Green Lantern Theory

Usually used as a pejorative, this is the thought that a lack of will is the main impediment to achieving a goal. Believed to have been coined by rising pundit Mathew Yglesias, it is often used to describe a hawkish attitude on Iraq.

See also Angry White Males, Speaking Truth to Power and Wingnut.

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