More on Hate Crimes Statistics
Jim Burroway at Box Turtle Bulletin has an excellent follow-up to my piece on the ways in which the FBI’s annual hate crimes report is misused. Check it out here. Burroway adds quite a...
Yearly Archive: 2009
How North Carolina got its reputation for moderation in the civil rights era.
I’ve been reading Rob Christensen’s The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics, a book that I started a while back but didn’t pick up again until recently. I’ve just finished the section on North Carolina’s...
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is undoubtedly America’s best indigenous tradition, and I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday. Even bloggers must rest, however, so things will be a little slow around here for the next...
Standard Operating Procedure
Michael Crowley ruins an otherwise good post on the Obama administration’s engagement with Russia over the Iranian nuclear program with this aside:
Yeah, another reason to raise taxes on the rich
Via Meteor Blades at Daily Kos is Sam Pizzigati explaining that the top 1 percent of income earners have a ridiculously low state and local tax burden relative to their low and middle-income fellow...
The Golden Age
I know the League’s commentariat already went a few rounds over The A.V. Club’s “decade in television” rankings, but The Hollywood Reporter has just released another top ten compilation with more than a few...
Today’s Must Read
Philip Caputo writing on the Mexican drug wars in The Atlantic. Brilliant (and horrifying) stuff. There’s no good guys and bad guys. It’s not entirely clear what the motivations of any of a number...
climate change is off the charts
Remember that big chart Al Gore used in his documentary? If not, here it is: This chart shows the correlation of high global temperatures and high CO2 levels (though some have argued that if...
China Revisionism
James Fallows has an interesting post on the media’s reaction to Obama’s recent China visit.
No Private Sector Experience Necessary
I’m not sure if this chart on the professional background of Obama’s cabinet appointments is a weird outlier or a telling indicator, but it’s pretty interesting nonetheless.
In Defense of Industrial Agriculture
Via NR, the author of “The Omnivore’s Delusion: Against the Agri-Intellectuals” unloads another broadside against critics of modern agriculture.
The Height of Disingenuity
As some of you know, Sen. Grassley has put forth an amendment to prevent a proposed panel on criminal justice reform from engaging in any discussion regarding the propriety of decriminalization or legalization of...
A Reminder
For our Canadian readers, please do read Scott’s follow-up post this morning on the Afghan detainee transfer scandal. If you’re so inclined, you can sign (and/or link, if you’re a blogger yourself) Scott’s petition...
Glenn Beck – hero or villain?
Conor thinks it’s a good sign that “prudent conservatives and libertarians are growing uncomfortable with Mr. Beck’s rhetoric.” I agree, but for entirely different reasons.
One green to rule them all…
I have been pondering the issue of global warming lately. I generally take a cautious position when it comes to climate change. I am first of all uncertain as to what portion of climate...
Jumping To Conclusions
Thanks to Jaybird, who pointed out this story. After all the speculation that the death of a census worker was fueled by anti-government extremism
Can’t we all just get along?
A nice vignette from the Grizzlies-Kings game (via): Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi , the first NBA player from Iran, and Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in the league, met at midcourt and shook...
Good thing we freed him
Ross Douthat has a smart post on why we shouldn’t opportunistically try terror suspects in civilian courts.
