What I mean … is that know-nothingism — the insistence that there are simple, brute-force, instant-gratification answers to every problem, and that there’s something effeminate and weak about anyone who suggests otherwise — has become the core of Republican policy and political strategy. The party’s de facto slogan has become: “Real men don’t think things …
Daily Archive: August 12, 2008
Aug 12 2008
Bornholm-bound, come hell or high water
After a week-long postponement due to crappy weather, the Swede and I are departing on our much anticipating summer bike tour today. Which is not to say that conditions have gotten any better. (In fact, it's raining as I type this.) We're headed for the Danish island of Bornholm, where the forecast over the next …
