Here’s a provocative post from Felix Salmon on why local self-sufficiency is preferable to free trade in...
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The ridiculous spat over Obama’s gambling remarks gives me an excuse to discuss Las Vegas Mayor Oscar...
Obama: “When times are tough, you tighten your belts…You don’t blow a bunch of cash in Vegas...
Sonny Bunch runs through the Best Picture nominations.
DC’s newest foodie innovation: serving Mexican and Vietnamese fast food out of the same restaurant. My ideal...
From The Boston Globe: Medieval trial ordeals were surprisingly effective. (Hat tip: First Thoughts)
Those easily sickened should avoid reading this Slate article, which recounts KBR’s infuriating attempt to shuffle an...
Speaking of Holden Caulfield, io9’s excellent “Blogging the Hugos” series has picked out a few interesting parallels...
No, according to Larry Diamond, whose paper on Arab democracy is worth reading in full. Here’s an...
In a just world, this would have been a smash hit:
Those looking to confirm their view that everything is, in fact, going to pot should read this...
When did we become a nation of scaredy-cats?
The chilling biography of an American high schooler turned Somali insurgent.
Old legislators’ homes? Election by lot? Repealing the 17th amendment? Is there an “all of the above”...
A lot will be written about J.D. Salinger’s death, much of it on the subject of The...
“What the heck is Yahoo? Is it one of those computer things? Is that like Twittering?” –...
For fans of the subdued, WASP-y novelist, Vulture has a nice remembrance:
A rare bright spot on the economic horizon.
To quote Raekwon’s twitter feed, it’s “a ill mxtpe.”
In lieu of discussing more serious matters (Citizens United, health care, “Jersey Shore”), I’d like to direct...
