Tag Archives: argumentum ad baculum

Who loves the ad baculum?

Posted on 4/1/2013 by Scott Aikin

Mallard Fillmore, that’s who. Well, I should say, actually: Who loves to attribute the ad baculum?  This seems a very strange sort piece of communication, one that were it actually true or believed to be true, wouldn’t actually be performed … Continue reading →

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Identity Theft

Posted on 4/17/2012 by John Casey

Chicago's Cardinal Francis George is not the master of analogies by any stretch. Recently, when a persecuted minority wanted to walk by one his churches on a Sunday, they were "Nazis."  Now, if someone requires that Health Insurers Provide a … Continue reading →

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The ironing

Posted on 3/25/2011 by John Casey

So many interesting things happened while I was away.  Here's one (via TPM). First, William Cronon, a professor of history at UW Madison, started a blog and  wrote an op-ed critical of the Wisconsin governor's drive to end collective bargaining for … Continue reading →

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