By • Feb 12,2009

“I still have my face.”

In the wake of America’s 2-0 victory over Mexico last night, one of the Mexican coaches got a little slappy with American star Frankie Hejduk. Video at that link. I...

By • Feb 12,2009

Politicizing the census

Last week, the Obama administration announced that senior White House aides would supervise the Census Bureau’s conduct of the 2010 survey. Republicans quickly charged that the White House was politicizing...

By • Feb 12,2009

Progressive Republicans

Seriously. I guess ‘progressive conservative’ might be something of a contradiction, although American conservatism, with its emphasis on individual freedom and free markets, could actually be described as progressive. (Hat...

By • Feb 12,2009

Bashar al-Assad’s stock value goes up

Michael Young writes that the Gaza war and the Israeli electoral deadlock have driven up Bashar al-Assad’s stock value. Young’s analysis of the Israeli election isn’t as good as Noah...