"It's been going on so long, it's hard to control and contain it. Why is it still there?
Skid Row isn't a problem with an exclusively monetary solution, the roots are much deeper than that."
Part 3 of Good Magazine's documentary on the homelessness epidemic in Los Angeles focuses in on the drug trade (Part 2 on kids is here, the introductory episode is here). For those of you who have been following the series, I'd love to hear thoughts.
No, let's not "recreate '68."
In 1968, the leadership of the Democratic Party was strongly in favor of (like, in the process of prosecuting) the war in Vietnam. Today, the leadership of the party (despite some past errors) is strongly opposed to the war and in favor of withdrawal.
If you're an anti-war protester, this should not be an insignificant distinction.
William F. Buckley, Jr., founder of the modern conservative movement, died today at 82.
Frankly, I admired that man. That may seem like an odd thing for someone of the left (and someone of my age) to say, but it's true. Whatever his politics, few people in American history have had such an effect on both mainstream politics and American intellectual life. Fewer still with his wit and a basic decency even toward those with whom he disagreed.
After the fold, I've embedded a fascinating retrospective from the Charlie Rose show. It includes clips from a half a dozen interviews and will give you a sense of what I'm talking about.
Update: Also, let me recommend to you Rick Perlstein's thoughts. As a historian of American conservatism and a friend of Buckley's, his perspective is unique and important.
"The average age of a homeless person living in the US is 9-years-old. 3.5 million people. That 1.35 million children..."
Part 2 of Good Magazine's documentary on the homelessness epidemic in Los Angeles focuses on children (part one is here). Again, this is tough to watch, so be warned. That being said, even tougher to live, so take a few minutes to watch.
A quick word on the lovely "Coming Soon" banner you see at your right.
A reader way back when asked that we let you all know when authors are on their way so you can come prepared having read the book. This is me making good on that promise (and vowing to do so whenever possible from now on).
Next week, Mike Connery is going to sit down at the Table for One to blog about about his new book Youth to Power: How Today's Young Voters Are Building Tomorrow's Progressive Majority. Connery is a Fellow with the Center for Independent Media and blogs fulltime about progressive youth politics at Future Majority.
The week after that, we'll be doing a Book Club with Steven Waldman on his new book Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America. Waldman is the co-founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of Beliefnet.com, the largest faith and spirituality website.
Then, to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, we'll be doing a Book Club with Greg Mitchell on his new book So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits--and the President--Failed on Iraq. Mitchell is the editor of Editor & Publisher magazine.
That's what we have so far for March. Who would you like to see? What books are you looking forward to reading? Share some wisdom in the comments.
Lawrence Lessig has decided, ahead of schedule, that's he's not going to run for congress. His explanation, in characteristic power point, is below the fold.
I think he's right, but isn't this kind of an insane thing to say about your boss when you're already on suspension? David Shuster:
"Does it bother me that I was thrown under the bus to pay for the sins of the father?" Shuster asks rhetorically in the interview. "No. As somebody who's covered politics for a while, I understand all the forces that were in play."
This sounds about right to me:
On the low road, Obama's black and foreign. On the middle road, he's unpatriotic. And on the high-road he's one of those post-American tranzies. Which is, of course, a fancy way of saying he's black and foreign. And thus the loop is closed.I kind of like Obama's "Otherness," although I can see the problem the GOP would have with it.
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