The dismaying truth is that birtherism is part of a larger pattern of rejection of reality that has taken hold of intimidating segments of one of the two political parties that alternate in power in our governing institutions. It is… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
A political ideology is a very handy thing to have. It's a real time-saver, because it tells you what you think about things you know nothing about. — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
Where is it written that if you don't like religion you are somehow disqualified from being a legitimate American? What was Mark Twain, a… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
The filibuster is an affront to commonly understood democratic norms, but then so is the Senate. — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
I can't agree that what we're seeing is a matter of the American bourgeoisie confronting workers everywhere. It's more like the international plutocracy eliminating the American middle class while inadvertently creating a bourgeoisie in India, China, etc. I do agree that Soros's role is paradoxical, but if all billionaires (or even a few more) were like Soros, the dialectic would… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share
Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender. — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
I don't think that the "freedom movement" is a racist movement as such. But it's a virulent example of identity politics. "Whiteness" is part… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
Unfair in practice is not the same thing as wrong in principle, but sometimes it has to do. — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
[If the Democratic nominee turns out to be] Walter Mondale, I hope he picks Representative Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. It would be… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
The dismaying truth is that birtherism is part of a larger pattern of rejection of reality that has taken hold of intimidating segments of… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
A political ideology is a very handy thing to have. It's a real time-saver, because it tells you what you think about things you… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
It's a strange sort of attack, to be sure: a wonderfully pacific attack, a supportive attack, an attack without the slightest intention or capacity… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
A person's character is what it is. It's a little like a marriage - only without the option of divorce. You can work on… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
![“[If the Democratic nominee turns out to be] Walter Mondale, I hope he picks Representative Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. It would be a desperate move, but that's what it'll take to get rid of Reagan. Ms. Ferraro is no more unqualified than a lot of Vice Presidential candidates have been…” quote by Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/605/hendrik-hertzberg-35818_american-politics_if-the-democratic-nominee-turns-out-to-b_1091850.jpg)
