Why Words Matter – Language in Modern Political Debate

Language is a social construct: words are just concepts and we hope for the sake of debate that we’re all sharing the same concept when we use the same words. …

He isn’t one of us…

One of the strangest, and perhaps most morbid, developments in American politics is the way that the usual partisan suspects have mobilized to disown the suicidal pilot in Texas. He…

Myth of the Moderate Middle

A lot of Americans are quick to grab at the totem of “moderate,” but what does this really mean? Here’s a graphic I made and posted a while back on…

The Underground is Back – Sort of

Underground Politics is back - but the problems aren't completely solved yet.