This is a great point:It's really too bad that when politicians get caught doing stuff that shouldn't be illegal, they never, ever, ever seem to respond by redoubling their efforts to reduce the criminalization of victimless conduct. Does Vitter think Vitter should go to jail? Does...
Ezra writes:You know, I spent my first 21 years on the West Coast, and never once gave a moment's thought to the possibility that I'd meet my end through a.
It's always refreshing, in this postmodern age, when political struggles can be clearly drawn battles between good and evil:The fight over a popular health insurance program for children is intensifying,.
"It's just a waffle iron with a phone in it!"Although she hasn't mentioned it, perhaps in fear that L, G & M's head office will be overcome by angry readers with pitchforks, I saw earlier this evening that a certain co-blogger with a legume-themed sobriquet has...
I am honored to have been tapped twice (corrected: three times) recently for a Thinking Blogger Award. Once individually (and an embarrassingly long time ago) by Goldenferi for my work.
To follow up on Ezra's point about Megan McArdle's claim that impeachment proceedings would "mean[] not having any achievements to show the electorate next year," it's always striking to me.
Wow, busy times around these parts this weekend. In no thanks to me. But I had a busy weekend of movie-watching, sun-enjoying relaxation. Part of this included going to see Ratatouille yesterday at a matinee showing (read: most of the audience had a single-digit bedtime and...
Marty Lederman has a useful, bookmarkable list of every Balkinization post about the title subjects. Seeing them all in one place reminds me that I while I can take even.
I really enjoyed this Vanity Fair article about the Wainwright/McGarrigle clan (HT: new well-deserved TAP hire Dana Goldstein.) Plus both male Waingwrights -- each, like the McGarrigles, an outstanding live.
I'm embarrassed that until I read Alone in the Dark's review I had no idea that Brad Bird had done The Iron Giant, a beautiful film. The only thing stopping me from making Ratatouille a higher priority although everyone says its great is that I found...
Toby Keith Covel, country music artist and open-throated jingo, turned 46 today. Born halfway through the first year of John F. Kennedy's truncated presidency, Covel would not have been alive.
So I return from three weeks of travel to learn that our local fluoride controversy continues unabated. To make a long story short, the local assembly voted last fall to.