From the Chronicle of Higher Education, vis TaxProfBlog:Two Yale University professors, Ian Shapiro and Michael J. Graetz, expected to receive a 2006 Sidney Hillman Award on Tuesday at a ceremony in New York City. Instead, they got phone calls on Tuesday morning telling them that the...
In comments, Michael argues:"Michael Dukakis immediately and publicly rejected the opportunity to attack Bush on the issue..."I think a different example needs to be provided. There was no "opportunity to.
This morning I had my first migraine headache in probably two years. The headache starts in my eyes. I see a flashing, kaleidoscopic blur just to the left of center.
Shorter Verbatim Austin Bay: "This week, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki introduced Iraq's new, permanent democratic government." I dunno, I might want to wait until, say, the government had actually finished filling out its cabinet until I called it "permanent."What makes it even funnier is that...
Interesting NYT article on how John Kerry has pressed the fight against the Swiftboaters for Truth. Unsurprisingly, Kerry's assault has been devastating; the only defense the Swiftboaters can seem to.
Part IV of a five part series on the Battle of Jutland.Part I: SMS LutzowPart II: HMS LionPart III: SMS Friedrich Der GrosseHMS Iron Duke was the second battleship named.
Like Scott, Roy, Kevin, Ezra, and countless others, I have no plans to read or take seriously Ramesh Ponnuru's latest, for any number of reasons so obvious they hardly need to be stated. I've recently managed to discover another one, however. At The American Scene, where...
Greenwald on Haditha:It is certainly true, as many pro-war advocates today have noted, that incidents of this type are inevitable in every war. And it is also true that the.
Fer Chrissakes:One of the favored ways in which the relentless and well-funded anti-choice machine is making its way into government is the "choose life" license plate scam. Part of the.
Ah, nice to see that Big Media Matt has finally messed the hair of the night and come around to the correct position that salary caps are about putting money in owners' pockets, not about "competitive balance." (And, of course it's far from surprising that owners'...
Friday Cat Blogging... Nelson and Starbuck
To amplify Amanda's post on the exploding of Newsweek's "women over 40 never get married for the first time" myth, Jeff Zaslow has an excellent article which further elaborates on.