machiavelli knew better. NEW YORK TIMES |
#6 Gay Sex Bans: One of the British Empire's Most Enduring Legacies India's supreme court reinstated a British ban on same-sex relationships dating to 1861. THE ATLANTIC |
#7 Insisting Jesus Was White Is Bad History and Bad Theology In trying to police his depiction, Megyn Kelly is wrong on both the facts and the essential universality of the Christian message. THE ATLANTIC |
#8 Why the Tea Party’s Hold Persists Pundits keep predicting the Tea Party's demise, but it never sticks. Here's why. DEMOCRACY: A JOURNAL OF IDEAS |
#9 Why Doesn't War Appear in Modern American Fiction? It's all about social class. TOMDISPATCH |
#10 Is New China the Old Germany? Could we be edging to a Great War in Asia? HUFFINGTON POSt |