I'm not going to get into the question of Juno and abortion because I reject the idea that the picture is a "brief" for or against anything; this might be an appropriate way to discuss an Aaron Sorkin project, but Diablo Cody seems like an artist...
JMM and Digby are correct: it's outrageous that Ron Paul is being excluded from the Fox News debates (and apparently by Fox; the state GOP wants him included.) No, I.
Well, 2007 has been...interesting. Here's hoping that all of you send the year out in style, have a happy and healthy new year, and continue to join us daily at.
It certainly would be nice if this holds; Roper has looked very solid, and it would be good to end the season on such a positive note....Ah, now 39-14; I am becoming mildly hopeful...
Given that 7% of incarcerated women in the United States were pregnant at the time of their sentencing, it's surprising that the conditions of confinement for pregnant and birthing women.
Mssrs. Yglesias, Greenwald, Black and Krugman say most of what needs to be said about the Unity 08/Bloomberg/Broder Axis of Vacuous Wankery. To put on my Sanford Levinson hat for.
How could this have slipped past the wingnutty? This Christmas, Santa Claus is leaving his reindeer behind and hitching a ride on… a French warship! The Jeanne d’Arc, a helicopter carrier which serves as a training ship for French navy midshipmen, will dock into New York...
December 7, 1863. Via Alterdestiny.
Over the break I finished Vincent O'Hara's U.S. Navy Against the Axis. I strongly recommend it to anyone with an interest in the Pacific War, and in surface naval combat.
Admittedly, despite the lack of overarching historical significance yesterday where exciting comebacks are concerned I was more emotionally invested in the Flames' later one against what in terms of its current personnel and management has to be far and away the most loathsome team in professional...
The good news is that Will Saletan didn't include "Black Stupidity" in his end-of-the-year list of "best Human Nature" stories. The bad news is that Saletan is still around to.
First Kristol, now this.