It used to be that Gail Collins would feign reluctance about having been forced by events to author her 75th consecutive column about some trivial political sex scandal or another. At least she seems to have given up the pretense. So, if you’re in the market for columns that don’t say anything interesting about issues […]
Month: December 2009
As the USA and England are renewing their bitter competitive rivalry after a 60 year hiatus (not counting friendlies), the NYT reprises the 1950 World Cup match won by the USA, 1-0. I’m going to
In the thread to the post below, Scott P. suggests denying felons the right to vote is consistent with social contract theory. I think that’s probably true for some but not all versions of socia
and not because the Tories may win, or even that the election may result in a hung parliament. Rather, the EUCouncil of Europe is upset that the UK has been delaying the enactment of a 2005 European Court of Human Rights judgment that it is inconsistent with human rights law to disenfranchise convicted prisoners. Come […]
Alternative Shorter Anne Applebaum: I applaud the laudable Swiss referendum that uses a bigoted minaret ban to address an threat that is entirely non-existent in their country. Indeed, I’m so pr
As demonstrated by his Twitter feed: Doh! MEDIAMUTTERS falls into trap while defending fisting-happy Obama ‘Safe Schools Czar’: http://tinyurl.com/ycotzex @mmfa about 5 hours ago from web
. . . for your general manager to trade your 28-year-old all star centerfielder with the cheap long-term contract to the New York Yankees. Granderson had a bit of a down year in terms of batting average, and he has a pretty huge platoon differential, which could be a problem playing for a team that […]
I’ve been reading Daniel Walker Howe’s superb What Hath God Wrought. Among its many strong points, it’s much-more clear-eyed about Andrew Jackson than Sean Wilentz’s similar hi
QOTD: Matt Yglesias says it’s puzzling that Ben Bernanke isn’t adopting a more expansionary monetary policy in order to jumpstart the job market. Brad DeLong says, “I am puzzled too.
Va at Whiskey Fire: I confess I anticipated the possibility that Fish would review Going Rogue, as he has fashioned himself in his Times blog into a more loquacious Ann Althouse, but I hoped it wouldn’t be quite like this. But now, there it is, indelibly posted on Stanley Fish’s blog forever, daring me to […]
I have created an LGM College Bowl Mania League. First place wins a nifty prize. League Name: Lawyers, Guns and MoneyPassword: zevon
This gets it right. Obviously, trying to pose as defenders of the rule of law when you believe that the government needs to be doing a lot more arbitrary detention and torture is going to lead you to