They always seemed dodgy, but given the much cheaper price I was always interested to know if this was just appearance or if there was an actual safety risk. Apparently, it’s the latter.
Month: November 2011
I’m sure this will end well.
Interesting WaPo piece on the future of the Libyan Army: “Creating a new army is not going to be by an official statement or resolution. It has to come after a negotiation,” said Anis Sharif, a sp
To add to what Paul wrote below, what happened at Penn State: But the report also alleges much earlier instances of abuse and details failed efforts to stop it by some who became aware of what was happening. Another child, known only as a boy about 11 to 13, was seen by a janitor pinned […]
Noted prognosticator Bill Kristol, a man who has never, ever been wrong, says that no one in the current Republican field can beat Obama. I think it’s time to start betting on the Republicans.
For the first time in seven years, the Oregon-Washington game may be competitive. I am constitutionally required to post this:
In the course of some twelve hundred words, Stephen Dreusner manages to: 1. Pine for a time when MTV really purported to speak for a generation of youth… 2. Point out that this time never existed… 3. Demand that MTV devote coverage to OWS… 4. Decry MTV’s coverage of OWS… 5. Imply that MTV’s motives […]
University president (who did nothing when fed an obviously whitewashed version of these events at the time) finds this “troubling,” but still has “full confidence” in the coac
Like Boehlert, I’d love to see some evidence for the assumptions that the typical American is “obsessed” with the Kardashian wedding and it’s common to be worried about how to
Shorter Verbatim Patrick Pexton: “I spent a couple of days last week talking to Social Security experts across the ideological spectrum. Some, mainly those on the left, didn’t like the story, while those on the right did. But some in the middle, like Jonathan Cowan of the Third Way, declared it realistic and on point.” […]
On November 5, 1916, a boat loaded with members of the Industrial Workers of the World attempted to dock in Everett, Washington. Local leaders, determined to stop the I.W.W. from entering their nice l
How odd that it is Michael Jordan leading the hard-line NBA owners group demanding draconian reductions in players’ share of revenue. In 1998, as a player himself, Jordan pointedly told owners t