Tim Noah directs you to the worst gift idea ever. By the way, shouldn't the signature decrease the value in this case?
Dave and I have been considering a question of deep import over the last couple of days. What actors have played a President (fictional or actual) on television or in.
Bob Novak on the Capital Gang, discussing the Rumsfeld dust-up: Look, soldiers always complain. That's just what they do--it's a way of life for them.
Furthering my time-wasting in this here coffee shop, your easily distracted blogger has been leafing through a several-month old paper copy of The Chronicle of Higher Education left lying around. The story to which I refer is unlinktoable due to a subscription wall. It's a seemingly simple...
One downside to my decision to replace my Clinton-era, Windows 98, 1/3 chance of crashing when opening a PDF laptop with a spiffy 2004 model is that I can now.
When I blasted the Gregoire campaign a few weeks ago for their incompetence, I was primarily thinking of the media and message elements of her campaign. In this week's Stranger,.
Bob Somerby provides data for one of my hobbyhorses, the egregious underrating of the PAC-10 in college football. Admittedly, I would prefer that he made the point of comparison the Big 10, given that it's (in most years) far more overrated than the SEC, but obviously...
In the wake of a reference ruling by the Canadian Supreme Court, Parliament will almost certainly pass federal legislation allowing same-sex marriage. Evidently, the news that Canada has far more rational.
Chuckle. The description off the CNN website for tonight's Lou Dobbs Show: "Why doesn't the United States require immigrants to learn English? And how does that affect culture in the.
There was a time, I am told, when Christians opposed usury. . . There's something that's not clear from today's New York Times article about how payday loan sharks are ripping off military families: the payday loan industry is in bed with the Republican Party. According to...
A few random thoughts continuing what Scott said below. First, everyone should read this Neiwart post at Ornicus. I have little to add to it. Yes, some people used faulty and.
Atrios gets right to the heart of the "people with no power are ruining Democratic foreign policy" thesis: Let me add just one thing: Beinart's obsession is that it's the.