Slow day at LGM, no posts attacking Ralph Nader or warning of Iranian nukes. I wonder if there's a way we could solve both of those problems at once. . . The UW Political Science Department softball team, the Fighting Filibusters, is off to a...
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From Juan Cole: One of the scandals that has been reported but hasn't really broken yet is the way in which Halliburton gained contracts to provide services to US troops in.
Apparently, all intelligence failures related to the Iraq War are the fault of the CIA. Never mind that the neocons set up an independent intelligence operation in the Pentagon because the.
Poor Man has a list. It's a good list, most notably because he has Kevin Smith at #1. As the title implies, however, I kind of like Pi and Requiem for a Dream, so I can't agree with the inclusion of Aronofsky. Joel Schmumacher. Ugh. The...
Matt Yglesias wonders whether Iranian nukes are actually a problem. The question is worth asking. First problem is the question of instability in the Islamic Republic. Iran is more stable than a.
Matt Yglesias briefly notes a historical lacuna: But if fireworks we are meant to have (and apparently we are) then must they really be accompanied by the 1812 Overture? The.
Spiderman 2 has inspired a conversation between Crooked Timber, Matthew Yglesias and Brayden King. I have no comment on the debate, but I will say (along with most everyone else, except the Young Hegelians at the Stranger) that the film is well worth seeing.
Tom Schaller commenting on a David Broder column at Gadflyer: And that’s because we’ve reached the point in American discourse (if one can still call it that) where not even criticism.
From Suburban Guerilla via Political Animal: A U.S. Census Bureau study shows that Texas again ranks last in the percentage of high school graduates. The study released Tuesday shows that 77 percent of.
Moment of silence for the late, great Marlon Brando. A Streetcar Named Desire On the Waterfront The Young Lions Julius Caesar The Godfather Last Tango in Paris Apocalypse Now The Freshman The Score See Matt Duss, as well.
Krugman is God. No, seriously. While others on the moderate left inch away from Moore, a bit ashamed to be found on the same side, Krugman recognizes the flaws and embraces.
Dick Cheney visits Yankee Stadium. . . And the Yankees come down with blood parasites. Coincidence?