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I've skimmed the debate on

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:44 +0000

In reply to G, I'm curious as to whether

I've skimmed the debate on both sides. My inclination is to avoid the issue to the extent that I can. I think that class-based political generalizations are fraught with problems, as evidenced by the Frank-Bartels controversy, which seems to be largely a debate about how to define "working class." What I value in Frank's book is not the sweeping social history of Kansas politics, but the documentation of a new political movement. In my own book, I'll be focusing on the evolution and promulgation of the ideas. I do not think that the appeal of these ideas is inherently class-specific, though I expect that they are more popular among certain social-economic-gender demographics. I've been looking for FOX target demographics, but I haven't found any breakdowns except by age.

What about the poor Vandals?

acanuck — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:48:06 +0000

In reply to The Visigoths get all the PR,

What about the poor Vandals? You loot a little here and there as you migrate, and pretty soon you have an "ism" named after you. Not at all fair.

G, I'm curious as to whether

DF — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:06:05 +0000

In reply to What's the Matter with New York? What Doug Hoffman's Election Loss Means for America's Future

G, I'm curious as to whether you've read this critique of Frank's book by Princeton's Larry Bartels. It's a pretty sharp rebuttal to Frank's thesis in Kansas and worth the read IMHO.

The Visigoths get all the PR,

quinn esq — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:16:42 +0000

In reply to Man, I love a good Visigoth

The Visigoths get all the PR, but the real goons in the story were the Alans. Which makes you realize how important branding is, right? 'Cause NOBODY is gonna tremble when they hear the Alans are at the gate. Like, Alan Alda or Alan Arkin? See?

"The Alans." Fail.

Man, I love a good Visigoth

Orlando — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:56:49 +0000

In reply to What's the Matter with New York? What Doug Hoffman's Election Loss Means for America's Future

Man, I love a good Visigoth reference.

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William K. Wolfrum — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:16:31 +0000

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quinn esq — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:10 +0000

In reply to Thanks for sharing. I'm glad

Your blogs seem to attract the real quality commenters, Genghis.

Oh wait.

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quinn esq — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:45:30 +0000

In reply to You must have mistyped. There

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William K. Wolfrum — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:45:04 +0000

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You must have mistyped. There are plenty of Jerk Blogs all over the Internet, many offering limited free content. Or so I've been told.

Ever since the Democrats

Nebton — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:19:52 +0000

In reply to Thanks for sharing. I'm glad

Ever since the Democrats broke up Ma Bell (in one version of history, at least), telephones became part of the conspiracy. You can't trust them!