David Brooks, yesterday: In the state capitalist world there are government-run enterprises like Gazprom, Petrobras, Saudi Aramco,...
Month: June 2010
Centuries have passed since British kings claimed a divine right, but British subjects still seem unable to...
“Do we live in a democracy?” asked the Cynic. “What do you mean, ‘in’ a democracy?” answered...
The death of Socrates brings us, in a strange way, to the life of the Buddha. Socrates...
A kitschy 62-foot statue of Jesus outside of Cincinnati was destroyed by lightning last night.
The weekend beckons, so I thought I’d write something about the World Cup. At his personal blog,...
For those of you who haven’t been paying attention, Megan McArdle and Peter Suderman are off to...
With blogging, I sometimes wonder if I’ve really accomplished anything by linking to another text and saying,...
Via Jonathan Chait, the other other Jonathan* – Jonathan Bernstein, not Jonathan Cohn – has a handy...
David, I’ve thought much the same thing. At some point we’re going to wish we’d saved the...
This bizarre Jeff Jacoby column argues that we shouldn’t hurt oil’s feelings. He quotes: Americans consume oil...
[updated] Nate Silver puts several bullet-holes through this Wall Street Journal op-ed by Daniel Klein, which is...
It’s hard to pinpoint a year more emblematic of second-wave feminism and its emphasis on career than...
[updated] Oh my: It’s January 2011. The GOP is about to assume control of both houses of...
THERE. I have now made the site just that much prettier. And after much gnashing of teeth,...
At Feministe, Jill writes about a heartsickening story of a 13 year old’s self-induced abortion after being impregnated...
As a surprise to no one with some understanding of the Afghan context, instead of relying on...
From ESPN’s Tim Legler: Ron Artest, although regularly displaying a complete disregard for sensible offensive decision-making, can...
I just lost 8 minutes of my life I’ll never get back watching the new Gaga video...
Pamela Paul has a rather Slate-ish post up at The Atlantic, asking the controversial question: Are Fathers...
