By • Dec 12,2008

Signs of the Apocalypse

I’m up early preparing for a long drive to the wilds of Pennsylvania this morning. I was drinking hot coffee while getting dressed when I heard the following story on...

By • Dec 12,2008

Why do we do this, anyway?

In a long, provocative post on Jews and dual loyalty (watch as I go right past the interesting controversial stuff and head straight for the ephemera!), Freddie remarks on how...

By • Dec 12,2008

The pinklist grows

Matt Welch highlights another casualty of the Prop. 8 blacklist (pinklist?) over at Reason’s blog. Yup, that’s the Hollywood I know: one that defends everyone’s right to their opinions, no matter what!

By • Dec 11,2008

On Empathy in International Relations

Matt Yglesias approvingly links to a post on Steve Clemons’ blog (authored by Ben Katcher) about the need for more empathy in our approach to international relations. Katcher cites Bill...