By Jun 19,2005

Above the Beltway

In political Washington we all have a problem. We take our work too seriously, and believe that politics is everything. Baseball reminds us all that there is meaning outside of...

By Jun 13,2005

Originalism for the left

Can a Supreme Court decision unite the political divisions in our country? It may be possible, considering that both the Left and the Right came together last week to agree that the majority opinion...

By Jun 13,2005

Listing grievances

Lists–of anything–never fail to cause controversy. Whenever someone or some group declares something–a movie, a song, a person–to be the best or worst of its kind, a flurry of rebuttals...

By Jun 06,2005

The Dems’ Dr. Death

In January, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean was telling everyone about what the new, improved Democratic National Committee would look like under his leadership. But five months later, the only...

By May 30,2005

Save the orphans

Old bits of culture are the building blocks of new culture, but they're useless if they are locked up.