33 years ago Joe Paterno had the poor judgment to remark in front of a reporter at a social gathering that he couldn’t retire from college football, because doing so would leave the game in the hands of coaches like Jackie Sherrill and Barry Switzer....
Author: Paul Campos
Is to successfully identify the source material. Is it: (a) A passage from David Lodge's new novel (b) The result of a CIA black ops experiment that involved LSD, Martha.
Via TPM and various publications linked therein, scenes from a Romney fundraiser: While a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters assembled in the area, the Porsches, Range Rovers and BMWs.
They say people go to law school because they're not good at math. BLS estimate of total employment in the legal sector, June 2011: 1,111,200 BLS estimate of total employment in the legal sector, June 2012: 1,119,700 Total increase in employment in the legal sector,...
I'm curious as to what extent the concept of Great Britain triggers nationalistic emotions in the context of sports (or sport). Do English tennis fans root for Scotsman Andy Murray.
In the wake of Jan Crawford's scoop confirming that Roberts switched his vote I've been given a chance by someone close to the situation to clear up what I'm told.
I'm going to be on the Lawrence O'Donnell show on MSNBC at about 10:15 ET to discuss Jan Crawford's story regarding the Roberts switch. I have what I think are very good reasons, based on both internal textual evidence and my own sources, for concluding...
It is becoming apparent that Joe Paterno not only knew that Jerry Sandusky was a child rapist, but that he was probably the person most responsible for covering up Sandusky's.
I suggested yesterday that the tone and structure of the joint dissent, and especially the strange semantic treatment of Ginsburg's opinion -- referred to several times by the joint dissent.
How about a hint? Does $5K a pop sound about right? Let’s start with the technological. In 1965, Gordon Moore, the Intel co-founder, posited Moore’s Law, which stipulated that the processing power that could be placed on a single microchip would double every 18 to...
I'll have a piece up shortly at Salon about why it's basically nuts that John Roberts gets to decide what sort of health care system America has. It quotes a.
Selections from this afternoon's in-box: You, who are on the public payroll, should take your camping gear and go camp out south of Tucson for a week. I’m certain you.