By • Jan 17,2010

OK, not all lists are great

So, no sooner do I praise lists than Ben Shapiro writes the single stupidest list I’ve ever seen that fully validates all of the criticisms levied against the practice by...

By • Jan 16,2010

But people like lists!

Via Andrew, I saw Mark Athiakis’ riff against lists. A taste: Lists are lazy criticism. The person making the list is rarely inclined (or given the opportunity) to expound at...

By • Jan 16,2010

My letter from Bill Clinton

Political fund-raisers are always a great target for blog posts. Most of my political mail is from conservatives, but I still get some liberal envelopes, possibly because of my subscription...

By • Jan 16,2010

Egypt arrests bloggers

Their crime? Supporting Christian-Muslim solidarity in the aftermath of religious violence. POMED (PDF) reports: The group arrested in Egypt, which includes prominent Coptic Christian and Muslim activists and bloggers, had...

By • Jan 16,2010

The fantasy of non-partisan politics

Pete Abel is a moderate. But earlier this week, he decided he was going to switch his registration from Independent to Democrat because he’s sick and tired of partisan politics....

By • Jan 15,2010

Smoke Detectors! Gah!!

(What follows is a public service announcement designed to aid those who have done battle with their smoke detector in the past and were driven to madness by the incessant,...