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: pico argues we should teach the Bible in public school for cultural literacy (pico also posts at SC).
Booman Tribune: Booman examines the origins of the DLC and its current corporate backing.
The Daily Howler: Bob Somerby criticizes the media's shallow, style-over-substance political reporting as lazy and dishonest.
The Washington Monthly: Kevin Drum summarizes the WSJ article on wages lagging economic growth and sees GOP spin attempts.
My Left Wing: Jeff Huber points out the biases and circular reporting of those who say the surge is working.
On the Right:
Captain's Quarters: Ed sees the effort to relocate Arabs from Kirkuk as a critical test for the Maliki administration.
RedState: streiff is concerned about the more restrictive British rules of engagement that may have enabled the hostage seizure.
Outside The Beltway: James Joyner finds few good options for Britain to respond to the hostage crisis.
The Volokh Conspiracy: Ilya Somin doesn't see the welfare state ending now that it has become profitable for special interests.
The Minority Report: Steven Foley contends that some bloggers deserve to be considered legitimate journalists.
Other:
Obsidian Wings: hilzoy explains that the largest tax increase blamed on Dems is just the anticipated sunset of Bush's cuts.
Andrew Sullivan: Sullivan is disgusted by the blatantly political sentence of the Gitmo detainee Hicks.
The Agitator: Radley Balko notes a disturbing and questionable case of prosecuting medical marijuana in Colorado.
The Forvm: Trickster congratulates Dems for passing Iraq bills with timelines but believes they should compromise if Bush vetoes.
Swords Crossed: Mike Pridmore is fed up with Bush's petulant tactics in the timetable debate.
Perspectives on Last Week posted Monday, April 2
Loren's "It's the Inspiration, Stupid" and Murder Inc.'s "Another Cartel Gets Its Just Desserts", among others.
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