See Adam, Steve, Jill and Steve for the obvious rejoinder to Douthat’s claim that it’s only politicians of Palin’s gender and class background who can expect that their “children will go through the tabloid wringer” and their “religion will be mocked and misrepresented.” Even leaving aside the press’ longstanding war on Clinton and Gore, as […]
Month: July 2009
Yeah, I know. But an American colleague of mine at this rain soaked university sent me this yesterday. These two are amongst the funniest guys on the planet (just ignore all the House bs, his best
It appears that Old Man McNamara has passed. I’m not sure it’s correct to say he has a “mixed” legacy; he was a terrible wartime Secretary of Defense, and the fact that he appa
Ezra Klein. …see also Ebert (via Lance).
I guess that I don’t read Biden’s comment in the same way that Marc Lynch: BIDEN: Look, Israel can determine for itself — it’s a sovereign nation — what’s in their
Dick Destiny does the work. Via AG.
Via Chet, the coolest submarines ever built may be returning to service: A week ago, Admiral Vladimir Vysotskiy, the Navy Commander-in-Chief, told journalists that the Navy intends to keep Project 941 Typhoon submarines in service. These submarines were waiting for some kind of decision about their future since at least 2004, then the Navy disbanded […]
This is the fourth installment of a seven part series on the Patterson School’s Summer Reading List. World of Nations, William Keylor The Bottom Billion, Paul Collier Hide and Seek, Charles Duel
Alas, Krugman’s response to Broder noting Franken’s well-above-the-Senate-mean knowledge of public policy probably won’t cut any ice, given that there’s nothing worse to Broder
Paul Giamatti was great with the crabby and all, but William Daniels will always be my John Adams.
A talented, gutty player. R.I.P.
The Left’s abrupt departure has left a major void. Fortunately, we have William Jacobson to fill in the gap. Apparently, “the left-wing of the Democratic party” now consists of: Non-