By • Feb 03,2009

Capitalism and Conservatism

Sam Tanenhaus has a good, provocative piece out at TNR. People more up on the intricacies and history of partisan politics in America will surely be chiming in during the...

By • Feb 03,2009

Worst lede of the day

Republicans, geese, jet engines, exploding debt, pork, Oscar Meyer, bank bailouts….Good grief this is insufferable. How many mixed metaphors can you take? It’s hard to take Republican leaders too seriously...

By • Feb 03,2009

Ward 3 Strikes Back!

Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh, on David Brooks: “I do have something of a reaction. He’s made his living lobbing uninformed insults at various communities. He lives by these broad...

By • Feb 03,2009

Describing DC

This is the single most perfect description of D.C. “elites” (i.e., journos, hill staffers, and think tankers) that I have ever read: Third, they suffer the status rivalries endemic to...

By • Feb 03,2009

She’s Just Being Miley

My colleague Damir referenced a post-racial future in his post yesterday. Further evidence of our happy post-racial society can be found here, wherein a smiling Miley Cyrus slants her eyes...