Via Yglesias, I see that Megan McArdle has actually pushed the logic of opposing judicial review because it involves decisions that (at least at the federal level) are made by unelected officials where it leads, arguing against an independent federal reserve. I actually think that...
Month: April 2009
Dan Drezner and I talk piracy:See also Spencer on piracy and navy reformers.
Apparently, any flamboyant, extremely whiny public resignations notwithstanding, Jake DeSantis is still using the immense expertise he gained by knowing absolutely nothing about the relevant deals to collect paychecks from.
The man is so beyond the pale that even the well-noted Trotskyite Ken Starr has endorsed him.
If it's mid-April, it must be time for the joint Berube-Lemieux Stanley Cup Playoff preview. Michael's picks are here, and I'm dismayed that he's not giving the Flames more respect.
But I don't understand; why are the dolphins fighting on behalf of the Communists? Have the Chinese been training dolphins for combat? Do we face a dolphin gap? Thousands of.
Via Yglesias, Rush makes a more or less sensible argument about arming merchant vessels:Now, a lot of people ask, “Rush, how come these ships aren’t armed?” Everybody says just give some machine guns to the crew when you see the pirates showing up, wipe ‘em...
Adam Liptak had a couple of articles this weekend discussing arguments made by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The first refers to Ginsburg's oft-cited (at least by opponents and centrist critics of.
In the midst of the expected collection of Randite wingnuttery, it must be said that the Teabagger's Manifesto has inadvertently hit on one good policy idea:When government taxes particular types.
I see that one of those guys who used to earn a living lying for the Bush administration has revived the ancient Republican complaint that the nation's top earners provide a greater percentage of tax revenue than everyone else. Though he offers the predictable suggestion...
To follow-up on Neyer's excellent point about the idiotic Team Marketing Report, the one that he quotes (despite the large amount of discretionary purchases it includes) is actually a little.
It's been a bad day for baseball, with the death this morning of legendary Phillies announcer Harry Kalas, and now the sudden passing of Mark Fidyrch. Fidyrch, who was only.