Somebody is clutching at straws.
When I first read this passage from Norquist's NYT Op-Ed this morning regarding what counts as a violation of the no new taxes pledge he authored 25 years ago, I.
Sourcing is a little thin (and by thin, I mean entirely sourced to the Georgian Ministry of the Interior), and implication seems strong (based on Russian behavior in Georgia, we.
I'm not one who immediately wrote off Michele Bachmann's chances to secure the GOP nomination, and Scott L's observations on July 11 are sensible. Over at The Democratic Strategist, however, there's a good piece on why Bachmann is potentially encountering obstacles. I discount the argument that...
This is just outrageous: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed legislation that officially classifies beer as alcohol in Russia. The new law will allow controls on the sale of beer.
Actual cuts now, theoretical revenue increases later. If something like this doesn't happen it'll be because the median vote in the House is a lunatic winger. What's particularly exasperating about.
This is awesome: C. The HPT Meeting. Around the Pentagon, HPT stands for “high-payoff target,” and that’s exactly what you’re aiming for, so use this tactic sparingly. Here, HPT is a mnemonic you can use to plan meetings with overconfident graduate students. A few days after...
In a rare piece of sensible legislation coming out of California, rural homeowners who rely on state firefighters for basic fire services will have to pay a $150 annual fee..
Excellent essay at Only the Cinema on Out of Sight, clearly Soderbergh's best film (though a strong case can be made for The Limey) and one of the most entertaining.
This is worth your while. And as if to illustrate... In what looks to increasingly be an inevitable presidential bid, Rick Perry has turned to Doug Feith to discuss national security matters, according to a report at National Review Online. Feith, a fellow at the Hudson...
Geoff Baker has a decent, and balanced, post on the construction of the historically inept offense of the 2011 Seattle Mariners (unfortunately, my preferred team playing "baseball" since 1977). Placing.
It's possible that some education "reformers" really do care about improving childhood education. But many of them care about union-busting much, much more.