Needless to say, Michael Massing's NYRB response to the New York Times's pre-war "journalism" is a (depressing) must-read. It's doubly depressing that this opinion wouldn't be written today--not only because there's no Black on the Court, but because our establishment papers censor themselves so well: In the First Amendment the...
A friend once noted that the most unnecessary liner note in history was Lou Reed writing on The Blue Mask that "my guitar is on the right stereo channel." The one on.
Condolences to our Canadian brother. Tampa Bay should never win anything in any sport. Goes to show why baseball is the best. Must read Paul Krugman today. But, that's true of every.
Roger Ailes has a great post about Andrew Sullivan declaring that he no longer supports the GOP, because they have the same position on gay rights that they've always had. If you scroll up a bit, you can see Sully's desperation, as he demonstrates the full-on Phantom Menace effect. Says...
I tried to come up with a response to Chris Hitchens this morning, and I just couldn't. He's not the sort that I would welcome back to our side. I'm sure, for.
Speaking of nonsense and Texas, I recall some time ago hearing about some impending legal trouble for Tom Delay. The story appears to be a bit complicated, involving a misbehaving.
Here's to hoping that someone asks George Bush "Mr. President, do you agree with the platform of your party in your home state?" Make sure to check out Kevin Drum's discussion. Here are the high points, from the only state to secede from two different countries in defense...
Now that there's a fairly broad consensus that The Phantom Menace was godawful, it's often forgotten how well the movie was initially received not only by many fans but by much.
Juan Cole does a better job with Reagan than I ever could.
After some controversial posts, I thought I would go with this. Griffey hit 496 yesterday, 497 and 498 today. It's remarkable that, even after losing two and a half seasons to injury, he still has a fair chance of hitting 600 home runs. Reminds you just...
To me, the question of nuclear power, as with conscription, becomes easier when removed from the abstract level to the context of American politics. Discussing the merits of nuclear power.
My post below on oil and alternative energy sources made no comment on nuclear power. There is a good reason for that--I'm not at all sure what I should think.