"Those who fought beneath the Confederate flag were fighting to retain slavery."
True.
"They wanted an economic system in which they could kidnap people from Africa . . . "
By the time the Civil War began, kidnapping slaves from Africa had been illegal in the US for decades (1808). The slaves that the South fought over were mostly the children and grandchildren of those kidnapped. In fact, one reason the South wanted to expand slavery was to create a market for excess slaves.
On #2, yes the South was fighting to retain slavery. But no, the South wasn't fighting to retain kidnapping slaves from Africa. That was against the law after 1808. By the time of the Civil War, the South was raising more slaves than it could consume locally.
"between putting solar panels on the house and driving a Volt. "
...
But here's the thing: if Americans lived in smaller houses, invested in insulation and thermal windows, lived closer to work and used more public transportation, that would have at least as much of an impact in the near term as rooftop solar panels and overpriced electric cars.
We're at 5.4 MWh and closing in on our first year at the end of July. We're far from zero net, but will probably save ca. $600 this year. But to be fair, without a 50% subsidy from Ameren UE and a further 30% federal tax rebate, the investment would have been economic folly.
Even more fitting would be no epitaph. I don't celebrate the death of any man, but there are plenty who I see no reason to memorialize. Andrew Breitbart lived his life in a way that is best ignored and forgotten.
1. The definition you use for blogging is restrictive and solipsistic. There are, for example, photoblogs that are nothing but interesting photos, not journalism. The wikipedia definition is accurate.
2. While wikipedia, like Juan Cole, occasionally makes errors, it is reliable in nearly every case I've examined where I know the correct information or confirmed it by independent means. Like Juan Cole, wikipedia is a great resource.
3. Andrew Breitbart was a ugly and malicious person. He was, on occasion, also a blogger. An ugly and malicious blogger, but a blogger no less. I am a driver, and just because there are terrible drivers of unreliable vehicles on the road, that doesn't make them or me any less drivers.
As someone who works and pays taxes, what I see is another concern troll reciting the tired, failed faux economics of the GOP, CW.
The GOP and their enablers in the Democratic Party have insisted on tax cuts without explaining what spending cuts will make those cuts revenue-neutral. Indeed, they insist on lying about it, by asserting that tax cuts pay for themselves (they don't), allowing them to ignore the need to specify what spending they will cut. Confronted with the failure of their model, they piously bemoan "the wanton waste of our tax dollars, which is now occuring in this out-of-control government" while ignoring the fact that they were never interested in tying politically unpopular spending cuts to politically popular tax cuts.
What would you cut, Chris? And please spare us the empty epigram "waste, fraud and abuse." Name specific programs and dollar amounts. Let us know when you find $1 trillion dollars in cuts. Until then, please stop trolling this site with tired GOP propaganda.
"Redesign the city that way and you will find yourself being the only person living there. You and those who can’t leave."
James, last time I checked, there were still quite a few people living in NYC. Many people in NYC don't own cars at all. Many of the rest don't drive them to work every day.
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For a different take, here's Kevin Drum at Mother Jones:
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Actually, HRC had sufficient appeal to America to win the popular vote by over 2.7 million.
" seems to share Pompeo’s sentiments and has opposed banning the cruel treatment of prisoners."
Can't you just call it what it is--torture?
When asked what he thought about Western civilization, Gandhi replied that he thought it would be a good idea.
Along these lines, I'd be interested in your take on "On Palestine."
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"Those who fought beneath the Confederate flag were fighting to retain slavery."
True.
"They wanted an economic system in which they could kidnap people from Africa . . . "
By the time the Civil War began, kidnapping slaves from Africa had been illegal in the US for decades (1808). The slaves that the South fought over were mostly the children and grandchildren of those kidnapped. In fact, one reason the South wanted to expand slavery was to create a market for excess slaves.
On #2, yes the South was fighting to retain slavery. But no, the South wasn't fighting to retain kidnapping slaves from Africa. That was against the law after 1808. By the time of the Civil War, the South was raising more slaves than it could consume locally.
From my reading of the letter and the definition of the word, they committed sedition and are in violation of the Logan act.
"Party of Freedom [sic]?"
This appears to be a new and unfamiliar use of the word "freedom."
"between putting solar panels on the house and driving a Volt. "
...
But here's the thing: if Americans lived in smaller houses, invested in insulation and thermal windows, lived closer to work and used more public transportation, that would have at least as much of an impact in the near term as rooftop solar panels and overpriced electric cars.
We're at 5.4 MWh and closing in on our first year at the end of July. We're far from zero net, but will probably save ca. $600 this year. But to be fair, without a 50% subsidy from Ameren UE and a further 30% federal tax rebate, the investment would have been economic folly.
I think you mean "All in all, based solely on *past* statistics,"
Well, more precisely, he is a libertarian of convenience.
"a fitting epitaph"
Even more fitting would be no epitaph. I don't celebrate the death of any man, but there are plenty who I see no reason to memorialize. Andrew Breitbart lived his life in a way that is best ignored and forgotten.
1. The definition you use for blogging is restrictive and solipsistic. There are, for example, photoblogs that are nothing but interesting photos, not journalism. The wikipedia definition is accurate.
2. While wikipedia, like Juan Cole, occasionally makes errors, it is reliable in nearly every case I've examined where I know the correct information or confirmed it by independent means. Like Juan Cole, wikipedia is a great resource.
3. Andrew Breitbart was a ugly and malicious person. He was, on occasion, also a blogger. An ugly and malicious blogger, but a blogger no less. I am a driver, and just because there are terrible drivers of unreliable vehicles on the road, that doesn't make them or me any less drivers.
Uh, no.
As someone who works and pays taxes, what I see is another concern troll reciting the tired, failed faux economics of the GOP, CW.
The GOP and their enablers in the Democratic Party have insisted on tax cuts without explaining what spending cuts will make those cuts revenue-neutral. Indeed, they insist on lying about it, by asserting that tax cuts pay for themselves (they don't), allowing them to ignore the need to specify what spending they will cut. Confronted with the failure of their model, they piously bemoan "the wanton waste of our tax dollars, which is now occuring in this out-of-control government" while ignoring the fact that they were never interested in tying politically unpopular spending cuts to politically popular tax cuts.
What would you cut, Chris? And please spare us the empty epigram "waste, fraud and abuse." Name specific programs and dollar amounts. Let us know when you find $1 trillion dollars in cuts. Until then, please stop trolling this site with tired GOP propaganda.
"Redesign the city that way and you will find yourself being the only person living there. You and those who can’t leave."
James, last time I checked, there were still quite a few people living in NYC. Many people in NYC don't own cars at all. Many of the rest don't drive them to work every day.