Zack writes about all of the things that are not American things. He previously edited a section on political thought at ThinkProgress and, before that, contributed to The Dish. It's pronounced BEE-chum.
Take a deep breath.
The Republican Party depends on "a silent majority that isn't a majority and is not particularly silent."
Yikes.
The world is getting better, and people don’t seem to notice.
It really, really doesn’t.