Atrios on Battlestar Galactica:There's much to like about the show. The unwillingness of its creators to pass clear judgment on the actions of its characters is part of what's makes it great. While "bad guys who are really good" (think NYPD Blue's Sipowicz) are a staple...
Very solid article in Friday's NYT on China's increasing military prowess. China is making a remarkably rational set of upgrades to its air and naval forces. The focus of Chinese.
Will come to you if you're a neocon in Iraq. One of the biggest problems with reconstruction in Iraq has been the hair-brained attempt to turn Iraq into a free-marketarian.
It's posts like this that remind me why I shouldn't take Andy Sullivan seriously, even when he agrees with me:It behooves me to write that I'm chastened - and extremely heartened - by the progress we're making in Iraq. The elections were obviously the key -...
My recent critique of political theory instruction aside, I think Yglesias is quite right; the notion that dead white men are being chased off university syllabi is absurd. In fairness.
At the end of Week 1, Scott is dominating. Dave Noon has seized second place, despite playing for one day fewer than the LGM crowd. My fortunes are quickly fading.1..
Trish Wilson notes the passing of Andrea Dworkin, and Professor B. offers a roundup of relevant commentary. I don't really have much to add to the consensus within these links; I ultimately disagree with Dworkin's analysis and conclusions in any number of respects, but I also...
Sandy Koufax and Pedro Martinez have now pitched virtually the same number of innings--2324 for Sandy, 2311 for Pedro. Koufax was 165-87 with an ERA+ of 131. (A league average.
So what to make of this? I think Tobias is basically right about omnibus films in general: they are almost always better on paper than in practice, and sometimes they're.
A completely indefensible, but familiar, right-wing trope appears within David Brooks' tripe today. He explains why the party that has lost the popular vote once in the previous four presidential elections is near death:This does not mean good news for Democrats. That party is at risk...
This looks cool. I may have to reconsider my blanket prohibition on reality TV.
Via USS Mariner, here is an excellent Forbes article on the financial situation of the Seattle Mariners. As successful as the team is, nobody in management really likes to talk.