By Oct 24,2008

The virtues of clarity

Ordinarily, the experience of reading Leon Wieseltier’s turgid prose is akin to masturbating in warm bathwater. Today, however, I came upon a surprisingly on-the-nose expression of his political preferences, which...

By Oct 24,2008

Personal Responsibility

Matt Yglesias bemoans the problem of children having access to proper dental care here, saying 16 percent of all children and twenty percent of children under the age of six...

By Oct 24,2008

It's a gift, really

I have no idea what effect Billy Joel’s endorsement will have on the Obama campaign, but, speaking personally, I can only agree with Joe Queenan’s assessment that BIlly Joel has...