(I hadn't planned on writing another rhetorical analysis of Doctor Who until next quarter, but my Wednesday night class is composed of nerds and whiners who insist we keep on pushing through the Sixth Season even though the quarter's nearly over. Adding to the difficulty is...
Month: March 2012
I think it's great that Los Angeles is creating a new wetland in south Los Angeles. Part of a 9 acre park, this 4.5 acre wetland will bring much needed.
I think I can speak for all LGM writers in support of the Laurens County (SC) Republican Party and its pledge that it wants to demand of all Republican candidates:.
This report by Susan Greene is a first-rate piece of work, and should be read in full. A key paragraph: Among the misperceptions about solitary confinement is that it’s used only on the most violent inmates, and only for a few weeks or months. In...
This, from Silver's Super Tuesday preview, is what I mean when I say that (implausible as it seems in the abstract) that Mittens has been inevitable since Perry imploded: In.
Citizens of the civilized galaxy, on this day we mark a transition. For a thousand years, Our Republic stood as the crowning achievement of civilized beings. But there were those.
How Barack Obama can remain in office after having attended a play, I have no idea. Hasn't Charles Murray already explained* that people who enjoy any leisure activity besides eating at crappy chain restaurants are destroying America? For shame. I'd like to say that conservative...
It is with great sadness that I have to write this obituary for the great Alaskan songwriter Buddy Tabor. It was only with my link to his song "3 Strikes.
This is the story of a ship. That's a great line; in its own way, it's as memorable as "I believe in America." In Which We Serve is surely the.
Good Washington Post piece on the dilemma Ohio faces over fracking. People really want jobs. Cities like Canton, Youngstown, and Toledo are suffering. Long-term deindustrialization exacerbated by factory closures since 2007 have sent the area into a deep depression, as much psychological as economic. Ohioans...
After 4 months, I figure it's worth getting back to the Most Prominent Politician project, particularly since all the other things I have to do this fine Sunday afternoon are.
There's a lot of speculation that Santorum's emphasis on crackpot anti-contraception positions hurt him greatly among women, perhaps costing him the Michigan primary. The evidence for this is actually more.