Author Archives: Jordan Bloom

About Jordan Bloom

Jordan is TAC's associate editor. He also reviews music for Tiny Mix Tapes, and his work has appeared elsewhere at the Washington Post, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, and Doublethink, among others. He is a graduate of the College of William & Mary and lives in Washington DC. Follow him on Twitter

IRS Scandal: Bureaucratic Failure or Political Corruption?

Posted on May 17, 2013

I just finished chatting about the IRS and AP scandals on the …

The Mainstreaming of Conservative Conspiracy Theories

Posted on May 14, 2013

Interesting, isn’t it? The IRS, EPA, and DOJ scandals all happened before …

PPP Flogs Dead Hipster

Posted on May 13, 2013

Whether the persistence of hipster eulogies is a sign of the West’s …

Rand Paul Learns to Love the Drug War?

Posted on May 13, 2013

Yesterday’s Post carried this story on Senator Rand Paul’s attempts to reach out to …

Corey Robin’s Dubious Nietzsche-Hayek Connection

Posted on May 13, 2013

Corey Robin has a long, provocative essay in The Nation about how Austrian economists …

Mark Sanford, Hypocrisy, and Spiting One’s Face

Posted on May 10, 2013

This blog post from Ross Douthat seems a bit unfair to the …

What Ezra Klein and Alex Jones Have in Common

Posted on May 9, 2013

The new issue of the New Inquiry is entitled “New World Order,” so …

Why Hayek Is a Conservative

Posted on May 8, 2013

In honor of F.A. Hayek’s birthday, let’s consider for a moment how …

Zombifying Potpourri, Rock Music that Kills Plants, and Other Public Morality Hyperbole

Posted on May 8, 2013

The above is from the website of a new campaign by the …

Ken Cuccinelli and Testing Free Market Populism’s Viability

Posted on May 7, 2013

Two months ago Tim Carney remarked that “The McAuliffe-Cuccinelli race might be …

Paragon of Virtue Bob Menendez Introduces Legislation to Arm Syrian Opposition

Posted on May 7, 2013

The Democratic Senator from New Jersey Bob Menendez, chairman of the Foreign …

Amnesty: Hammer of the Welfare State

Posted on May 7, 2013

The big immigration news yesterday was the Heritage Foundation’s much-anticipated report claiming …

GOP Hawks’ Awkward Timing Restating the Case for Arming the Syrian Rebels

Posted on May 6, 2013

Shot: Chaser: Observation: Cotton supports arming an opposition movement even Peter King, Republican …

Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein Prod Obama to Release Guantanamo Detainees

Posted on May 3, 2013

Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader and constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein have released …

A List of Worthwhile Blogs Occasioned by the Reported Demise of Blogging

Posted on May 2, 2013

There’s been a lot of chatter about The Death of Blogs the …

Human Trafficking in DC’s Diplomatic Community?

Posted on May 2, 2013

A local NBC affiliate reported last night: A case of “possible human …

The Inseverability of the Tea Party

Posted on May 1, 2013

I finally got around to watching this Intelligence Squared debate over the …

Tragedy and Dope: How the Mainstream Media Enables Alex Jones

Posted on April 30, 2013

Alex Jones isn’t all bad. He’s created more citizen journalists than Andrew …

The Pointlessness of Ron Meyer Jr.

Posted on April 30, 2013

It’s official, Ron Meyer Jr. is running for Congress in the 11th district …

It’s Not the Pentagon Standing in the Way of Cuts to Weapons Programs

Posted on April 29, 2013

Last Wednesday Senator Barbara Mikulski chided the military leadership for not being …

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