Wow: The two Bobs, Gottlieb and Caro, have an odd editorial relationship, almost as contentious as it is mutually admiring. They still debate, for example, or pretend to, how many words Gottlieb cut from “The Power Broker.” It was 350,000 — or the equivalent of two...
I never knew how hard Mitt and Ann Romney had it: “They were not easy years. You have to understand, I was raised in a lovely neighborhood, as was Mitt,.
Nomination #1: Wayne LaPierre.
This article about how Obama is such a "bully" that he's willing to criticize political opponents is pretty much all comedy gold, but I especially treasure the bit about how "Obama’s campaign moved to distance the president" from comments made by a Democrat who is not...
Wow. H/t Amanda Marcotte
Tennessee has decided to extend it beyond the blogosphere.
The best postseason in sports has, in fact, been tremendous so far. And in addition to the many exceptionally good games -- and the Flyers/Penguins series could be one of the best first-round matchups ever -- we have the high comedy of Ryan Kesler's auditions for...
As I mentioned below, yesterday Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed a draconian abortion law that, among other things, effectively bans abortions after 18 weeks after conception. This law, like other.
Peretz will no longer be permitted to undermine the reputation of the New Republic.
This story on dogs in the military reminded me of the odd memorial at the University of Tennessee for the dogs killed in the battle to liberate Guam in 1944.
Corey Robin on the Cory Booker superhero story: The whole story speaks to a quintessentially American love of amateurism and cowboy theatrics, but it also speaks to our neoliberal age:.
Michael Singh and Matt Duss have a very good conversation on Iran sanctions policy in the latest Foreign Entanglements: With any luck, Mark Dubowitz of FDD and I will be.