Jack Balkin, in a must-read post, provides another reason to be skeptical about Jon Chait's claim that the 2004 election won't be important. Balkin notes the potentially disastrous consequences of further entrenching the constitutional vision of the Bush Administration. I don't believe, as Balkin and Sanford...
William Saletan makes a feeble attempt to defend the worthless "Kerryisms" column. I particularly like this bit of disingenuousness: Another blogger, Eugene Volokh, gets the joke and doesn't like it. "Another possibility.
Here's a pretty interesting post at Crooked Timber arguing that the European Parliament will make future EU-US relations sticky regardless of who wins the November election. Since the University of Washington.
First, read this post. Now, tell me what an Islamo-fascist is. I'm waiting. I don't have all day. . . Actually, that wasn't true. I do have all day. . . Heads up. There is no such critter. Back in the Cold War, we could point to...
GREAT interview between Moore and Katie Couric, see it here, Atrios has a partial transcript. I also have mixed feelings about Moore. I've only seen The Big One, and I really didn't care.
Sy Hersh and Tacitus take up the Iran-as-winner theme; you heard it here first. And in case you're wondering about the Iranian nukes: Iran Rebuked by UN Agency for Withholding Atom.
A couple months ago, the Washington Post had a story (which I can't find) about young applicants for Heritage Foundation internships finding themselves in the far more exciting field of rebuilding Iraq. The administration, rather than seeking out people able to do the jobs assigned to...
The Poor Man watched David Brooks's appearance on Dennis Miller. I'm glad it wasn't me. My problem is occasionally that I watch The Daily Show without a remote handy, while forgetting.
Arthur Silber reminds us of another reason to resist the canonization of Ronald Reagan: his nomination of the truly appalling Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. To ponder what would.
Read this excellent essay on French torture in Algeria. You'll need to watch an ad in order to get to it. I've always been a little bit twitchy about torture; it must serve some purpose to authorities, because it's been around forever (functionalism alarm). Rejali makes the...
I think Mickey Kaus might actually be on to something. Can the terrorists both want Bush defeated and want Bush reelected? Sure, if they're different groups of terrorists. The Zarqawi.
Great story by Kos about Nader's so-far failed attempt to get on the ballot in Arizona. 90% of his signatures have come from Republicans--no surprise there. The means by which.