Northwest sockeye salmon with Washington sweet corn. Heirloom tomatoes. New-potato gnocchi. Roasted peaches with an oat-and-almond crumble. Cocktails, and then wine. No, that’s not what was served for dinner in Casa Likko last night, although...
In October we mark eleven years since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan. It is now the longest war in our nation’s history. This also marks another sad year of reflection for me regarding a war that...
So, in about 6 hours I board a flight to Nashville for a good friend’s bachelor party… And I need your help…
Including the wingnuts. Evidently the string of recent craziness left those of us in the Lone Star State feeling underwhelmed by our crop of crazies. Well, no longer!
It’s too soon to render a definitive judgment, but I’ve got to hand it to Romney-Ryan: So far, they’ve done a really good job confusing the Medicare issue.
Of all the tactics available to the Republican party to overcome the 12-point gender gap,* this would be… one of them. UPDATE: A tweet from Ross Douthat suggests that it was supposed to be a joke, or...
I was going to make this the Wednesday song on Mindless Diversions but then I listened to it again. Well, you know. So. What’s been going on? Anything?
When I read this article by Mark Adomanis in Forbes online, I find myself a bit confused. Adomanis mantains that there is a significant strain of American conservatism that looks at l’affaire d’Pussy Riot in Russia and...
My colleague Julian Sanchez has a fascinating article in Wired today about warrantless wiretapping: As Congress prepares to reauthorize the controversial FISA Amendments Act of 2008 — which effectively legalized the notorious warrantless wiretap...
Garance Franke-Ruta does an excellent job at The Atlantic of chronicling the context of the phrase “Legitimate Rape”, highlighting that more than an unfortunate verbal gaffe, it has a substantial history of being used as...
Augusta National has admitted their first two female members in their 80-year-history: In a historic change at one of the world’s most exclusive golf clubs, Augusta National invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
Once upon a time about a year ago, a man who had been elected to the United States Congress went to Israel and he had ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ybe a little too much to drink and then he went skinny...
Summer’s winding down, and Labor Day’s just around the corner, which means that it’s just about time for football. I was thinking this year we might have a contest to see whose professional gridiron...
I am looking forward to watching how this develops over the week. There are, to me, at least three interesting things going on here.
This really should be a Blinded Trials shoot down, but since the good Doctor is away on a well-deserved holiday with husband and critter, I’ll go ahead and take the uncontested shot from the...
If you happen to be in Uruguay next month, three of my films — Marie and Jack: A Hardcore Love Story, Brett and Melanie: Boi Meets Girl, and Bill and Desiree: Love is Timeless...
There’s nothing so democratic as a lynch mob, as concerned citizens of Ohio and Pennsylvania have recently shown. In Pennsylvania this week, a judge upheld Act 18-2012, the now-famous piece of anti-voter-fraud legislation. Voter...
Three of the members of Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot have been found guilty of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred” and sentenced to two years of labor in a corrective institution, with credit...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25You can't use normal political thinking with Trump or anyone around him. That is a big part of the r…
on When a Maiden Needs a FriendDude, it's awesome that you found that. I couldn't get past Google explaining to me that I couldn't…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25I, more than Chait, clearly overestimated the Trumpkins. The choice to simply claim prosperity was T… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Whenever I post, I get sent to a message like this: Warning: Undefined variable $a in /home/ordina27… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Does Chait know who we are talking about? These aren't very bright people, they are fanatically comm…
on When a Maiden Needs a Friendprobably Niels Juul an Illinois state senator at the time and later a us representative. https://en.…
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