By • Feb 16,2010

Teacher unions are the worst

Via John Derbyshire, I saw this great little story: A school superintendent in Rhode Island is trying to fix an abysmally bad school system. Her plan calls for teachers at...

By • Feb 16,2010

Skulduggery?

How long do you think some random New York Times editor has been waiting to use the word “skulduggery” in a headline? “New hints of skulduggery in Hamas killing,” reads...

By • Feb 16,2010

Taliban #2 captured in Pakistan

Sonny posted it on Twitter, but it deserves a post here as well. Mullah Baradar, the Taliban’s top military commander, was captured in Karachi as part of a joint operation...

By • Feb 16,2010

Famous for being famous?

I’m pretty sure I’ve blogged about this before, but it bears repeating: The notion that Sarah Palin is “famous for being famous,” a la a Paris Hilton or Nicole Richie,...

By • Feb 15,2010

Bayh-Bayh, Evan

Pete and Patrick have already posted on Evan Bayh’s retirement from the Senate. Yet the responsibility falls on me to employ one of the most obvious and predictable puns of...

By • Feb 15,2010

The looming sportspocalypse

I’d wager it’s almost certain we’ll see a work stoppage in either the NBA or NFL for the 2011 season, and there’s a decent chance both leagues will shut down....