Jan 27,2009
Nothing in that video happened at Gitmo
This is what I mean when I ask when we can have a serious discussion about Guantanamo Bay. Andrew approvingly embeds this video (you can find it below), in which...
Jan 26,2009
Succinct and to the point
Who doesn’t love stumbling across one or two sentence descriptions that capture something we feel to be true but can’t quite articulate? In that vein I present Ben McGrath, writing...
Jan 26,2009
Everyone hates the Boomers
I was pleased to read Michelle Cottle’s take on the NY Times’s new Baby Boomer column today, in particular this paragraph: But by far my favorite part is Winerip’s attempts...
Jan 26,2009
Gitmo
Now that Gitmo’s closing, I wonder how long it will be before we can have a reasonable discussion on the topic. My guess is, “not for a while.” Critics of...