My friend Steve, who has been married for more than a decade, points out to me that if you're married or "in a relationship" as they say on Facebook you've got at least four days a year when the gods of consumer capitalism you have...
Author: Paul Campos
"How can 2,000,000 blacks get into Washington, DC in 1 day in sub zero temps when 200,000 couldn't get out of New Orleans in 85 degree temps with four days.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's health issues raise the possibility that the SCOTUS may soon not have any women on it. If Ginsburg retires, the pressure on Obama to nominate a woman.
America's worst op-ed columnist was only unemployed for about eight hours yesterday, as Bill Kristol was hired by the Washington Post Writers Group immediately after the NYT announced he wouldn't be wasting its precious newsprint any more.It's no wonder newspapers aren't going to exist ten...
The Bush administration authorized the waterboarding of prisoners. Waterboarding is torture. Torture is prohibited by the Convention Against Torture, to which the U.S. is a signatory. This treaty requires a.
Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.Lisa: That’s specious reasoning, Dad.Homer: Thank you, dear.Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this.
USC coach Pete Carroll isn't happy about QB Mark Sanchez's decision to enter the NFL draft. Of course that decision is bad for Carroll's team, but Carroll is sophisticated enough to know that, for recruiting purposes, that can't be the basis of his objection to...
The more one looks into this topic the more obvious it becomes that a concept like "normal weight" is so sociologically complex as to be practically meaningless.A couple of further.
Why isn't Tim Tebow being sent to the Gaza Strip this morning to bring peace in our time?Actual quote from Thom Brennamen last night: "If you are fortunate enough to.
Sanjay Gupta, CNN medical correspondent and Obama's choice for surgeon general, is against the passage of medical marijuana laws (let alone legalizing the substance) because -- wait for it -- smoking marijuana "really isn't very good for you."That's some sophisticated social analysis you're prescribing there,...
Debates about the meaning of "terrorism" often feature some odd assumptions, including:(1) Killing 500 civilians while making some attempt to avoid killing them is less morally problematic than killing five.
Since my beloved Michigan Wolverines just suffered their first really bad season since the Johnson administration, I've discovered that what fans do in this situation is review highlights from glorious.