By Jan 21,2010

The New Yorker on Neil Gaiman

For some reason I’m kind of fascinated by Neil Gaiman. I can’t really point to why — I was never a fan of Sandman and only relatively recently read Good...

By Jan 20,2010

Liberal Dems: Where's our spine?

Congressional Democrats are abandoning ObamaCare like passengers on a sinking Titanic. Liberal writers are deeply ashamed. Kevin Drum writes: I and my readers are mostly the sober, pragmatic sorts. Willing...

By Jan 20,2010

Hedging bets

Over at the Atlantic, Megan McArdle writes: And even if I thought those numbers were about right, it might make sense as a way to hedge my net psychic wealth....

By Jan 19,2010

Why Coakley might win

Remember the New Hampshire primary in 2008? All the polls had Obama as a lock, but Hillary won anyhow, saving her candidacy from an early defeat. I ate some crow...

By Jan 19,2010

Brown-Coakley: Pre-emptive spin

The polls close in around an hour. Assume Scott Brown wins. The spin from both sides should be pretty simple. GOP — This was a referendum on Obama. Dems —...