By • Nov 18,2009

Apocalyptic pessimism

Like Megan and others, I got a kick out of this Slate piece discussing what is the best way to label nuclear waste: But another, more abstract problem—raised by the...

By • Nov 17,2009

Rush is still a racist

Steve Benen has a very different opinion from my own. So what if some racist statements were falsely attributed to Rush? He’s said plenty of real racist things, too. Steve...

By • Nov 17,2009

Food Critics

A little more food-blogging, yes? There’s an excellent story in the New Yorker this week about the (France-based) Michelin guide’s foray into rating the fine-dining of New York City. While...

By • Nov 16,2009

The netroots eat their own

Earlier today, Think Progress trashed liberal pundit Mark Shields for allegedly saying, with regard to Obama’s patience on Afghanistan, [It] makes me nostalgic for those days when we had a...

By • Nov 16,2009

Kristol admonishes conservatives

From the Weekly Standard: Republicans need to point out that Obama’s economic policies aren’t working. But they need to resist appearing to relish bad news for the country on Obama’s...

By • Nov 16,2009

Yes, dogs really do bite mailmen

A “dog warning card” arrived with my mail today. Thanks to a New Jersey branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers, you can see the form online. The form...