By • Oct 20,2008

The Consequences

Via Hitchens, I learn that John McCain’s best buddy Lindsey Graham said this about Governor Palin sitting down to interviews with the press: We’re asking the American people to pick...

By • Oct 18,2008

Counting on your vote

I’m currently watching season 1 of Heroes, which is great if you weren’t that interested in your actual life anyway. My favorite character has to be Nathan Petrelli, the congressional...

By • Oct 17,2008

We are all sophists now

I missed the final debate, having been in class at the time, though I can’t say I’m itching to catch up on it. Having read the commentary on it (and...

By • Oct 16,2008

Missing something?

I love how the Washington Post reports a 5.8% increase in Social Security benefits with no mention — not a one, in the whole article — about how much it’ll...