Roy has some interesting thoughts about Spielberg and Munich. I've never hated Spielberg the way in which many people of similar tastes (I believe we're called "pretentious wankers") do. I certainly enjoyed his action movies as a kid, although I haven't seen E.T. since I...
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Glenn Greenwald does most of the work in destroying Assrocket's ludicrously tendentious reading of Youngstown, particularly in his utter failure to explain why Truman's actions were "domestic" and Bush's are.
Shakes is right, and it should be noted that Yglesias called this last year, to much skepticism here and elsewhere. Ashcroft, in fact, was a far better AG than Alberto.
Shorter National Review: MLK would have been an awful rabble-rouser, except that we wasn't a good enough public speaker to actually rouse the rabble. He should have taken some courses in speech and race relations from the Buckleys.The intellectual flagship of contemporary conservatism, ladies and...
Ah, the first post of the New Year's--happy 2006 to you all.Somebody suggested in comments that the really pathetic thing to do on New Year's would be to have taped.
I suppose there's something more pathetic than the fact that, on a Friday night, I currently have CSPAN-3's re-runs of the Bork confirmation hearings on. But it's certainly well beyond.
Lauren's post defies summary; it just demands to be read. Particularly since I'm in a context where I teach a lot of first generation college students, I found it particularly fascinating, but also reminds me that teaching at lower levels is a harder and more...
Wow, I never thought it would happen either, but I agree entirely with a post about movies on The Corner. (Hell, I'm shocked that there was a post about movies,.
Glenn Reynolds.
John and Ezra are, of course, right: despite the claims of people like Jeff Goldstein, the fact that only 64% or the public answers "yes" to a question that I (and virtually everyone else) would unhesitatingly answer yes to is hardly a sign of strength...
Causey to testify against Lay and Skilling. Bye-bye!
Julia Speak, You Listen.