Long-time readers will know I agree entirely with this:So that’s the context in which to ask whether or not it makes sense to have a supermajority requirement for many Senate votes. I would say “no.” Even absent the filibuster, our system would still feature an unusually...
Yes, I know that comments are down. Yes, I have complained. Yes, I share the impression that the rollout of JS-Kit has been... bumpy.
This is a very interesting find:Archaeologists have found more than 600 relics from a huge battle between a Roman army and Barbarians in the third century, long after historians believed.
So when I wasn't paying attention, Foreign Policy went and seized the greater portion of the international affairs related blogosphere. Congrats to Dan, Marc, and the rest on successfully selling out. I'll be following the blogging of Israel hating monster and mild mannered realist Stephen Walt...
Eve Fairbanks and I diavlogged yesterday on, among other things, the critical issue of whether Barack Obama or George W. Bush more resembles Prince Hal of Henry IV parts 1.
There was a good piece in the Times yesterday about the ripple effects of the Ledbetter decision throughout the lower courts. With Sam Alito as their guide, judges have apparently.
Shorter Michelle Malkin: "The work of a Little Green Footballs commenter who wrote lengthy posts asserting that polls showing a comfortable Obama win were clearly a product of systematic liberal bias shows that there's no dearth of quality reporting and analysis among conservative bloggers."
This week's Herring installment will be delayed due to the fact that I apparently left my copy of From Colony to Superpower on the trunk of my car shortly before.
The Dark Lord speaketh:SCHIEFFER: Wouldn't it have been better, on reflection, to have a better and larger force [going into Iraq]?DICK: Well, um, we could debate that forever and we.
Becks asks:Can a movie present itself as historical, grossly distort the facts, and still be considered good art?Yes. Actually, I would take a position diametrically opposed to Becks's; basically, if historical accuracy would make for worse art, then the artist pretty much has a responsibility to...
I'm guessing that the percentage of Republican Senators who 1)will refuse to seat Al Franken and encourage Norm Coleman to pursue months of futile lawsuits and 2)who complained that Al.
Since my beloved Michigan Wolverines just suffered their first really bad season since the Johnson administration, I've discovered that what fans do in this situation is review highlights from glorious.