Going out for a nice Valentine's Day coffee, I made the mistake of reading John Tierney, who used the occasion to spew some bullshit ev-psych tautologies that were egregious jagoffery even by his usual standards. Fortunately, Echidne and Amanda have already covered that angle. So,...
Author: Scott Lemieux
I thought I saw in the paper today that it was 2006. But looking at who has the best-selling album in the country this week, that's quite obviously not the.
With respect to the recent discussion of inequality in domestic duties being held among Belle, Amanda and Matt, I'm basically 90% in agreement: indeed I don't think there's any question.
In a truly shocking development, I decided to take advantage of the long weekend by...e-filing my tax return! More than two months before April 14, when I have done it every other year! I guess everyone has to act like a responsible adult every 3...
One nice thing about 1)not driving, and 2)not having to shovel anything is that one is considerably more free to enjoy the aesthetic effect of snow, which to a Canadian.
Well, this better not be true...
It's nice to see that some pro-choice advocates in Australia are following the Lamott model:"I bring to this debate personal experience," said Senator Nick Minchin, who opposed the legislation. "A former girlfriend of mine had an abortion," he said Wednesday on the floor of Parliament....
...welcomes Kevin Drum.I think that Roy's post about the difference between writers and political operatives might be useful in explaining how I talk about abortion (as well as many other.
Anne Lamott has decided to reject William Saletan's suggestion that pro-choice politics emphasize the premise that women who get abortions are immoral, and good for her:EVERYTHING WAS going swimmingly on.
You know who needs to really, really shut up? People who 1)are crying rivers of crocodile tears about how the friends and family of a civil rights leader comport themselves at their funeral although they've never met, and 2)could care less about segregationist sympathizers being...
Ironically, with the recent retirement of the staggeringly great and effectively named Mario Lemieux, I was wondering what had ever happened to Rick Tocchet, an important cog in the great.
Julia of Sisyphus Shrugged will be taking a much-needed blog vacation for a few days, and hence occupying her blog in the meantime will be a passel of all-star bloggers,.