Matt Bai argues in New York Times Magazine that the art of conceding defeat is lost. He posits that Norm Coleman’s extended challenge of his Senate loss to Al Franken is just a microcosm of a broader cultural trend towards resisting defeat. Bai claims:
“What happens in politics, however, can almost never be extricated from the culture [...]
Archive for June 24th, 2009
24 Jun
Matt Bai Should Concede Logical Defeat
24 Jun
Fun Times at Malibu Sands
So “The N” has been running the “Malibu Sands” episodes of Saved by the Bell for the last few days. For those of you who don’t remember (shame on you), Malibu Sands was the beach club where the gang worked the summer after their junior year. Some thoughts upon re-watching:
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