Monthly Archives: October 2007

Here’s one more ingredient for my conceptual stew. In this post-2004 election piece for The New Republic, Christopher Hayes describes what it was like volunteering to knock on doors on behalf of John Kerry’s campaign in Wisconsin that year. You … Continue reading →

Quico says: I suppose readers must think I’ve finally cracked: posting 40 year old public opinion research and papal encyclicals and such. Actually, there’s a bit of method to the madness…these random (seeming) posts are related, at least in my … Continue reading →

Quico says: I suppose readers must think I’ve finally cracked: posting 40 year old public opinion research and papal encyclicals and such. Actually, there’s a bit of method to the madness…these random (seeming) posts are related, at least in my … Continue reading →

Katy says: I have been to Venezuela three times in the last year, and each trip brings a new insight into what is going on there, insights that are hard to get from reading Globovisión or form the daily feeds … Continue reading →

Katy says: I have been to Venezuela three times in the last year, and each trip brings a new insight into what is going on there, insights that are hard to get from reading Globovisión or form the daily feeds … Continue reading →

Katy says: I have been to Venezuela three times in the last year, and each trip brings a new insight into what is going on there, insights that are hard to get from reading Globovisión or form the daily feeds … Continue reading →

Pope Leo XIII said: The end, or object, both of the rational will and of its liberty is that good only which is in conformity with reason. Since, however, both these faculties are imperfect, it is possible, as is often … Continue reading →

Pope Leo XIII said: The end, or object, both of the rational will and of its liberty is that good only which is in conformity with reason. Since, however, both these faculties are imperfect, it is possible, as is often … Continue reading →

Quico says: I suppose most people think learning a new language is about as much fun as dental surgery, but I’ve always liked it. I learned English when I was a kid, French in High School and taught myself Italian … Continue reading →

Quico says: I suppose most people think learning a new language is about as much fun as dental surgery, but I’ve always liked it. I learned English when I was a kid, French in High School and taught myself Italian … Continue reading →

Quico says: It’s been hard to find the time or the stomach to blog recently. (Somebody I know might have taken up the slack, but hasn’t…) Rather than leave the blog dormant, I thought I might as well post some … Continue reading →

Quico says: It’s been hard to find the time or the stomach to blog recently. (Somebody I know might have taken up the slack, but hasn’t…) Rather than leave the blog dormant, I thought I might as well post some … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Friedman says: The most profound observer of political ignorance, Walter Lippmann, tackled [...] the commonplace accusation that one’s political adversaries have evil motives. This is neither a charitable accusation to make nor one that, when the heat of the … Continue reading →

Quico says: Dear Katy, Actually, I’m not sure if we really agree, or, to say it more precisely, I’m not sure if we’re talking about the same thing. Your post deals mostly with what we think, but the problem, for … Continue reading →

Quico says: Dear Katy, Actually, I’m not sure if we really agree, or, to say it more precisely, I’m not sure if we’re talking about the same thing. Your post deals mostly with what we think, but the problem, for … Continue reading →