Brad Delong is on the case: The Declaration of Independence: When... it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another... a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to...
Who would have thought that empirical verification of Nietzsche was possible?
The Habsburg Empire has always fascinated me. Whenever I play Diplomacy or a computer game based on 19th century Europe, I try to play Austria-Hungary. What most appeals to me.
A list of superb choices from the Poor Man. (Although I must admit to liking pretentious Latin phrases.) However, I would like to reiterate that any such list absolutely demands the inclusion of "'x' is like 'y' on steroids." This phrase should be banned, and I...
Make sure to catch a special Saturday Howler, as Somerby catches Maureen Dowd dead to rights making up the "Who among us doesn't like NASCAR?" Kerry "quote", which needless to say.
This is how far I got into David Brooks' latest column: In weak moments, I think the best ticket for this country would be Bush-Kerry. The two men balance each other.
Congratulations to Ichiro Suzuki, who just singled up the middle to break George Sisler's 84 year old hit record. A classy guy, he took time to speak with the Sisler family after getting the hit. We had a conversation earlier on the blog comparing Sisler with...
Ichiro! Very classy all the way. Did it in his first 2 ABs, Randy Newman's soundtrack from The Natural playing, George Sisler's daughter in attendance. Cool.
One of Yglesias's commenters nails it: Bush was at times defensive, insecure and peevish. Sometimes he almost seemed to be defending his intelligence, as when he kept insisting "I know how.
I watched it on the first floor of the college, where NBC set up cameras to interview students, before and after. I felt as nervous as before a game 7 I was invested in. For those who missed the debate, here's the summary: Kerry: Detailed critiques...
Reputation is important, or so we are told. Norm Podhoretz thinks that reputation is really important. In fact, he has argued that the September 11 attacks are a direct result.
I give up. I'll concede that I really don't understand why the adminstration can't expand the size of the Army to meet its needs in Iraq and elsewhere. This report suggests.