A ‘New York Times’ book critic spent five days in Dublin and wrote about its literary history. This correction is appended to the story.

Yes. This.

OOolufemiotaiwo.bsky.socialOct 2, 2024 7:09pm

"At bottom, debate is gamified conversation... Presidential political debates combine what is worst about our politics — existing incentives to obfuscate complicated political issues — with what is worst about debate as an activity." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Please, no more debates!

Debates elevate the worst aspects of our politics. Let’s try something else.

To be clear, I'm saying that's Bouie's opinion. And mine fwiw. The inability of "debate" o deal with abject lies is why I quit judging college debate. Some things/propositions are fairly debatable. Being able to win a debate because you're the slickest liar isn't something we should encourage.

Tl;dr: A Polished turd is still a turd.

Jjamellebouie.netOct 2, 2024 12:00pm

my take in the times debate round up

In the least surprising news ever, Daniel Cameron used the power of his office to harass private citizens with potential criminal charges for his own personal gain. Who could have seen that coming? /sarc

JSjoesonka.bsky.socialOct 2, 2024 3:08pm

Newly unsealed court documents show former Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron went on ‘fishing expedition’ for abortion physician employment records

Daniel Cameron went on ‘fishing expedition’ for abortion physician employment records

In now unsealed court documents, a Franklin County judge ruled that former Attorney General Daniel Cameron could not subpoena employment records from a Louisville abortion clinic.

I saw someone say Vance seems like the kind of lawyer whose string cites you can’t trust and I’m still chuckling about that.

When people say the South gets what it deserves for voting Republican, remind them that: 1) 45% of Southerners voted for Biden. Trump only won 53% there 2) Half of America’s Black population lives in the South 3) The region has widespread gerrymandering & restrictive voting laws

When katrina happened, some evangelicals said it was gods punishment because of the gays. On the flipside we now have "well the red states deserve to get wrecked by climate change for not voting blue" Same energy.

They’re not even bothering to wear the hoods these days. Note to all of you public Klansmen: Trump isn’t anyone’s president currently, and Vance wil NEVER be anyone’s VP.

When he says “our” he doesn’t mean Republicans. He means white folk, as underscored by his saying “our” country a few lines later.