When I teach American Political Thought, I close with what always turns out to be a vigorous class discussion on Michael S. Cummings essay "On Children's Right to Vote"* which is a brief, uncompromising case for extending the franchise to those under 18. My pedagogical...
Month: March 2006
So who's the bigger crank, Dr. Sanity or Dr. Helen? Lacking the wisdom of Solomon, I can't adjudicate this particular death-is-not-an-option game...
This is genius. With the DVD release of "Looney Tunes Golden Collection" it is at last possible for us to examine one of the most famous baseball games ever in.
An emailer asked if I stuck around after The Sopranos to watch Big Love this week. I did, and while I liked it maybe a little less than Ezra I thought it was pretty good. I thought the scenes with their daughter and her Mormon...
Shorter "Dr. Sanity" (sic): "Whenever you discuss socialized medicine, make sure you only talk about Britain and Canada, with a dirt-poor non-democracy thrown in for a particularly silly comparison. Make.
So today, a couple things of minor interest to the middle-class New York consumer: Went to the doctor in Gramercy. Proved that I'm irrational, because while everything that mattered was.
Background: Lindsay's commentary on the National Coalition for Men's publicity stunt "Roe vs. Wade for men" lawsuit.Lindsay makes the following important comment:Dubay argues that Roe gave women the right to consequence-free sex and that society should offer no less to men. At best, he's deeply...
It may have been the right decision to favor Sherrod Brown over Paul Hackett, but Hackett certainly deserves a recurring spot on the Daily Show...
I don't have anything very insightful to say about Barry Bonds and steroids. I suppose that, for a long time, I was hoping that I could continue to believe that.
but am genuinely appalled by.Less well-known is that the AFL also worked with the CIA to overthrow the elected Arbenz government in Guatemala in 1954, helped set up drug smuggling routes in Europe, and in 1962, established the American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD)...
Interesting enough article at Slate by Seth Stevenson about the WBC and small sample sizes:It's true that baseball feels somewhat unsuited to the win-or-go-home format. The very best MLB teams—those.
I have deeply ambivalent feelings about Television Without Pity. I think that too much of their criticism comes off as too-clever-by-half fanboy posturing (Worst. Episode. Ever). Nevertheless, I rather enjoy.