Starhawk: Had O’Donnell really ‘dabbled’ in Witchcraft, she might have learned that the Craft, as we call it, or Wicca as some prefer, is a remnant of the pre-Christian indigenous traditions of Europe and the Middle East. Witches do not worship Satan–we consider the Devil to be a purely Christian construct. We see nature as […]
Month: September 2010
Since the NYT is revisiting Joe Wilson’s June 2003 op-ed on his trip to Africa in search of uranium deals, I feel compelled to crank up on the Wayback Machine and repost this about Wilson’
I the latest grotesque performance from the World’s Worst Deliberative Body provides an excellent illustration of why Matt was wrong to think that Democrats should be unhappy that Mike Castle lo
I agree with the point of his post — including his disagreement with the idea that it’s Obama’s fault if he can’t get fake-moderate Republican Senators he has no discernible leverage over to vote against the filibuster — but I think John is being too charitable here: McCain, being all mavericky, has flip-flopped so many […]
The New, Improved Will Saletan notes that the American public officials who support criminaizing abortion are unprincipled, offering justifications that are completely incohrent. I could quibble that
Shorter John McCain, justifying leading the filibuster against the repeal of DADT: “It’s outrageous to use a defense appropriations bill to deal with matters pertaining to the American mil
That Atrios, what a card: Newsweek actually hired Mickey Kaus. Haha, nice one, Newsweek sure is moribund, but come on, shouldn’t joke contain at least a grain of plausi… Hello! I’ve been blogging at “kausfiles.com” for a while–first on my own, then for Slate.com, and now, starting with this post, for Newsweek. A few introductory […]
I’d hate to see that bastard Pollard go free, but it’s hard to justify keeping him if there’s even a chance that the release could save lives: “Officials in Jerusalem are examining
Congratulations to the University of Mississippi for severing its lingering association with Colonel Reb, the mascot who so plainly demeaned the Lost Cause nostalgics and ignorant peckerwoods who cons
One reason that Stephen Glass was able to get away with it for so long was that his fabricated stories generally flattered the preconceptions of a perceived audience. Some of these were appeals to liberal audiences — marauding Young Republican fratboys, the “Church of George Herbert Walker Christ,” etc. The story that finally got […]
It turns out Dan Riehl is as adept at reading words as situations: I should apologize and confess to having previously torn off a quick, mostly hyperbolic and silly rant in response to this by Michael
(What is often inaccurately perceived as) pissing off liberals — it continues to be the glue that holds the Republican coalition together: The ballot also included a vice presidential question,