Category: hacks

A Hack by Any Other Name Would Still be a Hack

By Dan Nexon

On October 16, 2021

Speaking of perhaps the most mendacious living recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, it appears no one at LGM has blogged about his most recent self-immolation. It blazed brighter than a thousand suns. It begins, as so many of these things do, with a Tweet. Glem, it seems, has been working on a piece arguing that […]

So Does this Mean that America, Capitalism, and George W. Bush Have Failed?

By Robert Farley

On August 16, 2007

Larry Kudlow, July 17: The big theme in today’s Dow crossing the 14,000 threshold for the first time is one of unprecedented global economic growth and a worldwide stock market boom. Simply put, thi

hacks , Iraq

Dow Triumphalism

By davenoon

On July 17, 2007

While checking the stats on his Ameritrade account, Larry Kudlow experiences a sudden rush of blood to the groin: And what’s more, this global stock market boom signifies a major defeat for al Qaeda

OK, OK, Uncle

By Scott Lemieux

In awful movies , hacks , people who consider Pearl Harbor a good movie but are allowed to be professional film critics , quality animation

On July 9, 2007

I’m embarrassed that until I read Alone in the Dark’s review I had no idea that Brad Bird had done The Iron Giant, a beautiful film. The only thing stopping me from making Ratatouille a higher priority although everyone says its great is that I found almost-as-universally-praised The Incredibles very disappointing; the setup was excellent, […]

hacks , wingnuttery

Who Is FDR to Compare Himself to Jon Voight?

By Scott Lemieux

On May 11, 2007

Hugh Hewitt seems unable to distinguish between reality and the movies, which admittedly is a desirable quality in a Bush dead-ender…

hacks , new york times

Good Grief

By davenoon

On March 21, 2007

Really — it’s like the Times was determined to out-stupid the block quotes from Scott’s post yesterday about Frank Rich. In an utterly substance-free piece, Mark Leibovich and Patric

How Can Students Understand Whether Xenophobia is Good Or Bad Without Reading Rising Sun?

By Scott Lemieux

In bad novelists , hacks

On March 16, 2007

Shorter Dr. Mrs. Ole Perfesser: “The fact that listening to a fourth-rate pop novelist can cause people to change their minds about the consensus of actual scientists proves that science needs to be balanced with fiction more frequently.”

fake controversies , hacks , lickspittles , misogynists

Speaking of Which…

By Scott Lemieux

On February 16, 2007

I see that Joe Lieberman towel boy Dan Gerstein has deigned to share some high-Broderite musings about the phony Edwards blogger scandal. If you had never encountered Gerstein before, you might expect

Mike in DC Weaker than currently? They already look helpless to do much about a lot of things. Not all their fault, but...
The major question it, what to do about the courts? · June 30, 2022
West_of_the_Cascades Yeah, it exists -- as part of the current Senate procedural rules, which a majority vote can change. But you can't just "take a vote" on legislation as the rules stand now without getting 60 votes to...
The major question it, what to do about the courts? · June 30, 2022
PeakVT The SCOTUS is a legislature and 2022 could be the last chance to vote in Democrats for the next 10 years. And that is not the most pessimistic scenario. Kagan and especially Sotomayor...
Retire Now! · June 30, 2022
Mike in DC I'd like to see an effective strategy deployed here. What would convince me all is well? Win the midterms against all expectations.
The major question it, what to do about the courts? · June 30, 2022
mds How, Representative Schiff? Sorry, but this is just rhetoric, and I don't vote on rhetoric but on results. I suppose you want me to "vote harder" to increase the odds of results, but it doesn't work...
The major question it, what to do about the courts? · June 30, 2022