tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694040304727321463.post2162208381373065212..comments2023-11-02T06:58:54.782-04:00Comments on Dissection and Introspection: I need to start reading New York magazine moreMediaMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548519999729515206noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694040304727321463.post-17351683044980778202008-10-10T14:24:00.000-04:002008-10-10T14:24:00.000-04:00I used to read Yglesias's blog from time to time (...I used to read Yglesias's blog from time to time (when he was still with The Atlantic). <BR/><BR/>He can be insightful, but he's also prone to rhetorical flourishes and fuzzy logic. For example, he often takes out-of-context quotes from John McCain and holds them up as proof that the Republican nominee wants every American to "go to war and die." <BR/><BR/>I've never understood why Andrew Sullivan is so impressed with him. From what I've read, Yglesias is extremely self-righteous, partisan - and not at all self-reflective. <BR/><BR/>His arguments often rely heavily on ad hominems and "if-then" statements that, while logically consistent, don't really account for any kind of moral complexity. <BR/><BR/>On an unrelated note, can I start blogging at Wit War, too? Who do I have to bang?mikhailbakuninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158822054353654203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694040304727321463.post-21325042925597221932008-10-10T11:57:00.000-04:002008-10-10T11:57:00.000-04:00He does. I linked to his current blog. I've only r...He does. I linked to his current blog. I've only read a few things of his over the last few months, so I haven't developed an opinion on him, but why is he a tool?<BR/><BR/>Also, he's 27. I feel the need to state that.MediaMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548519999729515206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694040304727321463.post-61046880731349711232008-10-09T13:36:00.000-04:002008-10-09T13:36:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure Matt Yglesias blogs for Think Prog...I'm pretty sure Matt Yglesias blogs for Think Progress now. <BR/><BR/>Either way, he's a tool.mikhailbakuninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158822054353654203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694040304727321463.post-89341310164040044492008-10-09T09:12:00.000-04:002008-10-09T09:12:00.000-04:00I always thought the shopping thing was an attempt...I always thought the shopping thing was an attempt to keep people from panicking. Since the markets plunged after 9/11, companies would have gone under if people had started curbing their spending and squirreling all their savings away in their mattresses. Of course, they'd be ahead of many of us right now if they had done that. Still, there's something to the fact that the only thing we've had to sacrifice during the Global War on Terror has been the lives of American soldiers. It makes the war less real, in a way.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569180426066178711noreply@blogger.com