Category Archives: The Dish

Strode Reality: Andrew Sullivan: ‘The Politics of Homosexuality: Intro On Prohibition’

Source:Strode Reality– columnist and author Andrew Sullivan giving a lecture about homosexuality, in 2010. Source:The Daily Times “Andrew Sullivan, “The Politics of Homosexuality,” Princeton University, 2/18/10. Part 1 of 7: 1. Intro & Prohibitionism part 1 2. Prohibitionism part 2 … Continue reading

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Andrew Sullivan: Neither Living Nor Dead

Source:The New Democrat  Before I give you my take on the U.S. Constitution, I’m going to give you takes from others further Left of me and from people who are to my Right and further Right. Today’s so-called Progressives who … Continue reading

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Andrew Sullivan: Why Am I Moving Left?

Source:The New Democrat  Whatever Andrew Sullivan is calling himself these days, I still consider him to be a Conservative. Conservative Libertarian even if that makes you feel better. Because similar to Barry Goldwater it is not that conservatism has changed, … Continue reading

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Andrew Sullivan: Why Rand Paul Matters

Source:The New Democrat  For me, though, these clips make Paul’s candidacy more appealing, not less. What the GOP needs is an honest, stringent account of how it has ended up where it is – a party that has piled on … Continue reading

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Andrew Sullivan: If America Had Scandinavia’s Tax Rate

Source:The New Democrat Jonathan Chait had a column in the, formerly liberal (ha ha) New Republic magazine arguing that, as we celebrate tax day, the U.S. should be thinking about increasing taxes on everyone across the board except for the working … Continue reading

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Andrew Sullivan: ‘Why is Liberal a Dirty Word?’

Source:The New Democrat  The reason why in the past the word Liberal has almost been seen as bad as a cuss word or someone would call someone a Liberal like they would call someone a jerk or a bastard or … Continue reading

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The Dish: Andrew Sullivan: Healthcare Socialism 1, Healthcare Capitalism 0

Source:The New Democrat  This idea that capitalism is better when it comes to producing things that people want, but socialism is better for things that people need to live well, in other words capitalism is better for producing luxury cars, … Continue reading

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