TULLIUS

2004-12-10T19:25:00.000-05:00

A NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY TULLIUS is no stranger to being out of power. Nor does he need to remind his informed reader that the Re Publica is the sum total of matters belonging to the people. Governance is the Achilles' heel of the Republican Party and by pursuing good governance in the "red states" New Democrats can regain the ascendancy: Consider the wise comments of Will Marshall: NDOL:

2004-12-02T13:46:00.000-05:00

HOW ISLAMIC DEMOCRACY MIGHT COME ABOUT IN IRAQ Tullius finds Feldman's analysis of the election situation in Iraq interesting and potentially encouraging: New America Foundation : article -2058- "The Sunni Angle" "The Sunni Angle" -2058-

2004-12-02T13:42:00.000-05:00

CAN ISLAMIC DEMOCRACY REACH A TIPPING POINT? TULLIUS believes the answer may well be--yes. It used to be accepted as a matter of course that transition to democracy in Islamic societies might never happen. It was at best the endpoint of an arduous path. It might be better NOT to have democracy, because it might lead to extremist majorities taking power. TULLIUS believes these arguments can

2004-11-28T16:47:00.000-05:00

TULLIUS notes many commentators in doubt over whether America's politics have "realigned" toward Republicanism. John Harris of the Washington Post states this is a question Parties are seeking to answer: Was Nov. 2 Realignment -- Or a Tilt? (washingtonpost.com): "As some partisan operatives and political scientists see it, Bush's reelection victory and simultaneous Republican gains in the

2004-11-25T08:49:00.000-05:00

HOW DEMOCRATS WILL RETURN TO POWER TULLIUS believes democrats will return to power by identifying and adhering to their core values. We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets What are Democratic core values?

2003-10-01T15:07:00.000-04:00

DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE FOR NATION BUILDING Tullius imagines all progressive Democrats to be for "nation building." Tullius agrees with what he read in yesterday's Wall Street Journal. Proposals to charge Iraqis for nation building are not progressive: "They are shortsighted in the extreme. It's not just that Iraq has pressing needs, which aren't likely to be addressed by oil revenues in the

2003-09-03T08:55:00.000-04:00

SECOND PHASE OF THE WAR: KNOW THE ENEMY We are now entering the second phase of this global war. There will be debates and discussions within the coalition, and within the U.K. U.S. and U.N. about the right strategies and tactics to employ in this second phase. TULLIUS suspects much disagreement in discussions about where we must head now in the war against Al Qaeda, the Baathists and their

2003-09-01T19:25:00.000-04:00

TULLIUS was dismayed to learn what he read in yesterday's Boston Globe about After the Terror by Canadian-British philsosopher Ted Honderich, who argues that some forms of terrorism--including Palestinian suicide attacks against Israeli civilians--are morally justifiable. This book was recommended for publication by Jurgen Habermas, best known for his advocacy of liberal values. These do not

2003-08-25T09:03:00.000-04:00

BLOGAL COALITION FOR WHAT? TULLIUS (RE)INTRODUCES THE LIBERTY DOCTRINE TULLIUS here reintroduces the liberty doctrine as a high good which the Blogal Coalition seeks. It is here presented as articulated by McFaul. "During the twentieth century, the central purpose of American power was to defend against and when possible to destroy tyranny. American presidents have been at their best when

2003-08-24T12:58:00.000-04:00

VALUES THE COALITION IS FIGHTING FOR Some values are worth fighting for. The Liberty Principle (on which more in future posts) is the highest among them. For this reason, TULLIUS and the Blogal Coalition of the Willing support staying until the coalition has succeeded in IRAQ. Having dealt the Baathist tyranny a deadly blow, it is unthinkable that the job not be finished. Tom Friedman

2003-08-23T11:30:00.000-04:00

(RE) INTRODUCING TULLIUS Reports of my death were premature--by over 2060 years. Nature has implanted in the human race so great a need of virtue and so great a desire to defend the common safety that the strength thereof has conquered all the allurements of pleasure and ease. These are the times that demand my return--my return from rustication and contemplation of the music of the spheres

2003-08-23T10:17:00.000-04:00

Where is The Nation's sense of outrage? The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was assassinated in what looks like a direct hit by the Baathist/Jihadist alliance. Small matter, skip over that quickly to denounce the UK/US coalition. What is The Nation? TULLIUS does not recognize the nation for which The Nation is proposing itself to be named. It is not a true nation. It may be a "false"

2003-08-22T08:31:00.000-04:00

BLOGAL COALITION OF THE WILLING IN THE REPUBLIC OF IDEAS August 22 Welcome to the Blogal Coalition of the Willing in the Republic of Ideas. Where is the sense of outrage among those who consider themselves progressives--who claim to be proponents of justice and democracy? Why do so few seek to expose the Baathist crimes against humanity, crimes that are even now being carried out and planned?