Brad listens to the podcast-from-hell so you don't have to. There's lots that's amusing-in-a-depressing-way, such as a professor of law discussing William James and Jimmy Carter as fascists as if it was a perfectly reasonable proposition. But I have to say that I enjoyed not only...
As I've said before, nothing signals a Must To Avoid more than a positive book review that describes an unreadable book. Such is the case with Robert Dallek's review of.
Yglesias says that "it's a bit sad to see how much more engaged and knowledgeable the crowd at the Caps game is compared to the Wizards' fans." As it happens,.
...Because after 2010, it's likely to get even harder to pass progressive legislation. Why? According to predictions, the 2010 census will lead to a shift in the allocation of seats in Congress. New York will likely lose a few seats, while Texas, Arizona, and Florida are...
This is a very radical claim I'm about to make, but I think I might rather watch a Bloggingheads featuring Mickey Kaus and Ann Althouse discussing Bill Clinton's sex life.
TalkLeft has a roundup of the candidates' reactions.Here's Richardson: Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called on President Bush to force Musharraf to step down. Until then,.
...as most of you probably know. The most obvious puzzle to this non-expert is how someone could get in a position to fire two shots at close range; the most obvious answer is that Musharraf wanted her dead. Spencer Ackerman supports this:After an October attack on...
Shorter Verbatim Ron Paul: "Given the inefficiencies of what D.C. laughingly calls the "criminal justice system," I think we can safely assume that 95% of the black males in that.
There's news today that executions have declined around the country in 2007. This should come as no surprise given the current federal de facto moratorium pending the Supreme Court's resolution.
Well, the Democratic Party certainly had some winners in the 2004 election:Behind the scenes, they were fighting over the lucrative fees for handling Mr. Kerry’s television advertising. The campaign manager, Mary Beth Cahill, became so fed up over the squabbling that she told the consultants, led...
An LGM correspondent sends this:...which reminds me that I need to finish that review of Andrew Gordon's Rules of the Game.
Noting that the War on Christmas has failed once again, I am forced to "enjoy" the "holiday" from sunny San Juan. Some observations from Puerto Rico:Freeway driving is surprisingly pleasant.