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Month: September 2011
Why do I not find it the least bit surprising that the "Tigers" in the LSU Tigers is not named for the animal but for the Louisiana Tigers, a notoriously.
The Father of Bluegrass turns 100 today. More than any other musician in American history, Bill Monroe can claim to have invented a genre of music. He took elements of.
I think that to the extent that Bachmann's assertions that the Massachusetts health care bill is unconstitutional were a gaffe, it was a Kinsleyean gaffe. That is, I think at bottom the arguments against the constitutionality reflect libertarian principles much more than federalist ones. When...
I strongly recommend John Sides's post, and for that matter I also strongly recommend On Deaf Ears and the Strategic Presidency, the most essential readings about the presidency this side.
A lawyer's story.
Matt Duss and I discuss Israeli foreign policy:
Applause lines: The uninsured should be left to die. Said uninsured parents should have daughters who die unnecessarily of cervical cancer. A Fed Chairman who tries to fulfill his mandate.
Good piece on the two-tiered wage system at UAW organized auto plants. Like a lot of labor people, I am really torn by this. On the one hand, it has.
"We must kill the Great Society in order to save it." ...give this to Bai: without Jon Huntsman, where would he be getting the botched Nirvana references that are so crucial to our future? ...Huntsman's role in this debate is sort of like K-Lo's on...
Is the current Congress the worst ever for environmental issues? Almost certainly, though you could probably say the same thing for many issues. Worst Congress ever? There's a lot of.
In 100 plate appearances against lefthanders this year, Adam Dunn is slugging .036.