Ted Barlow emails to remind me that Christopher Hitchens has also constantly made Goldbergesque "Meaningless Horrible Baseline" arguments since he became an apologist for the Iraq war. A Frayster named.
Shorter Daniel Henninger: We're stuck with awful television like The Sopranos and Deadwood because of that damned Supreme Court and its insistence that upholding "generally accepted standards of conduct" isn't.
The idea of a screen version of Confederacy of Dunces produces mixed emotions. Although I was initially very skeptical of the casting of Will Ferrell, I've come around a bit.
Dear Santa Claus:This year, could you send all the warbloggers to Iraq?Thank you for your kind consideration.love,dave
At Democracy, Kevin Mattson revives the "decline of the public intellectuals" narrative to castigate historians for not enlightening the public sphere as they supposedly did during the vibrant post-war era,.
Via Redbeard, I see that forth-rate novelist, global warming denialist, xenophobe, and Bush Administration scientific consultant Michael Crichton inserted a child rapist named after the New Republic's Michael Crowley (who.
Peter Boyle, R. I. P....Norbiz has the whole scene linked here.
Managed to acquire a copy of the Navy Professional Reading Program List. Here's a selection:Junior Enlisted:Lincoln on Leadership, Donald PhillipsEnder's Game, Orson Scott Card (!)Starship Troopers, Robert Heinlein (!?!)The Kite.
