By • Sep 27,2008

We need answers

Damir’s right to bust my chops a bit — I’m sure Hank Paulson has heard the moral hazard argument once or twice in his career — but it seems to...

By • Aug 15,2008

One more Olympics note

How should the “winner” of the medal race be counted? Only by gold medals won, as the ChiComs want, or by total medals, as the USOC appears to want? This...

By • Jul 08,2008

Hands off my bourbon, Euros!

I have one true love when it comes to booze:* bourbon. My Kentucky spirit of choice is Wellers. I love all the varieties therein, but my absolute favorite is Old...

By • Jun 19,2008

Wouldn't it be nice …

James, I think, is both right and kind of naive when he writes this: [W]e badly need to restore Europe and Japan to security independence, and we need to continue...

By • Jun 13,2008

Mark Wahlberg

So, in my review of The Happening, I mention that Mark Wahlberg “regresses to the novice we saw in Boogie Nights.” His performance is just that bad. I didn’t blame...