As Paul notes below, the Swiss government has decided that fugitive child rapist Roman Polanski will not be extradited to face justice. Defending an indefensible proposition inevitably requires some gross illogic, and the Swiss government does not disappoint: Ms. Widmer-Schlumpf said the American authorities had...
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Three apparently unrelated news stories: (1) Several hundred fans with tickets to the Spain-Germany semi-final missed the game because FIFA contrived to allow the private jets of what in 18th.
19:30 (BST), 14:30 (EDT), 11:30 (PDT). When I mentioned that an English ref is to officiate this match, I inexplicably failed to see the obvious connection: the last time Holland.
I get mail: If this combination of two of your favorite topics doesn't rouse you from your blogging doldrums, nothing will. To which I replied: My my. Then I started writing this post, which is, as per the title, about James Hudnall's remarkably unselfconscious rant...
I've been paying a lot of attention to this, and like Rob, I'm delighted -- even though it's a rare deal within the same division. This seems to be a.
Apparently, Cliff Lee not going to the World's Greatest Manifestation of Evil. Particularly since the Yankee offer wasn't overwhelming (if Montero could actually catch, maybe), this must be considered an.
Obviously, in the short term ruling the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional is an improvement in public policy. Unfortunately, one of the arguments used in the rulings was a 10th Amendment argument that is both specious and dangerous, and I think it's unlikely that the...
It's true that we dodged a bullet during the Democratic primaries when the prospect of Mark Penn running the White House political shop didn't come to pass. Unfortunately, Obama's political.
John Elwood, with respect to the trend toward more recess appointments by the president, and especially the recent intrasession appointment of Donald Berwick: It is certainly not without controversy, however;.
Dean Baker takes the shears to David Brooks before flaying him and turning his skin into a nice hat: [Saith Brooks,] "The Demand Siders don’t have a good explanation for the past two years."Hmmm, is that right? Seems to me that we have a very...
Really, really good story about Mariano Rivera. Given the degraded quality of Honus Wagner's competition, I think the choosing the best closer of all time is easier than any other.
Like Matt, I think that Carr has the Post dead to rights on its double standards. A couple additional points: The analogy is pretty direct. If I understand, the justification.