Unqualified Offerings

By Thoreau
The Green Revolution calls on Obama:
“Obama, Obama!” protesters chanted on a day marking the 30th anniversary of the United States Embassy takeover. “Either you’re with them, or with us.”
The poignant slogan came in contrast to that of nearby government supporters and schoolchildren draped in Iranian flags, who chanted, “Death to America!” reiterating the rallying [...]

Happy Birthday to the aging Gary Farber. Gary continues to run Amygdala, an old-school blog of perennial appeal, and is coming off a terrific guest stint at Obsidian Wings. (Motto: People Used to Blog Here!) See “Big Bang Theory;” “Dancing in the Dark;” “Hey Joe Pt II” and “Hey Joe Pt I.”

Rod Dreher does an end-zone celebration in the first quarter of a losing game:
Do I think it always will be? No, I do not, in part because homosexuality is far more accepted by young Americans, and in part because heterosexual America has already conceded the philosophical grounds on which traditional marriage was based (which is [...]