I Did Not Know That Either

See Ezra Klein. h/t TPM. Election 2008, McCain

On going to war with Iran. How It Happens | Talking Points Memo. But when it comes to matters of war and peace, laziness is easily as dangerous as intent.

This is What Democracy Looks Like?Making Sense of the Pew Poll on Egypt « The Revealer. The latest Pew Research Center poll results on Egypt are in, as Egyptians continue to debate what form the country’s nascent democracy should take in the wake of the January 25th Revolution. I was one of the millions of Egyptians participating in the 18-day uprising that toppled the Mubarak regime last February. I’m also a graduate student conducting research in Egypt.  So for multiple reasons, I hoped the poll would provide concrete answers on what Egyptians think at this critical juncture of our country’s…