Good for Howard Stern (strong language warning)
I’m not a big fan of Howard Stern, but this is good of him, and I appreciate that he has the guts to risk cutting against the expectations of his fanbase. (Strong language in...
Monthly Archive: June 2009
Anonymity
Speaking as someone who doesn’t blog under his full name to avoid professional and personal complications, I think James Joyner has the best take on l’affaire publius (background here). And speaking of Internet anonymity,...
making things up, public education edition
One frustrating aspect of the education debate in this culture, for those who defend public school like I do, is that the vigor and frequency with which conservatives have pointed to failing public schools...
Interns Galore!
As a long-ago DC summer intern and a six-plus year DC commuter, this site is pure genius. I’ve got a lot of favorite posts, but for anyone at all familiar with the Capitol Building,...
comments
I think a good blog should have easy to use, attractive, intuitive comments. This is one of the great failures of blogs like The Plank, which are fine blogs with terrible comments sections. Yglesias...
Nationalism as Prerequisite for Pluralism
Freddie’s argument that the premise of founding a state with an explicit ethnic nationalism basis leads to intolerance and hatred of groups outside that ethnicity strikes me, on the one hand, as basically correct. ...
Chris’ Recipe for Post-Workout Shake
3 Bananas. 1 Large Dollop of A) All Natural Peanut Butter and B) No Fat Plain Yogurt. 2-3 spoonfuls Frozen Blueberries. 10-12 oz. Water. 1.5 scoops of Protein Powder. Blend. Enjoy. (Optional) 4 icecubes...
Diplomacy
I have my own issues with Obama’s recent appearance in Cairo, but one criticism I find rather baffling is that his speech implied moral equivalence between the United States’ actions and the policies of...
ethnic nationalism inevitably breeds hate
Via Gawker. As Gawker is quick to point out, you shouldn’t take the lame drunken ramblings of some small slice of any population as dispositive of anything at all. All we know from watching...
a reading list for fantasy enthusiasts (II)
My initial reaction to E.D.’s latest post was something along the lines of “oh dear, I’m not sure we need a comprehensive rundown of our favorite erotic fiction.” Fortunately, he’s talking about the other...
excellent well, you are a fishmonger
“The less/fewer distinction isn’t really that hard to learn, but it would be much easier to not have to bother. I can’t think of any situations in which the existence of the two different...
a reading list for fantasy enthusiasts
So in the comments to this post, I received a lot of reading suggestions for good fantasy. They are listed below with updates to follow…
the devil we know
Blaise has a good, cynical take on the Cairo speech and the problems Obama faces sugar-coating State Islam:
NBA Finals Open Thread
Got any wild predictions? Irresponsible betting advice? An over/under for the number of times Kobe sneers at no one in particular after draining another nasty jumper? I’m tentatively picking the Lakers in six, but...
(Comedic) Quote of the Day
“[In the year 3,000] Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook will merge to create one super-giant time wasting website called: YOU-TWIT-FACE.” –Conan O’Brien Bonus genius David Letterman takedown of the NBC “Inside the White House” special. ...
al Obamaiya: The President’s Cairo Speech
Full text of his speech here (h/t Andrew Sullivan, who if you check his site has a number of links/roundups of various bloggers). It’s a very well written speech, expertly delivered as we know...
a quote for a sunny morning
“An African-American President with Muslim roots stands before the Muslim world and defends the right of Jews to a nation of their own in their ancestral homeland, and then denounces in vociferous terms the...
