Perhaps the strangest reaction to President Obama’s summer-reading list came from Mickey Kaus (emphasis his): Obama’s just-released “summer reading list” doesn’t offer a lot of evidence even for the “reads very widely” thesis. It’s...
~by Ryan B Let’s call this a sequel to my last post, because it’s at least motivated by some of the same concerns. Short summary of that one: a lot of popular liberal bloggers...
The war in Afghanistan (remember that one?) clearly is resulting in, at long last, a decrease in the opium poppy trade, and the concomitant decrease in the global supply of recreational heroin. Apparently, heroin...
I know that this is not a problem limited to Commentary, or to today’s right-of-center magazines, but since Commentary is the establishment-conservative publication I read most regularly, it gets the blame. The best part about writing this...
There’s an interesting back-and-forth going on between Charles Davis and Radley Balko (with E.D. also offering a few cents of his own) over whether or not it’s a wise idea to link income tax...
Burt Likko notices that JP Morgan may be on the verge of buying up Bank of America – with lots of government help. Too big to fail gets even more entrenched. I think we...
Matt Yglesias on Ron Paul: After looking at his positions and statements, the most remarkable thing is that if it weren’t for his loud fanbase of self-proclaimed libertarians you wouldn’t really think this is...
League commenter Marianne is interested in Brienne of Tarth: Well…. for one thing I think a woman knight idolizing Renly that way is an interesting take on the conventions of chivalry and courtly love....
I’ve been pondering Erik’s and Elias’s posts on taxation and spending, and I think both of them touched on an important point about fiscal responsibility. Erik’s point (following on from Radley Balko’s article) about...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Ha! I miss Norm.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25On this 'liberation day' I'm reminded of Norm's clip about going to war ... with the… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Well here comes the big f- you to working families everywhere. I predict hard lessons are about to b…
on Read It For Yourself: How Trump Admin Defines “Gang Members” For DeportationIt's also right after we were breathlessly and repeatedly told Biden was showing no signs of age. Th…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Sure, but that's all Engineer Level 3 and up kinda stuff. I'm talking about AI replacing helpers.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25The Bar Associations still control access to the courts through licensing and since most legislators…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Trump rambles about tariffs on everyone and pulls numbers out his behind. on Read It For Yourself: How Trump Admin Defines “Gang Members” For DeportationOne of the big problems that is going to have to be overcome is the whole "that's not true! That's a… on Read It For Yourself: How Trump Admin Defines “Gang Members” For DeportationIt's more vague that just "8". "...if a person scores 8 points or higher based on symbolism but has…
on Read It For Yourself: How Trump Admin Defines “Gang Members” For DeportationThe funniest thing Venezuela could do at this point would be to treat it like a declared war and sue…
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