Jerry Springer is contemplating running for Governor of Ohio in 2006. As this article shows, responses are mixed from Ohio Democrats. I don't have any comment on his viability, but I wanted to join Robert Bennett in identifying differences between Springer and the GOP's successful novelty celeb...
Atrios hates Shattered Glass, while I quite liked it. The movie just left out all the important context. It was noted that Kelly was brought in along with a very rigid.
For the one billionth time, why the hell does this son of a bitch have a job? Update: Yost was, however, a Red Sox coach for several years. ... Kf seems to.
Rob mentions the growing problem of global piracy (especially in SE Asia) below in his post on Japan. For a very good discussion of the global piracy problem in recent years, see this LRB article. It's fascinating and pretty frightening. Piracy threatens international trade, strengthens and...
Bird Dog over at Tacitus channels Charles Krauthammer: For me, it's hard to disagree with Krauthammer and this bleak situation. We need an aggressive policy of regime change for Iran, we.
Check out this interesting piece by Michael Penn over at Juan Cole. Penn is concerned about the increasing willingness of Japan's government to use force, and about the increasing independence of.
On a number of occasions in the past 3 1/2 years, I've found myself shocked and startled at the depths to which this administration will sink. Each time, I vow I won't be surprised again. Well, read this story about the Bush Admininstration blocking the extension...
Data point against the liberal media hypothesis, #576: I'm listening to NPR right now. They're covering the big Microsoft dividend story. The coverage is focused pretty much exclusively on how.
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.
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 the misfortune of getting on a domestic flight with fourteen Syrian musicians. The musicians apparently engaged...
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.