…has become a peurile playpen for W.’s infantile power-suckups; unchallenging and unreadable except as a cheap energy-boost (if you already agree with those guys) or a cheap laff (if you don’t). So it’s surprising to find something intelligent there, such as Stanley Kurtz’s longish peace detailing what it might take to bring real democracy to Iraq. Kurtz’s scenario involve supporting many of the same institutions (especially schools that teach critical thinking instead of mere rote memorization) the GOP sleazemongers are systematically out to destroy over here.

This, of course, begs the question of what needs to be done to establish real democracy in the U.S. Several egghead theorists have written long, near-impenetrable tomes on the topic. I hope to read some of them in the next couple weeks and get back to you.