I understand that anything less than fulsome praise for the artistic stylings of untalented multi-millionaires will crush the Fragile Spirits of today's Sensitive Teenagers (and, alas, I do think that this comment was serious.) Despite this, I see no way to avoid quoting from this...
Author: Scott Lemieux
Finally, Yglesias's review of the new apologia from Bob "Losing Pitcher" Shrum is out. Its subtitle ("Memoirs of the man who thrice saved us from a Democratic presidency") suggests a.
More reasoned discourse from America's profoundly serious and morally superior pro-life movement, this time from National Abstinence Clearinghouse Sweepstakes spokesperson Leslee Unruh. You will not be surprised to learn that.
The Talking Dog has another of his terrific interviews with lawyers representing Gitmo detainees, this one with Robert Rachlin. As an aside, I was struck by this:Pat Leahy is co-sponsoring a bill to amend the Military Commissions Act to restore habeas corpus with Sen. Arlen...
A TBogg commenter claims that d's recent worst-American profile means that L, G & M has "jumped the shark." And you know, I think he has a point; it was.
Good question: Hiring for career positions in the Justice Department was being done on the basis of the political positions of the applicants. If you don't think Gonzales deserves impeachment.
Via Kay Steiger, an excellent COHE article about U.S. News and World Report's ludicrously arbitrary university ranking system. The rankings, created with formulae that have little internal logic, are worse than useless. First, because the apparent certainty of quantification gives them an authority they don't...
I was happy to see that the annual Fistful Of Euros Satin Pajamas awards were up--I'm always happy to be introduced to new European blogs I wouldn't otherwise see. I.
Reading this reminds me that I'm a bad coastal citizen since I don't get beaches; I have no desire to go to one at all. I wouldn't dream of a.
Richard Hasen has a must-read article about the "American Center for Voting Rights," which was ginned up to varnish bullshit Republican claims of widespread voter fraud and has completely disappeared. It's a classic 21st century Republican story, featuring incompetence, junk science and abuse of the...
Shorter Maureen Dowd: Al Gore is fat.
I went to the awards ceremony (looking at the list of honorees, even as an indirect winner, my sense of things was pretty much "what the hell am I doing.