By • Aug 04,2009

Good capitalism vs. bad capitalism

I consider myself a fine, upstanding capitalist. Profit is good! But I also think that the key reason capitalism is better than socialism is that the people making a profit...

By • Aug 03,2009

Neocons running the NY Times?

Recently, the Weekly Standard mocked the NY Times for confessing to no fewer than seven factual errors in its remembrance of Walter Cronkite. Then yesterday, the Times’ Public Editor, Clark...

By • Aug 03,2009

The Department of Double Standards

Crude, ridiculous and off-point caricature of George W. Bush as Heath Ledger’s version of the Joker: High art! Crude, ridiculous and off-point caricature of Obama as Heath Ledger’s version of...

By • Aug 02,2009

Obama, Burma and Indonesia

Via the always thoughtful Dan Twining: Last Friday, Indonesia’s electoral commission certified the winner of the country’s recent presidential election, a free and fair contest that demonstrated the strength of...

By • Aug 02,2009

What Obama secretly believes

James Kirchick has a very interesting article in the Sunday Post. Since declaring himself as a candidate for President, Barack Obama has consistently stated that he opposes gay marriage. Yet...

By • Aug 02,2009

Speaking of non-controversial people…

As noted below, the WaPo described President Obama’s candidates for the Presidential Medal of Freedom as not “particularly controversial”. Aside from the points MK raised about Ted Kennedy, it’s worth...