In extremely tepid defense of Joe Biden, I don't think he was BOASTING that Delaware was once a slave state; rather, he was pointing out a basic fact about one of America's most obscure states that many people don't know and that, in particular, his...
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Although I don't fully agree, I think ogged has a point about acting and The Wire. It's a really, really, outstanding show, and getting better too. But part of me.
My reaction to the decision to make Plan B available over-the-counter to women over the age of 18 was positive. And, in a sense, it still is; the current policy.
Great post by Brad Plumer on the subject of the 1996 welfare reform bill. The key point is that most assertions that welfare reform has "worked" reference nothing more than the fact that fewer people on welfare. And as Brad notes, this is just a...
Shorter Verbatim Mark Steyn: "Ann Coulter’s new book Godless: The Church of Liberalism is a rollicking read very tightly reasoned and hard to argue with...Lest you doubt the left’s pieties.
It looks as if there's been a plane crash in Lexington.... Fox News, unhelpfully, was speculating as to whether terrorism was the cause.
In the wake of Snakes on a Plane, Dana Stevens at Slate requested additional, literal minded film titles. The best:The Creature Waits in the StructureThat's Not Sangria!Kittens for BreakfastWoody Allen is Too Old for ThisThe Lord Helps Nonthreatening SouthernersI am Explosive, BosomyAnd finally my favorite,...
This gets it right.
Battlestar Galactica has won Salon's prestigious "Buffy" award for television's most underappreciated show. Previous winners include The Wire and Veronica Mars. This bit is particularly nice:Ten reasons not to watch.
Yglesias points to this excellent article on Italian and French military capabilities. In brief, "thanks, but no thanks" is probably the best response to an offer of Italian military support and leadership, especially when other options are available. The French military has consistently displayed a...
This reminds me of this.
More evidence that Bill Petti is right. We cannot dictate how Iraqis will interpret a withdrawal from Iraq.The British withdrew from Camp Abu Naji near Amara. They only gave the.