Kevin Drum drops a rock on Christopher Hitchens' head. After all, Hitchens has chosen to ally himself with the most unserious group of war leaders this country has ever seen. They treated the runup to war like a marketing blitz for a new soft drink; they have...
Jesse Taylor asks a very important question: All dark humor aside...does it strike anyone else that North Korea's "nuclear deterrent" (read: weapons) are a very, very, very bad thing for.
According to Glenn Reynolds, citing an article in the NY Post, the 60 Minutes scandal has had the salutary effect of destroying Dan Rather's ratings. "No wonder Big Media folks aren't.
I simply can't urge you strongly enough to read the article in the most recent Vanity Fair about Florida 2000--it's just magnificent, clearly putting inside baseball from the court's clerks in the larger political context. Courtesy of the superb SCOTUS blog, you can (and must) read it here....
Amazing how the red-blue lingo has found its way into our political discourse. Seems reflective of a horse-race mentality, one that excludes most states from any consideration whatsoever, and concentrates.
Although I can't say that I completely agree with his argument, David Neiwart's series on fascism in America is a must read. If you haven't taken a look, please do..
From Erik Loomis at Alterdestiny: I'd happily trade Mexico Bill O'Reilly for 5000 immigrants. Yes, but do you think that Mexico would make that deal? I'd trade Bill O'Reilly to Mexico for a taco.
Matt has some observations on The Empire Strikes Back. I largely concur. From the same source, some exhaustive research concluding that the Empire would easily destroy the United Federation of Planets.
Lots of interesting stuff on voting today. In Ohio, the Republicans are trying to get new voter registration thrown out due to a technicality involving paper weight. In Florida, Publius has the.
A brilliant post by Jeanne D'Arc about the staggeringly dishonest bait-and-switch being pulled by hawks who 1)strongly favor intervention in the Sudan, and 2)wish to remain hack Bush apologists. Very difficult to pull off, since Bush hasn't intervened in Sudan and shows no sign of doing so....
Bob Harris on the terrorist threats that still threaten this great land. As long as Air Supply can cross borders with immunity, we might as well install bin Laden in.
For your Sunday afternoon amusement, see s.z.--who finds better wingnuttery than anyone--analyze Lisa Wechel's fascinating thoughts on sex ed. and the gays. Call me old-fashioned, but I would prefer finding out.