Month: October 2007
One of my favorite sections of Thorstein Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class dwells on the "pecuniary reputation" of certain varieties of domesticated animals. In short, Veblen argues that while.
The major Republican candidates have all endorsed Bush's appalling veto of S-CHIP. If the Democratic candidate can't repeatedly hammer his or her opponent throughout the campaign for this, they don't.
Shorter Verbatim Daily Conservative, in re: one of the corporations that Made Milwaukee Famous sponsoring the Folsom Street Fair: "They’re still crappy beer, now they’re crappy gay beer." Oh noes!.
The war on parody proceeds at full speed.UPDATE by bean: . . . and look who's laughing.
Someone apparently forgot to tell Charlie Manuel what any Twins or Reds fan already knows, which is that Kyle Lohse is not, in fact, a good pitcher.Best to get these.
Ann Coulter, via Garance:If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democratic president. It's kind of a pipe dream, a personal fantasy of.
It's no longer a surprise to hear about Republican presidential candidates (or presidents) blowing off the black community. But it's still enraging and sad...and, at the hands of the Daily.
In response to this excellent Paul Waldman article, Yglesias cuts to the heart of the matter:I'll beat that. What's really, really remarkable is the source of Iowa's growing significance --.