Via Thers, I see that Paul J. Cella and Maximos--RedStaters who articulate Strom Thurmond's political views in prose that suggests that they think Josh Trevino could use a little more pomposity--have put forward a "reactionary catechism." Apparently, one central feature is that Jim Crow was...
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Jack Shafer has a terrific piece debunking the myth (recently seen in Newsweek) that Vietnam vets were routinely spit on:In researching the book, Lembcke found no news accounts or even.
Via a commenter chez Yglesias, a classic from August J. Pollack.
Sam beat me to it, but I'd also like to recommend this piece by Brad Plumer: The statistics on inequality are well known and--setting aside Reynolds's dissent--present a clear picture. Between 1979 and 2004, the richest 1 percent of Americans saw their after-tax incomes triple,...
When I hear that someone has combined perhaps the two most annoying contemporary American ideologies--gun nuttery and communitarianism --for some reason I'm reminded of Billy Martin telling a fellow manager.
Sawicky rounds up some analysis of Milton Friedman.
J. Goodrich: "Of course [Joe] Klein is not alone with these feelings. Joan Walsh at Salon points out that other commentators were also relieved to finally find someone that matched.
So if someone had tapes of themselves having sex released to the general public because their idiot partner forgot to pay her storage bill, well, you might feel some sympathy.
Aspazia has a very good and very important post about some of the hidden costs of being a female faculty member.A Kos Diarist gets on the selective but brilliant Sebelius-for-veep bandwagon. (Via--who else?--Ezra.) Wanker of the Week: Dr. Mrs. Ole Perfesser.Runners-up: The Ole Perfesser (see...
Indeed:(Via Bob Geiger.)For a non-photographic discussion of sweaty media sexism, see J. Goodrich.
Atrios details the case of Wayne Dumond--a convicted rapist who was released under heavy pressure from governor and likely Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, and subsequently raped and murdered at.