On behalf of Lawyers, Guns and Money, let me wish a very happy fifth birthday to the Monkey Cage. John Sides and company have done a wonderful job of bringing political science to the blogosphere in a compelling, digestible manner. I have my differences with...
Month: November 2012
I have some thoughts on Iron Dome over at Open Zion: Even on its own terms, the strategic success of Iron Domes remains in serious question. Whatever tactical success Iron.
To follow up a bit on Dr. Black, I agree entirely with Alex's substantive take on Cuomo. I don't agree, though, that the Evan Bayh of New York politics will.
One of thousands of deaths on the job in the Pacific Northwest timber industry over the years. From West Coast and Puget Sound Lumberman June 1903. A horrible accident occurred in the West & Slade mill, Aberdeen, Wash., on June 10. C.R. Wyman fell on...
Warren Rudman, R.I.P. Hopefully the New York State museum will be putting together a display on the moderate New England Republican -- it can go right next to the Wooly.
I've been meaning to write about the phony narrative that John McCain et al. have tried to turn into a pseudo-scandal to trash Susan Rice. I would hope that everyone.
Departure memo sent by a former junior associate at a large law firm: CLIFFORD CHANCE — A MOTHER’S DEPARTURE MEMO A day in the life of Ms. X (and many others here, I presume): 4:00am: Hear baby screaming, hope I am dreaming, realize I’m not,...
As I noted in my first post about this course, one of the signal elements of high fantasy as a genre is the presence of a coming-of-age narrative, and Game.
The Big 10 expanding to include athletic powerhouses Maryland and Rutgers makes very little sense. If there's one thing Big 10 football needs, a conference for which no single person.
At least there's an app for it now. UNITE-HERE has developed an app allowing you to find a union hotel in the cities where you stay. For those of you who travel, this is an easy way to support union workers, collective bargaining, and fair...
Item 1 -- Mr. Glenn Harlan Reynolds: That's no secret in the Obama era, of course, as the press's efforts to boost, and then protect, the presidency of Barack Obama.
After a couple commenters brought it up, I was looking forward to reading Bill Simmons's Gary Bettman rant. The problem is that his bottom line is completely wrong. In a.