By • Feb 01,2009

Hey, it's the Super Bowl!

I don’t want the Steelers to win, but they probably will. If you’re making any illegal wagers, I’d take the Steelers at -7. Their defense is just too good… The...

By • Feb 01,2009

Cappuccino conservatives

I grew up in the liberal hothouse of Greenwich Village. Although my politics have strayed, my culinary tastes seem to be in perfect alignment with my coastal elitist upbringing. First...

By • Feb 01,2009

Low-level snark

I’m currently at work on a piece on political discourse, a key portion of which will rely on David Denby’s new book Snark. The book is flawed, perhaps fatally, because...

By • Feb 01,2009

Iraqi election results a blow to Iran

Max Boot: Assuming that the preliminary results hold up, it will be another blow to Iran, which already suffered repudiation last year when the Iraqi parliament came to terms on...