Like the Iraq war but more so, the candidacy of Alan Keyes is a nice way to separate garden-variety hacks from the true virtuosos. Somewhat disappointingly, many reactionary pundits and bloggers recognize Alan Keyes's candidacy for the colossal embarrassment that it is. Where can one turn?...
Dahlia Lithwick--yet another guest columnist who would be a vast improvement over a majority of the current crew on the Times op-ed page--has a good column about "judicial activism." She summarizes.
I see that Wan Juilliams is at it again, this time on that thatliberalNPR, pitching the same abject nonsense about the allegedly effective strategy George Bush is cooking up to appeal to.
Chavez forces claim victory, 58-42. It looks as if the OAS numbers agree. The opposition disagrees. Instapundit seems to prefer the opposition account. Two possibilities on the stance of the opposition. First, they may be generally surprised, because their own numbers actually showed victory. It's hard to know,...
I've been looking around for any indication about the Chavez referendum, no news that I can find from any reputable source. I'm inclined to think he's going to win, largely.
I've been letting myself get a bit too optimistic about November, so it's time to discuss some possible reasons for pessimism. First, via Daniel Geffen, I direct your attention to this post.
A short month ago, this approximately 0% of this blogs authors could plausibly affix a "Dr." in front of their names. That percentage has grown at an alarming rate, and now stands at roughly 67%. If you prefer to get your commentary from only the hyper-overeducated...
First, if you're going to arrest someone and hold them incommunicado for two years, at least make sure that they're guilty. Oh, well, I guess that the latter may be connected.
One of the many great features on baseball reference.com is a feature that allows you to look up the players who share your birthday. (And to think my degree only.
David Locke actually tackles an issue that the toadying local sports media generally won't touch: the Mariner's persistent inability to develop minor league position players. He identifies only five "impact" players drafted by the M's since Edgar Martinez was called up in 1987. He doesn't define...
Paperwight does an excellent job of limning Randy Cohen's ridiculous "Ethicist" column from this Sunday in the NYT Magazine. The key is here: Randy Cohen doesn't even bother to address the first part.
Kevin Drum does a good wrap up of the nonsense associated with Kerry's claims that he spent time in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. He establishes that Kerry has maintained a.