By Mar 16,2009

Thank you, New York Times

I’ve got to give credit where credit is due. Yesterday’s front-page story about Obama’s health care plans is a remarkable vindication of what McCain was saying about healthcare last fall....

By Mar 16,2009

Thank you, David Gregory

Yes, this is the second post in a row to pick on Christina Romer, head of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. But this exchange was too good to pass...

By Mar 16,2009

Music and Meritocracy

At about the same time that news of the Rod Blagojevich scandal broke in Illinois, a similar scandal of sorts was playing out in the rarified world of classical music....

By Mar 15,2009

Ron Silver, 1946-2009

J-Pod crafts a fine obit for the character actor here; I only met the man one time, but in my limited experience I can assure you that he was in...