Author: Sonny Bunch
By • Feb 16,2009

DC sucks, or something

Via DCist, I see that Gawker took the time to rip on DC last week. This is, of course, not the first time someone from NYC has felt the need...

By • Feb 13,2009

Hey, look at that!

This, about the election in Iraq last week, strikes me as absurdly good news: The turnout, 51%, was less than some predicted but importantly it included many Sunnis who had...

By • Feb 12,2009

“I still have my face.”

In the wake of America’s 2-0 victory over Mexico last night, one of the Mexican coaches got a little slappy with American star Frankie Hejduk. Video at that link. I...

By • Feb 11,2009

Yup. That’s terrorism.

There’s a great scene at the end of the conclusion of the Cartoon Wars twofer on South Park in which Kyle excoriates a group of callow Fox executives who have...

By • Feb 11,2009

Pressing question

‘Juno’ is on HBOW right now, and I’m struck by a question that I can’t remember was ever really acknowledged by that film: What if Michael Cera’s character had wanted...

By • Feb 06,2009

A Liberal Scalia

Peter Suderman nails the problem with creating a “liberal Scalia“: Scalia’s views are relatively clear and straightforward: We know what words and sentences mean, and that’s what we use when...