By • May 20,2009

Terrifying

I’ve written before about how I think Atlas Shrugged is a relatively silly book; entertaining as pulp fiction and with a key central idea (that idea men/capital providers are just...

By • May 19,2009

The Good Old Days

I was born 30 years too late. J-Pod, on his first journalism gig: Time Inc., the parent company of Time, was flush then. Very, very, very flush. So flush that...

By • May 16,2009

The nachos are good…

…but the 89 cent chicken burritos are better. Via Andrew, I see that Sarah Hepola over at Salon is checking out the value meals at various fast food establishments. As far...

By • May 15,2009

You not say Ukraine weak!

Long ago, Seinfeld taught us the dangers of assuming Ukraine is weak. Yet the disappointing aftermath of the Orange Revolution has left many friends of the Ukraine wondering if the...

By • May 15,2009

Chutzpah

I was walking downtown around an hour ago. I saw a woman standing by a hot dog stand, holding a foil-wrapped dog that was already missing a few bites. As...