By May 27,2009

Toward a Bioethics of Love

My sister’s genetic disorder is too unusual to have a name. If it seems like the person I’m talking to won’t understand a medical description—grand mal seizures, nonverbal, severe-to-profound mental...

By May 27,2009

Soviet Snark

Here’s how it goes in David Denby’s short book, Snark. First, he’ll note a snarky remark he’s preserved for your consideration. It’s mean, low-down, and colored by the crudest feelings...

By May 27,2009

The New Dominion Blues

“I certainly agree that Northern Virginia has gone more Democratic,” John McCain’s campaign aide Nancy Pfotenhauer said on MSNBC in mid-October 2008. But, she continued, Virginia was going to vote...

By May 27,2009

Lonegan’s Charge

Steve Lonegan, the firebrand former mayor of Bogota, N.J., and current dark-horse gubernatorial candidate, is waiting in “the vault.” When he first suggested this as the location for our interview,...

By May 27,2009

What’s Your Story? Amanda Carpenter

Amanda Carpenter has packed more than most into her 26 years. Now a daily columnist at the Washington Times, Carpenter reported on national politics for TownHall.com, blogged the ’08 election...

By May 26,2009

The scourge of the technical foul

Or rather, the scourge of the wanton application of the technical foul by incompetent NBA referees. One of the emerging subplots of these NBA playoffs is the fact that two...