Fascinating...Student Matthew LaClair of Kearny, NJ — whose AP Goverment class uses American Goverment — “was particularly upset about the book’s treatment of global warming.”The book’s authors James Q. Wilson and John DiIulio Jr. claim that “the scientific community is divided over the issue,” and “activist...
This is interesting:NATO commanders in Afghanistan have decided to end local police training, fearing that cops in remote areas -– most of whom once fought for tribal warlords –- might.
Shorter All-too-verbatim Treason-in-Defense-of-Slavery Yankee:Is Obama "merely" another radical leftist like another one of his mentors, Saul Alinsky?Is he a Marxist, as would befit his continued 20-year association with a church.
Various other commitments will prevent the usual lengthy analysis, but for fun some quick picks and comments.West(1)Det v. (8)Nsh Nashville seems to be a trendy upset pick, and with Lidstrom, Rafalski and Holmstrom all seeming less than 100% and the goaltending dubious I would give Detroit...
I have to say, I have mixed emotions about the New York Times's decision to replace Linda Greenhouse with Adam Liptak. I'm afraid it is going to defang him and.
Here's the Ole Perfesser on 9 April 2003, several years before his More Rubble Less Trouble phase:Some people think the looting is bad, but I think that a certain amount.
Baghdad fell five years ago today. If I understand the conservative blogs correctly, people like me were supposed to have been humiliated and distressed by the news; at the time, I was honestly relieved and mildly surprised that the city hadn't descended into a cauldron of...
As an addendum to the Harding discussion, I think it's telling that the strongest points to be made in Harding's favor involve improvements over the civil rights and civil liberties.
Ari at The Edge of the American West points us to this Ilya Somin post that makes the best possible -- but I think ultimately unpersuasive -- case for Warren.
Nick KristoF (corrected) tries to tease out the differences. It's harder than one might think.
Having gobbled the organs of another hapless calf, Tom DeLay has been rewarded with another year of life. A year ago, I offered a typically affectionate and balanced birthday tribute..
It's obviously funny in itself to see Serious Journalist and (Pro-stripping people of their property and sending them to interment camps solely on the basis of their race) Historian Michelle.