This is the kind of politician that really makes one respect southern state legislatures: State Sen. Jim Summerville, of Dickson, was removed as chairman of the Senate’s higher education subcommittee after sending an email stating he didn’t “give a rat’s ass what the black caucus...
Month: August 2012
This young man is exceedingly likely to begin his college career 8-0: Redshirt freshman Marcus Mariota has won the job as starting quarterback for No. 5 Oregon. Oregon coach Chip.
I gather you know how I feel about the quality of American political journalism. But American technology journalism is even worse. Consider the case of Ryan Lawler, which is currently.
Newsflash to Governor Romney: You're white and your name doesn't sound "foreign." Meaning Racist-Americans won't be trying to preemptively undermine the legitimacy of your potential victory. But thanks for pandering to them! I'm sure appealing to Racist-Americans won't have any effect on your "popularity" amongst...
Finally, the Republicans -- truly becoming the party of Paul Ryan with a little Ron Paul on the side -- have the courage to consider some real solutions! The Republican.
The gun industry's response to the call for stricter gun laws after mass murder after mass murder (see today among others) is outrageous and awful. Lawmakers are proposing, among other.
Outstanding J. Hoberman essay in The New York Review of Books on Chris Marker and his amazing films. Must read of the morning.
The thing about Romney basically declaring the Sagebrush Rebellion agenda his official policy on public lands is that it doesn't attract a single western voter who wasn't already going to.
This article from The Hill is making the conservative rounds and I'm not sure what to make of it. The author, Mike Lillis, opens by claiming that the Obama team.
Kristina Rizga's piece at Mother Jones on her experiences in a supposedly failing San Francisco high school is just fantastic. Following a Salvadoran immigrant who saw some pretty horrible stuff back home, Rizga shows how dedicated teachers and administrators created a positive learning environment in...
My own review of Paterno is up. A couple of additional points. As I'm sure Paul also found, Posnanski's rhetorical strategy makes it difficult to convey the various ways in.
SEK's insurance provider outsourced its "dependent eligibility verification process" to a company called Secova whose homepage redirects to a shifty search engine that's already looking for "xanax bars." Or it.