The Slate Legal Ladies make quick work of wingnut M. Edward Whelan's bully-style critiques of NY Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse, and of the Times's seeming inability to fully stand up for her. Sure, ombudsman Clark Hoyt gives lip service to her lack of bias...
I spent much of yesterday afternoon/evening installing a new internal hard drive into my computer. When I got my MacBook about a year ago, I scoffed at the idea that.
Rudy!'s Florida firewall seems to be rather porous.
If you pay the slightest attention to the threads around here, you'll be delighted to know that Aimai is now blogging at If I Ran the Zoo. From her touching introduction:I'm a dedicated political junkie and free lance cultural kibbitzer. I've been posting on other people's...
In light of the anniversary of Roe, you'll be excited to know that William Saletan has an exciting idea for advancing the abortion debate. The solution is: everyone should just.
The Cats may be 8-9 and in the midst of their worst season in recent memory, but you can't complain about a victory over one of the premier sources of.
How does Obama win the Democratic nomination for President? According to Mickey, denouncing affirmative action and moving hard right on immigration are key. If that doesn't work, I'm sure that busting some unions, threatening to invade Iran, and calling for the elimination of Social Security will...
As best I can fathom, this appears to be a sincere fan letter to Jonah Goldberg:When I see people at Crooked Timber open threads asking why they should take you.
In honor of it's 35th Anniversary, here's my three part series on why Roe v Wade was correctly decided:Part IPart IIPart IIIThe short version is that 1)it's flatly false to.
One commenter was upset about the exclusion of Lust, Caution from the Oscars. Depite being an Ang Lee fan, I'm not really too upset. It's a very good picture, but my guess is that when I compile a top 10 list it will settle towards the...
As various elements of the presidential primary frustrate and irritate, let's take a moment to savor the silver lining. Paul Kiel makes the case here. Whatever happens, we can all.
About he best I can say about this award is that winning it might be slightly more prestigious than emerging victorious from a mayonnaise-eating contest. Perusing the list of some.