Sunday Book Review: Rules of the Game

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Sometimes simple questions result in enormous projects. The question that Andrew Gordon tackles in Rules of the Game amounts to this: Why did the Grand Fleet fail to destroy the High Seas Fleet at Jutland, in spite of a massive advantage in material and a devastating...

Prognostication Hall of Fame

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Steven Warshawsky -- proprietor of a "boutique law firm" that defends employers in discrimination suits -- has written an epically funny brief on behalf of teh power of teh PUMA. Apparently, he's met some! And they have websites. There was an old lady at a McCain...

The Blame Acorn Game

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Peter Dreier and John Atlas break it down.In her own excellent article on the subject, Dahlia Lithwick has some good analysis of John Paul Stevens's unfortunate endorsement of the vote.

The Perils of Contrarianism

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Perhaps someone ought to remind Craig Crawford that an important feature of a well executed Hail Mary pass involves throwing the ball in the direction of the correct end zone....

They Make Ads

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Oddly enough, I actually am better off that I was four years ago. The wife says it's because I'm not a "working American." Blogging is work, hon, and didn't I.

Global Strike

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In response to a variety of nuclear mishaps (B-52s flying while armed with nukes, nuclear triggers delivered to Taiwan, personnel falling asleep on nuclear weapons duty), the Air Force has.

Bottomless Credibility Pit

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I remember when Andy McCarthy was just a garden-variety hack, making sudden conversions to farcical constitutional arguments that happen to favor Republican interests (note: his analysis of the unconstitutionality of filibustering judicial appointments expires in January 2009.)   But impending electoral oblivion has apparently removed any...

NYT Endorsement Timeline

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This representation of New York Times Presidential endorsements is absolutely fascinating. Some tidbits:Grover Cleveland was the first Democrat to be endorsed by the NYT. He shares with Franklin Roosevelt the.

QOTD

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Commenter "Njorl" on McCain social policy:There are plenty of options for children with no special needs. They can:-Marry a beer heiress.-Get elected to Congress and get comprehensive medical care.-Start a.

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