Blog Comments a Tragedy of the Commons

Comments sections on larger blogs seem inevitably to turn into cesspools. Is it worth trying to stop it happening?

Should Conservatives Be Embarrassed?

A growing number of conservatives are in dismay about the state of their movement.

Debating In A Civil Society

Screaming at one another and treating political opponents as enemies doesn’t seem to be getting us anywhere. But is there a realistic alternative?

Writing Without Interviewing

Why I didn’t talk to Dave Weigel before writing about him.

Ugly Party vs. Grown-Up Party

Michael Gerson argues that the source of our polarization isn’t the Democrats and the Republicans but the Ugly Party and the Grown-Up Party.

Jodi Rell Not Running

Debating Afghanistan

Heckling the President

T-Shirt Wars