Category Archives: Iraq

Wars of Choice and Crimes of War

Posted on April 10, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

We’re all supposed to agree that Good people can advocate horrendous policies and still not be responsible for what they cheered on.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Iraq | 9 Comments

The Failures of the Traditional Media in Iraq

Posted on March 16, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Let me count the ways.
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Posted in Iraq, News Media | 4 Comments

What the NY Times Presidential Endorsements Say About the Traditional Media

Posted on January 29, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

If you’re like most sentient humans, you don’t care whom the NY Times editorial board decided to endorse for president. But the ‘logic’ behind the endorsement of Clinton is revealing. The Mandarin Class still doesn’t get it.
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Posted in Democrats, Economics, Iraq, News Media | 4 Comments

Senator Obama, Enough with the Fuzzy Wuzzy Talk

Posted on January 26, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t want “hope”, I want good policies, politics, and results. Obama demonstrates exactly how not to argue against Republican militarism.
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Posted in Democrats, Framing, Iraq | 5 Comments

Time Magazine: One Out of Five Iraq War Veterans Has Experienced Brain Trauma

Posted on January 22, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Time magazine, Time will run with a story claiming that twenty percent of Iraq War veterans have suffered brain trauma.
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Posted in Iraq, Little Lord Pontchartrain | 2 Comments

A Case Study in Pundit Over-Analysis

Posted on January 10, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Here’s one example, brought to you by Frank Rich, of how writing political narratives instead of discussing data leads to unsupported conclusions.
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Posted in Democrats, Framing, Iraq, News Media | 2 Comments

Being Imprecise About the Details of Catastrophe…

Posted on October 28, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

…doesn’t invalidate the person making the prediction.
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Posted in Economics, Experts, Iraq | 2 Comments

Christian Conscientious Objectors

Posted on October 21, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Get ready for the latest source of conservative rage: a soldier who became religious and decided he couldn’t fight in Iraq anymore.
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Posted in Iraq, Military, Religion | 4 Comments