See Adam, Steve, Jill and Steve for the obvious rejoinder to Douthat's claim that it's only politicians of Palin's gender and class background who can expect that their "children will go through the tabloid wringer" and their "religion will be mocked and misrepresented." Even leaving...
Month: July 2009
Yeah, I know. But an American colleague of mine at this rain soaked university sent me this yesterday. These two are amongst the funniest guys on the planet (just ignore.
It appears that Old Man McNamara has passed. I'm not sure it's correct to say he has a "mixed" legacy; he was a terrible wartime Secretary of Defense, and the.
Ezra Klein....see also Ebert (via Lance).
I guess that I don't read Biden's comment in the same way that Marc Lynch:BIDEN: Look, Israel can determine for itself -- it's a sovereign nation -- what's in their.
Dick Destiny does the work. Via AG.
Via Chet, the coolest submarines ever built may be returning to service:A week ago, Admiral Vladimir Vysotskiy, the Navy Commander-in-Chief, told journalists that the Navy intends to keep Project 941 Typhoon submarines in service. These submarines were waiting for some kind of decision about their...
This is the fourth installment of a seven part series on the Patterson School's Summer Reading List.World of Nations, William KeylorThe Bottom Billion, Paul CollierHide and Seek, Charles DuelferSecond World,.
Alas, Krugman's response to Broder noting Franken's well-above-the-Senate-mean knowledge of public policy probably won't cut any ice, given that there's nothing worse to Broder than actually caring about public policy..
Paul Giamatti was great with the crabby and all, but William Daniels will always be my John Adams.
A talented, gutty player. R.I.P.
The Left's abrupt departure has left a major void. Fortunately, we have William Jacobson to fill in the gap. Apparently, "the left-wing of the Democratic party" now consists of:Non-leftist non-Democrat.