By • Jan 07,2010

Press Tours

One of the odder things about my last job was taking part in press tours. You know those features you read in the newspaper — like, say, this one, where...

By • Jan 06,2010

Joe Biden, Proud Intellectual

In case you missed it, the Weekly Standard had an amusing article a couple of weeks ago about the Veep’s efforts to smarten up his speeches with quotes from famous...

By • Jan 06,2010

Brennan bashes Cheney, talks tough

On Sunday morning, White House counterrerrorism adviser John Brennan responded furiously to Dick Cheney’s recent criticism of President Obama. You can listen to Brennan here, to get a sense of...

By • Jan 06,2010

Some notes on Agent Zero

The greatest story of the decade (so far!) has to be this one. For the uninitiated: NBA all-star Gilbert Arenas and his Washing ton Wizards teammate Javaris Crittenton drew guns...

By • Jan 05,2010

D.C.’s bag tax

Washington D.C., in its infinite wisdom, has recently decided to install a tax on grocery bags. 5 cents per bag. The ostensible purpose was to pay for cleanup of all...