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Category Archives: Jonah Goldberg
You would have noticed this hypocrisy… if you weren’t such a hypocrite
Jonah Goldberg at NRO rings up a fantastic subjunctive tu quoque: Yes, it’s extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea-party. . . . And his outrage now — however convenient — is appreciated. But when people he … Continue reading
Reductio by analogy
Johah Goldberg wrote a book about public and political discourse. That makes him an expert about how people argue about policy. His recent criticism of Joe Biden’s rhetorical flourish “if it saves one life,” reason to heavily regulate fire arms … Continue reading
Posted in Jonah Goldberg, Straw Man, Weak Analogy
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An interesting weak man argument
Jonah Goldberg has a nice piece over at National Review Online about the way the recently upheld Affordable Care Act has been received at National Public Radio. He picks out Julie Rovner's question about whether there are really any losers … Continue reading
Posted in General discussion, Jonah Goldberg, Straw Man, weak man
Tagged Jonah Goldberg, Straw Man, weak man
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Now, that’s a strawman!
Jonah Goldberg has a piece defending Lindsey Graham's recent proposal for a Constitutional Amendment (one that would revise the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause so that children born of illegal aliens are not citizens). More importantly, Goldberg is out to defend … Continue reading
Doesn’t anyone read this stuff before they print it?
For half a second–OK, a couple paragraphs–I thought Jonah Goldberg might have an interesting argument for an interesting distinction. Goldberg is tired of hearing about moral hypocrisy, understandably perhaps, given the exposure of the pecadillos of so many of his … Continue reading
I’m not an economist
Since I'm not an economist, I can't easily judge the content of the Krugman's arguments against anti-stimulus arguments. But what makes Krugman stand head and shoulders above the rest of his fellow pundits, is that he makes arguments. Next, write … Continue reading
Merit
In a meritocracy, people earn their way upwards. So foundational is the notion of merit to a meritocracy, that for some, such as myself for instance, it has a broader application. In a meritocracy democracy, such as ours would like … Continue reading
Posted in Jonah Goldberg, non causa pro causa
Tagged Glenn Greenwald, Jonah Goldberg, Meritocracy
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Patriotismo
As we head toward the Fourth of July, perhaps some might enjoy the following definition of patriotism from Jonah Goldberg (via Whiskey Fire): Definitions of patriotism proliferate, but in the American context patriotism must involve not only devotion to American … Continue reading
