Let us ring in this grim, joyless bowl season by renewing the LGM Bowl Mania Challenge. Group Name: Lawyers, Guns and Money Password: zevon We’ll be using the “confidence” system again; make sure you understand it before finalizing your picks. Or don’t.
Month: December 2012
On December 6, 1865, the legislature of Georgia ratified the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, ending slavery. Arguably, the single most important event in the history of American labor, the officia
Nocera continues his great work: In the U.S.C. case, the N.C.A.A. made a series of allegations about Reggie Bush, the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, the most memorable of which was that his parents had l
If cigarettes are good for birds, it must make sense that they are good for humans too, right? I wonder if there’s a way we can impart this knowledge to children? This might work:
In contrast to Adam Lowther, I’m skeptical about the potential for airpower diplomacy: Simply put, the United States Air Force is not a tool honed for “soft” or “smart” power. Its unders
CAT limps meekly up to SEK, who is sitting at his desk grading. CAT: Hi. SEK: Hello. CAT: Legs no work. SEK: You don’t say. CAT: Wrestled packing tape. SEK: I can see that. CAT: Won. SEK: Not su
Amanda Marcotte has some interesting commentary on the inherent sexism of the marriage proposal. Having been down this road a couple of times now, the entire marriage structure is sexist. I proposed both times and even the possibility of me not being the one who proposed was strictly impossible despite the fact that I wouldn’t […]
On this date in 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified, repealing Prohibition, otherwise known as the stupidest law in American history. The state that put the 21st Amendment over the top? Utah, of cou
On all fronts, the Republicans are making remarkable progress in building a coalition that will appeal to people who aren’t old and white. 1. John Sununu dismissing Obama’s victory as a gr
Let’s hope Obama sticks to his guns on being done with playing debt ceiling games with the Republicans. The Republican Congress overplayed its hand. It’s time for Democrats to call them on it. The new Congress looks promising on these measures and it’s amusing to see the Republicans scrambling for the first time in forever. […]
Another great one is gone.
Hmm: “Who gives a shit about this Russian?” David Chase says. The creator of The Sopranos has never understood his audience’s fascination with Valery, the Russian mobster who disappeared in the