Don DeLillo's new novel about 9/11 is out. It's been 30 years since the publication of Players, the first of DeLillo's works to deal with the the psychology, organization and aftermath of terrorism; among that novel's more ominous tones, the central character, Pammie, works at the...
Above: Mariners President Chuck Armstrong and GM Bill BavasiI see that Jeff Weaver will be resting his 14.32 ERA on the D.L. with Lit up like Jaime Navarro in Coors.
In light of this, I breathlessly await a lengthy diatribe form Mickey Kaus in which he argues for strengthening teacher's unions so that they're protected from having their innovation crushed.
Today, we celebrate the women who grunted us into being, nourished us to maturity, soothed our wounds, comforted us in sickness, confiscated our drugs, embarrassed us in front of friends, and unintentionally promoted the array of neuroses from which only the sweet touch of death will...
Last Tuesday's episode of Veronica Mars was fine and all, but I'm really not convinced that we need to encourage over the hill musicians to play more stuff "from the.
Between March 2003 and August 2006, there was never a period in Iraq in which Coalition casualties exceeded 2.5/day for each of three consecutive months. Since September 2006, Coalition casualties.
When I first met with the TAPPED folks in March, Adele Stan asked "How did you get into this security stuff?" That's not quite the right question; I think that a lot of eleven year old boys are obsessed with military equipment. The better question is...
You may have seen this article in which Theda Skocpol called for a greater emphasis on teaching at Harvard. MMF has interesting commentary. It's always been strange to me--especially in.
Sorry, Rudy. If you've lost Ben Domenech, you've lost America.Rudy Giuliani is an honorable man, and an inspiring man. He has been an exceptional leader. He saved New York City.
Melissa:Speaking of mature and honest public dialogue, I wonder if it would be possible for anti-choice conservatives to address the reality that, even in countries where abortion is illegal and there are strong cultural disincentives surrounding women’s autonomous choice regarding reproduction, women still get abortions, though...
Calvin Coolidge was a man of few words and even fewer emotions, but he loved the shit out of his animals. In addition to dogs, cats and birds, the stony.
Although I understand that the commander of the USS Constitution does have some complicated duties, this must nevertheless be embarrassing:The commander of the famed USS Constitution was fired from his.