Atrios details the case of Wayne Dumond--a convicted rapist who was released under heavy pressure from governor and likely Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, and subsequently raped and murdered at least one and probably two women. As Atrios says, this wouldn't necessarily be a massive black...
Since I started using Google Reader (maybe six months ago), I've definitely cut down on the time I spend reading blogs, which is a good thing. I don't have to.
Friday Cat Blogging... Nelson and Starbuck
Henry.An escape and concealment artist, Henry has disappeared at least a dozen times in nearly thirteen years. On four occasions, he has actually slipped out of our house undetected and gone missing for anywhere from two hours to five weeks; countless other times, he's hid himself...
As anyone with a passing familiarity with the nation's op-ed pages or center-left political publications is aware, there is a cottage industry of affluent white men in liberal urban centers.
Another excellent article about the Wilson case, with a useful comparison with other cases of consensual sexual relations with minors that received much lighter sentences:But wait. It gets worse. At.
Apropos of the recent discussion of Marty Peretz' unsuitability for inclusion in polite society, I'm reminded of this little gem that Matt Duss caught before someone apparently decided to take it off of the main page of the Spine. It's still available, though, through the permalink.I...
George W. Bush, 27 April 2000:Let me just give you an example of what I did in Texas. And the only thing I know to do is go by my.
Indeed.As a teacher of military affairs and American foreign policy, I cannot emphasize enough how widely the "dirty hippies lost the war" narrative is held among college students, even those.
Glenn "More Genocide, Less Trouble" Reynolds, 11/11/03: "The real problem with the Iraq war is that it's (1) waged by a Republican President; and (2) obviously in the United States' national interest. To some people, those characteristics are enough to brand it evil."Jonah Goldberg, 1/25/07: "The...
ESPN has a good article about the appalling case of Genarlow Wilson. One thing puzzles me about the dodging responsibility game described here:It's frustrating work. No one involved believes Wilson.
Sally Satel -- most recently seen emerging from the gauntlet of the American Enterprise Institute's rigorous peer-review system -- has contibuted a piece to this collection of essays by liberals.