A really terrific piece by Michael Waldman and Justin Levitt about the GOP's vote fraud fraud. The scam is advanced by the common method of "generalizing from apocryphal anecdotes":Allegations of voter fraud -- someone sneaking into the polls to cast an illicit vote -- have been...
Minstrel Boy channels some kickass Cicero to think about the attorney scandal. From In Verrem:Gentlemen of the court, at this great political crisis there has been offered to you, not.
In addition to explaining the rather obvious problems with the claim that asking a question about the "Jessica Valenti breast controversy" is beyond the pale ("Ann then says that “It.
From Mr. Trend:Viewers of a popular Portuguese television programme have voted dictator Antonio Salazar as "The Greatest Portuguese" by a wide margin, angering many of those who remember his repressive regime. Salazar was chosen by 41 per cent of viewers, beating communist leader Alvaro Cunhal and...
Finally saw The Lives of Others a couple weeks back. It's good, although not in the same class as Pan's Labyrinth, and it most certainly didn't deserve to beat the.
I can once again outsource follow-up commentary to Jacob Levy, whose views and experiences are similar to my own (although mine might be more intense since I was there during.
I have no particular desire to revisit the issue, and indeed have every intention of continuing my post-Pelosi-smear policy of ignoring her except for MSM appearances or unusual circumstances such as her bullying a colleague, but since Garance has implied here that there's some sort of...
Looking at the boxscore, you might think that last night's Flames/Wild game was a throwback to the worst of the early-aughts NHL. But you would be quite wrong. It was.
I also find the British claims as to the location of their sailors and marines a bit more compelling than the Iranian; the Iranians changed their story about the location.
Nice to see Lieberman admit he's been straightforwardly lying for years about Iraq as he used it to slander his ex-party mates. One day some members of the Connecticuit electorate may wake up and say, "my god, what have I done?"
I'm glad that MY enemy is Mickey Kaus, and not Ann Althouse. Garance:After the episode, Althouse brought another controversy to my attention, in the shape of a rather nasty personal.
Abortion? Not-abortion? Either Way, As Long As Yong Women in Unstable Families Are Placed In Danger!
Ann -- the actual feminist one, I mean -- has a good discussion of recent events in North Dakota. In addition to a draconian abortion ban that would be triggered.