By • Oct 06,2008

Hail Mary McCain

In many ways, the McCain campaign has been on the ropes since last summer. He’s thrown a number of Hail Mary passes since then (backing the surge, Sarah Palin, “suspending”...

By • Oct 06,2008

Things you can't say

Robert McDonald of the Kellogg School at Northwestern (full disclosure: I once worked there) has an interesting take on the bailout: The problem with commenting on the financial rescue plan...

By • Oct 06,2008

Myanmar's lost year

Chinese colonialism in Burma? Daniel Pepper on the anniversary of the revolt: Democracy advocates in exile hold out hope that China, which is Myanmar’s largest trading partner and its ally...

By • Oct 06,2008

Congestion pricing

Matt Yglesias thinks that commuters don’t pay enough. After comparing highway travel to free ice cream day at Ben and Jerry’s, he writes: Put in a road somewhere and unless...

By • Oct 06,2008

Narrow loins?

Alexander Waugh, grandson to the author, has a piece up talking about the sex scene in the various adaptations of Brideshead Revisited, including a few choice quotes about what his...

By • Oct 06,2008

One and Done

John McCain is on the ropes. He needs another “game changer” to win the election—something as bold and unexpected as the Sarah Palin pick. Here it is.