But…They’re Totally In My Face!

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I suppose it's nearly tautological to note that Jack Shafer's attempted defense of Mouthpiece Theater (or, at least, his argument that the Post should continue to waste its resources and credibility by producing it) completely fails. The first thing you'll notice is that he didn't even...

Mercenaries and Civilization

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I appreciate international society's need for mercenary companies. Developing military institutions is difficult and time consuming, and even though mercenaries are expensive, they can provide short term emergency relief. Mercenaries.

John Hughes 1950-2009

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NYT bit here.It may be a generational thing, but when I think about John Hughes, there's a certain subset of his oeuvre that I think about.  In some ways, these films are nothing more than a guilty pleasure, in others, evocative of a certain time and...

Sotomayor Confirmed

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68-31. If I were a hack, this is where I would be outraged that many Republicans would vote against a qualified nominee because somehow Supreme Court nominees will be entirely.

Of course this is a completely invalid analogy

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I'm still not sure why, exactly, but I've been assured repeatedly that it just is.The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals [obesity researchers] should not tell gay [fat] clients they can become straight [thin] through therapy [dieting] or other treatments ["lifestyle changes"].In a...

The End of an Error

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I'm sure you'll be sad to learn that the Post has mercifully killed The Poochie and Poochie Show The Three Minute News Hour Mouthpiece Theater:Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli killed the satirical video series Wednesday after harsh criticism of a joke about Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...
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The Laws of Punditry

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There's nothing a winger pundit can do to become discredited. Indeed, if your baldfaced lies help torpedo a major progressive initiative, they're actually an asset. And, no, the damage can.

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