Brad Rourke

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  • Living Like Xerxes

    This essay originally apppeared in Pajamas Media. When first we lay eyes on the evil Xerxes, in the visual revolution known as 300, he is riding a monstrous platform carried by a throng of people whom (we presume) are slaves. It’s a floating throne and court all in one, massive and imposing. He wants to…

  • That Golden Ring And The Alamo Of Truth

    This column originally appeared in Pajamas Media. When forced to come clean in public life, we often pretty up our deceits in flowery language and clever rhetoric, admitting that we may not have been “accurate” or might not have been “forthcoming.” We admit to a “misjudgment” or regret that we may have created the “appearance…

  • Taxonomy of Notes

    People’s Ways of Taking Notes Spiral BoundersNotebookers (aka Moleskiners) <= Was me!Comp BookersPadders <= Me!LaptoppersScrappersNuthin’ Just my take…

  • Porn Nation

    This column originally appeared in Pajamas Media. As luck would have it, we have a late-summer camp-gap as we get ready for school to start. In our household, both my wife and I work at home. So, day-in, day-out, parents and children are spending a lot of time together. I was reading what looked like…

  • Please Don't Run

    Dear Sen. Obama: Just a few days ago, on one of many Debate Days, I saw that photograph of you and your daughter, Sasha, in the bumper cars at the Iowa State Fair. You are both so happy, sharing the simple joys of the lurch and heave and jolt. Looking at the photo, I imagine…

  • Please Don’t Run

    Dear Sen. Obama: Just a few days ago, on one of many Debate Days, I saw that photograph of you and your daughter, Sasha, in the bumper cars at the Iowa State Fair. You are both so happy, sharing the simple joys of the lurch and heave and jolt. Looking at the photo, I imagine…

  • "I See It All The Time"

    The Sheriff’s came to the neighbors the other day. Came twice, in fact. First time, they asked if I had seen them recently. I had to admit not since the weekend, when there was a lot of activity in the driveway. The second time the Sheriff’s came, it was with a pair of laborers. They…

  • "I See It All The Time"

    The Sheriff’s came to the neighbors the other day. Came twice, in fact. First time, they asked if I had seen them recently. I had to admit not since the weekend, when there was a lot of activity in the driveway. The second time the Sheriff’s came, it was with a pair of laborers. They…

  • Taxonomy of Bloggers

    A simple taxonomy of the different blogs out there in the public sphere. Annotator and Pointer: InstaPundit, Atrios, Drudge Thoughtful Response: Mark Schmitt, Talking Points Memo, PowerLine, Captain’s Quarters Secret Expertise: Brad DeLong, Mystery Pollster Pot-Stirrer: Michelle Malkin, DailyKOS Omnivorous Essayist: Dynamist, Redeeming Hope, Think Again (Stanley Fish), Bitch Ph.D. Newsroom Bullpen: The Corner, TAPped,…