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tnr.com - 20 days ago

Is David Brooks Punking Me?

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So yesterday I posted an item complaining about the line of argument that attributes Tuesday's election results to the fact that Democrats had strayed too far from the center, had done too much to quickly, were expanding government too far, etc., etc. I argued that it was much ...

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rushlimbaugh.com - 22 days ago

Conservatism Didn't Lose in NY-23

— rushlimbaugh.com — RUSH: These are my thoughts on New York 23. In the first place I'll have to double-check... this but I'm reasonably sure that this was the highest percentage of the vote ever won on the Conservative Party line by a House or Senate candidate. I think ... (more) Conservatism Didn't Lose in NY-23

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mahablog.com - 17 days ago

The Log in David Brooks’s Eye

— mahablog.com — David Brooks tells us that Islam harbors evil : Most people select stories that lead toward cooperation... and goodness. But over the past few decades a malevolent narrative has emerged. That narrative has emerged on the fringes of the Muslim world. It is a narrative that sees human history as ... (more) The Log in David Brooks’s Eye

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liberalvaluesblog.com - 20 days ago

Embracing One’s Meandering Cat

— liberalvaluesblog.com — I initially wasn’t going to bother responding to David Brooks ‘ column today–until I read Pete Abel’... s response. Brooks, perhaps thinking being a New York Times columnist gives him the authority, presumes to understand the thoughts of all independents. In the end he ... (more) Embracing One’s Meandering Cat

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If I were an independent, I'd want David Brooks to stop stereotyping me and claiming to speak for me
The Reaction — ... For more, see Noam Scheiber at The Stash. I agree that, in general, independents are "just pissed off about the economy." They may say there's too much government regulation and too much government interference in the market, but they don't have "well worked-out views about the proper size of government" and they aren't "supremely self-aware about where they stand on the ideological spectrum, and where politicians stand relative to them at any given moment." They're just not that sophisticated, and it's silly of Brooks, if typical of him, to attribute sense to ...