By Brad Jones brad@jones.name Leftists often believe they can win an argument by parroting any number of mantras in rapid succession, such as "Bush lied, people died," "American oppression," or my favorite and most succinct, "racist!"

Everyday examples – I'm writing this as I visit the People's Republic of Boulder – are abundant. In an increasingly crowded media environment, such political sentiments need to fit on bumper stickers, and there's no better place to admire bumper-sticker culture than Boulder.