Bush, in response to the 9/11 commission report yesterday: "Had we had any inkling whatsoever that terrorists were about to attack our country, we would have moved heaven and earth to protect America," he said. "I'm confident President Clinton would have done the same thing. Any...
The Annie Jacobsen piece has been finding its way around the internet. Here is a fine shredding at Salon; beware the ad. If you're not familiar with the story, Ms. Jacobsen had.
It seems as if there has been a storm of weddings this summer. Or maybe only two, but because I usually send gifts between 1-2 years late and I'm trying.
Liberty magazine reports the story of how Baradnik won the LP nomination. Amusing stuff. One of the richest lines: Badnarik is a self-taught constitutional scholar Ah, that explains it. Unfortunately, he spilled his morning coffee on the part about the 16th Amendment. In addition to the fun stuff...
Ted Barlow gathers up the good news and presents it to us. My personal ban on optimism is still intact, but for those of you who like to think nice thoughts.
The best poll yet at the Rittenhouse Review: Who is worse, the more offensive, odious, or objectionable, and limit your thought process not to the inexplicably popular, "Mad About You?" Helen.
The interesting things about dissertation defenses is, no matter how they turn out you'll want to get drunk afterward...
Kudos to the newly minted Dr. Scott Lemieux. May his legitimacy rub off on the rest of us.
I foolishly wasted time last week following a trail of links to a rather ridiculous right-wing website. There was a long, gleeful post about the outing of Joe Wilson as a liar, coward, and.
The grocery store I frequent most often has an ad for the egregious "Fox and Friends" on the mechanical cart. Apparently because it's not quite disingenuous enough, they abjure the "fair and balanced" slogan (although there is a "we report, you decide" in the bottom corner.) No,...
David Adesnik makes an observation about NYT campaign coverage. I think we can safely call it an understatement: The negative thrust of campaign journalism has begun to engulf the Democratic candidates..
Responding to libertarian blogger Abiola Lapite, Brad DeLong muses on global warming.... I think that, for most global-warming fearers, it is naivete that makes them advocate an immediate program to attempt.