By • Dec 23,2008

The Decider

No, it’s not George Bush: It’s Congress. From John Schwenkler’s new digs: The problems of the retailers and the toymakers are beside the point, Colangelo said. “Congress decided these toys...

By • Dec 23,2008

The Warren pick

John McWhorter: “Overall, expecting Obama to treat social conservatism as beyond the pale proposes that Obama dismiss a frame of reference typical, whether many of us like it or not,...

By • Dec 22,2008

Gift ideas for nerds

This Map of the Verse (aka the world of Joss Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity) would surely warm the cockles of your sci-fi geek’s heart.

By • Dec 22,2008

What the World Wants (and What It Will Get)

Change was the touchstone of President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign, and his promise to make a clean break from the Bush administration fueled his success in the Democratic primaries. But if...

By • Dec 22,2008

Detroit: Kind of terrible

Matt Labash, long one of America’s great national treasures, has written a fantastic (and fantastically long) look at Detroit’s collapse in the latest issue of The Weekly Standard. As I...