By Sep 18,2008

Divided Government

At the AF roundtable last night, I argued less for John McCain than against Barack Obama, mainly on the idea that with an energized Democratic Senate and House (combined with...

By Sep 18,2008

Use the Force, Sen. Obama

I disagree with my home state senator, Barack Obama, on a number of policy issues; however, today I applaud him for wielding his influence (aka “using the force”) for good....

By Sep 18,2008

Burn After Viewing

As Osborne Cox, the Princeton-educated CIA spook at the center of Burn After Reading, the veteran John Malkovich perfectly captures the arrogance of a “company” man used to having things...

By Sep 18,2008

Higher Taxes!

It’s the patriotic thing to do. Seriously, Senator Biden? Granted, it’s sort of a throwback to JFK’s “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you...

By Sep 17,2008

Helicopter Ben

FT‘s Alphaville headline: “The Fed’s Run Out of Money“. Relevant quote from the Treasury press release: The Treasury Department announced today the initiation of a temporary Supplementary Financing Program at...

By Sep 17,2008

Journalism as predation

There’s an interesting story up over at Slate; it’s a reprint of a discussion about the photographer Jill Greenberg and the nature of photography in general. After discussing the illegality...