Jesse Taylor addresses what is is sure to be an issue that'll be coming up from now through Nov. 2--how the evil trial lawyers are driving up the cost of health care with their outrageous malpractice suits. As Jesse points out, this conclusion is incorrectly derived...
Author: djw
I don't know much about British politics, but I have to wonder: If there were an election in the U.K. tomorrow, how many seats would Labour lose to the Lib.
A question for those who still cling, against all evidence and reason to the myth of the liberal media: Why is it that Billy Carter and Roger Clinton were covered.
Today he treats us to a meandering, obvious article about the vacuity of all the 'values' discourse eminating from the Kerry-Edwards campaign. He notes with with some sadness that that aristocratic bluebloods like Kerry feel compelled to pretend to be like the rest of us...
I'd like to thank that venerable franchise, the Cleveland Indians, for two things. First, a display of power hitting the likes of which I've never seen, and may never see again,.
Lesson #1: Frequently preface your comments with random non-sequitors meant to imply some sort of contradiction or inconsistency in the candidates position. Logic or plausibility not necessary. While this can.
Because maybe the Republicans will think a little bit harder the next time they're tempted to deploy bigotry as a wedge issue. On that subject, the Bush administration's handling of the gay marriage issue in 2004 should probably be considered the paradigmatic example for how not...
This is an anonymous source, so we can't draw too much from this, but I'm hoping this'll start a trend of FNC whistleblowers. And the emailer is exactly right that as.
In Slate today, more thoughts on Cosby's unfortunate recent remarks. Debra Dickerson doesn't really have all that much to say; this article meanders a fair bit but doesn't really seem to have.
On a whim, I went to see The Walkmen last night. My impressions: 1) They pretty much live up to the hype. I'm planning to pick up at least one of their albums shortly. 2) I've can't think of another rock band as drummer-centered as these guys....
Matt Yglesias with some analysis of who, electorally speaking, a terrorist attack in the coming months would help. It sounds reasonable enough, although I really don't think we have any good way.
I've signed up to go see it through Moveon at a house in my neighborhood on Sunday at 7:00. Anyone local who is interested in joining me, send me an.