In addition to the many other ways in which it's abominable, Reuel Marc Gerecht's op-ed supporting Stalinist interrogation methods and opposing the rule of law contains one of the most farcical invocations of the "ticking time bomb" scenario ever:But this third way, which is essentially where...
Cool.The significance of the flight is best illustrated by the records that were set by Ford and his crew. It was the first round-the-world flight by a commercial airliner, as.
This is the weirdest coaching switch I've ever seen: Auburn fires Tommy Tuberville, who prior to this year had gone 42-9 in the SEC over the previous four seasons, including.
Due to annoying illness and extended work commitments, part 5 of From Colony to Superpower will be delayed until tomorrow afternoon. Until then, see Paul from Subnumine:Herring does have a thesis: he doesn't believe that there was ever a real isolationist period in American history; his...
An interesting and somewhat puzzling argument has been cropping up in comments from (amongst others) esteemed LGM commenters drip and John Emerson. drip:the existence of the filibuster gives the democrats.
There's one thing, and one thing only, you can say about this nonsense: at least Silva makes no effort to hide the fact that he's serving as a willing conduit.
Via LP, Josh Marshall's argument on why Senate Dems need to protect the filibuster is just a touch underspecified:It is just bad practice -- especially in the face of the last eight years -- for numerical majorities not only to use the power of their numbers...
The thing is, it actually makes sense for Karl Rove to infer that the Republicans have come pretty much all the way back based on their narrow runoff victory in.
Wow, when I designated Rendell the wanker of the week I hadn't even read this. Yeah, it sure would be great if the Democrats could fine somebody with more severe.
There's really nothing quite so wonderful as living in a community that's become a regional hot spot for pertussis because hundreds and hundreds of assholes refuse to immunize their children. We've had 80 reported cases since July. Fantastic.Juneau has endured similar fake controversies in recent years,...
What Alterman said. The attempts to gin up pseudo-scandals involving Obama and SOHNEHO were bad enough, but attempts to tie Obama to the Blagojevich scandal seem to consist of guilt-by-association.
Zimbabwe, it is fair to say, is a nation poorly served by its government:The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe which has left hundreds dead was caused by the UK, an ally.