Last week I wrote a post on my other site about how the Palestinians should organize a...
Month: May 2010
So True/Slant has been purchased by Forbes Media, meaning that June may be the last month a...
Amid today’s cookouts and household projects, find time to remember those who went off to war and...
Stepping into the way-back machine, Pam’s House Blend brings to light a CBS report on homosexuality, circa 1967: “With...
Stepping from the Crito to the Phaedo dialogue, Plato moves onto more solid ground by switching the...
Via E.D.’s True/slant blog, I agree that Conor Friedersdorf did yeoman’s work on this piece demonstrating the...
Open thread. Feel free to chat about your weekend plans, today’s headlines, and sweet, sweet Vidalia onions.
Short form reading recommendations are usually reserved for the sidebar, but I feel compelled to give this...
Jim Geraghty has a great article on the foibles of a movement candidate from Nevada, including one...
In an interesting post at Girl w/ Pen, Alison Piepmeier discusses her discomfort with using battle metaphors...
Given the recent discussions about social dynamism and technological innovation around these parts, you may be interested...
So, I’m just getting around to checking out Ricochet (featuring, of course, the estimable James Poulos). I...
“There might be a compromise here.” ~ Jason, earlier today I think it depends on the ‘localist/artisanist/do-it-yourself’...
Diego Maradona pledges to run naked through the streets of Buenos Aires if Argentina wins the World...
A question for the localist/artisanist/do-it-yourself contingent: How do you feel about Make magazine? Do you know it?...
A landmark worth noting: After 15 years of work, scientists have, for the first time, created a...
Last week, Erik and I had a fun discussion about the role of geography in shaping one’s...
Bob Bradley just announced the final cuts for the US’ World Cup squad. I have to say...
I’m finding myself oddly at peace with the end of Lost today, having spent far too much...
Conor has grappled with the implications of New York’s cultural dominance and with the socio-political constraints of...