November is over, and another 133 Americans are dead in Iraq. This number will probably increase in the next three or four days because of delays in Defense Department reporting. This means that November has seen the continuance of a somewhat troubling trend. With the exception...
One of the questions I've been asked in the last month more than once revolves around whether or not all Christians are right-wing jackasses, and if not, why don't we.
I'm in more or less complete agreement with Matthew Yglesias on the Ukraine issue. The interests and ideological convictions of the United States dovetail nicely in Eastern Europe. It is good.
Regular reader Kat points out that someone has finally stood up to the greatest menace afflicting the University of Washington community; those goddamn Larouchies. Photos here, discussion here. It is possible that those living in more sane parts of the country may think that launching an anti-Larouche protest...
A poll about the Supreme Court yields typical findings: The survey found that 59 percent of respondents said they favor choosing a nominee who would uphold Roe v. Wade, while 31 percent.
This is obviously of trivial importance compared with the feeble attempts to debunk the Lancet article, but I'm glad to see David Leonhardt tackle a form of reactionary innumeracy that.
I can't decide if Ampersand at Alas, A Blog is a saint for the time and patience he devotes to refuting bad anti-SSM arguments put forth in various quarters of the blogosphere I have no inclination to visit, or a sucker for being drawn into these parlor...
I mentioned recently the unlikely but true fact that Van Halen could replace David Lee Roth and wind up with replacements that got exponentially worse. Well, should the NYT follow.
I know we defeated Dems are supposed to be getting in touch with what blue-state urbanites like Nik Kristof consider to be "red state" culture. But if this consists of.
From David Edelstein's review of Alexander: Please understand the source of my vitriol: I consider Stone's Natural Born Killers to be, hands down, the worst movie ever made—and not the worst in the manner of Ed Wood's Plan 9 From Outer Space. I mean the worst in...
I've been falling into the bad habit of not bringing reading material to the gym, which leads to dangerous things--namely, prolonged exposure to Lou Dobbs tonight on CNN. This toxic.
Fortunately, you won't be getting yet another interminable abortion post from me; instead, I can direct you to Julie Saltman, who points out that the recent abortion rider attached to.