Month: December 2009
As the USA and England are renewing their bitter competitive rivalry after a 60 year hiatus (not counting friendlies), the NYT reprises the 1950 World Cup match won by the.
In the thread to the post below, Scott P. suggests denying felons the right to vote is consistent with social contract theory. I think that's probably true for some but.
Alternative Shorter Anne Applebaum: I applaud the laudable Swiss referendum that uses a bigoted minaret ban to address an threat that is entirely non-existent in their country. Indeed, I'm so.
As demonstrated by his Twitter feed:Doh! MEDIAMUTTERS falls into trap while defending fisting-happy Obama 'Safe Schools Czar': http://tinyurl.com/ycotzex @mmfa about 5 hours ago from web EARACHE BOEHLERT? You don't find.
I've been reading Daniel Walker Howe's superb What Hath God Wrought. Among its many strong points, it's much-more clear-eyed about Andrew Jackson than Sean Wilentz's similar history, and I've been.
QOTD:Matt Yglesias says it's puzzling that Ben Bernanke isn't adopting a more expansionary monetary policy in order to jumpstart the job market. Brad DeLong says, "I am puzzled too." A.
I have created an LGM College Bowl Mania League. First place wins a nifty prize.League Name: Lawyers, Guns and MoneyPassword: zevon
This gets it right. Obviously, trying to pose as defenders of the rule of law when you believe that the government needs to be doing a lot more arbitrary detention.