Author: James Poulos

By Jul 14,2008

Mushball Polls, Mushball Candidates?

At the Plank, Nate Silver draws our attention to those gap-closing Presidential polls. Bad news for Obama? Well it ain’t good news. But the natural question to ask here is...

By Jul 12,2008

Luck and Pluck

Americans may not be at ease reflecting together on the uncanny power of the United States to emerge more or less unscathed from its stupid mistakes. The Iraq war itself...

By Jul 10,2008

Beer: The Imports

Perhaps you have been called a snob for drinking — ugh — a Heineken. Possibly you have rebuked yourself personally for ordering one of those increasingly bizarre American microbrews, things...

By Jul 10,2008

Not Encouraging

If good grammar builds confidence, be considering I worriedsomely: Our regulator has emphasized that we have continued to maintain the highest capital rating, and we are in the market everyday....

By Jul 09,2008

Verily, DC Drivers Are the Worst

D.C. drivers […] — the worst I’ve ever seen. Incapable of understanding such basic terms as “merge” and “yield.” — Robert Stacy McCain I don’t know what it is about...