There are a lot of bad Best Picture winners. And I really dislike Slumdog Millionaire, although the other Best Picture nominees that year are no great shakes. I'd like to give it my vote. And it's a crime against humanity than Dances with Wolves, off all...
Some links: Timothy Snyder pushes back on allegations of fascist connections in the Ukrainian opposition. Jay Ulfelder wonders about the implications of scholarly engagement. Fred Kaplan argues that Obama could.
Poor Ross. He reads liberals comparing the recent spate of anti-gay bills to segregation and he can't understand it. After all, he already considered the ability for an individual to.
The thing about being a historian is that you think you know a lot about the past and then you read the obituary of a truly amazing fighter for social justice that you've never heard of.
There's not much to say about the mind-numbing "war is always the answer, and if that doesn't work more war. And talking tough. And plenty of bombs" predictability of Krauthammer's.
This Tennessee politician who wants to ban union picketing as a "preemptive measure" against the growth of organized labor in his state will probably be representing mainstream Republican doctrine by.
We have a very generous welfare state in this country. Amanda Marcotte: After three decades of stasis, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is getting an overhaul, with a special emphasis on making it easier for parents to buy fresh produce...
Shorter Verbatim Erick Erickson: In December of 1865, the several American states ratified the 13th amendment, constitutionally ending involuntary servitude in the United States. In the 21st century, Americans are.
Rod Dreher, in one of his increasingly frequent loud sighs about his side's impending loss on same sex marriage, flags an interesting and revealing finding from the recent PRRI poll:.
Stuff on Ukraine... Ukraine makes clear its case that Russia has invaded Crimea Russia more or less agrees. Josh Tucker suggests that everyone should calm down. Ukraine politely requests the return of President Yanukovych. Peter Apps on Russian military reforms since 2008. Ukrainian Sukhois are pretty....
"There are three forms of evidence against Cameron Todd Willingham -- 1. Junk science. 2. Baseless conjecture. 3. Uh, uh, uh...get me another Tito's and Ambien!" The case of Cameron.
In a world where we are all going to be armed, Boise State biology professor Greg Hampikian asks a key question in the face of an Idaho bill to allow.