This is a brief summary of recent interesting content from a broad spectrum of political blogs. I hope you'll enjoy reading (and perhaps discussing) these thought-provoking pieces. Feel free to point out other posts you enjoyed. (Each installment in this series originally posted at Swords Crossed.)
Read on for this week's list...
On the Left:
Daily Kos: aphra behn takes a deep look at a forgotten figure from Ireland's turbulent history, the The Rebel Countess Constance Markiewicz.
Hullabaloo: Digby calls on the press to find the true mainstream and start demanding answers to GOP misdeeds.
Talking Points Memo: Daivd Kurtz summarizes recent reports that Gonzales apologized for how the US attorney firings were handled.
Think Progress: Faiz points out some context to the oft-quoted SIC statement that Plame was responsible for sending Wilson to Niger.
My Left Wing: Bonddad notices food prices are spiking as a result of decreased supply and increased demand and wonders about long-term effects.
On the Right:
Captain's Quarters: Ed discusses France's offer to Israel to support action against Syria and regrets the opportunity missed in the strikes on Lebanon.
Instapundit: Glenn remarks that green companies who invest in oil are open to charges of hypocrisy when conservation is seen as moral rather than practical.
Outside The Beltway: James Joyner summarizes recent polls of Iraqi opinion and concludes that despite the ongoing violence and instability Iraqis are reasonably optimistic about the post-Saddam future.
RedState: Leverkuhn discusses reactions to the film 300 and finds a liberal/conservative split in views of patriotism and willingness to die for one's country.
The Minority Report: docj comments on the tragic death of a little girl and wonders whether we as a society have lost our way as we gain technology and lose humanity.
Other:
Balloon Juice: John Cole points out that those US attorneys who were not fired will now be suspected of being pro-administration political hacks.
Andrew Sullivan: Sullivan is disturbed by Yoo's apparent disregard for the doctrine of Just War and his dispassionate justifications for torture.
The Agitator: Radley Balko says the recent decision against Raich is the logical outcome of a political war on drugs -- a war that must end.
The Forvm: Gabriel emphasizes that tax cuts almost never generate increased revenue and must be justified on other grounds.
Swords Crossed: ILJ worries about the criminalization of mental illness and calls for more effective approaches.
Perspectives on Last Week posted Monday, March 19
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