Tuesday White Man's Burden Blogging

Bill Kristol's latest column in the Times is a joke. In fact, calling it a joke is probably too kind. In his column, Kristol argues that Democrats would be much better off if they read Rudyard Kipling. I mean, what? He envisions the Republicans as the heirs to Kipling, whereas the Democrats are the opposition. Kipling, while a talented writer, was a rascist bigot and an imperialist. In his defense, Kristol does briefly mention that Kipling was "politically incorrect." However, that's like saying the Joker has a screw loose.