Do You Believe in Magic?

Carmen D puts the latest iteration of the “Magic Negro” controversy in broader context by revisiting an old post of hers on the original source of the conservative meme, a 2007 LA Times op-ed by author (and OG Vast Left Wing Conspirator) David Ehrenstein: Ehrenstein seems to think that Barack...

When Is Prescription Drug Abuse Okay?

UPDATES I, II, AND III BELOW: When the prescription drug is Viagra, and the C.I.A. is handing it out to tribal chieftains in Afghanistan: The Afghan chieftain looked older than his 60-odd years, and his bearded face bore the creases of a man burdened with duties as tribal patriarch and husband to four...

“It was like pheasant season in South Dakota. If it moved, you shot it.”

Apologies for getting to this a bit late: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r1X_G7cWak] More from ProPublica’s A.C. Thompson here, here and here. Also blogging on this: Womanist Musings Jack and Jill Politics All About Race Vivir Latino Think Progress Slant Truth First Draft Prometheus...

Happy Holidays From The CFLF Crew

As I sit here marveling at today’s bounty of presents and consider how best to approach the coming traditional feast later this evening I wanted to take this chance to look back on the past year and give thanks. We here at Comments From Left Field have grown immensely over the last year and it’s...

Saltless In Seattle

Over the last decade this nation has suffered under the thumb of right-wing ideologues who have, at every opportunity, used the levers of federal power to enact their pipe dreams.  Well, with the election of a Democratic President and massive gains in Congress many liberals no doubt feel “it’s...