Oct 01,2008
Red Dawn
Simon Elegant suggests some reasons why the U.S. financial crisis might be good news for the Chinese Communist Party.
Oct 01,2008
Health care for all!
I’ve never understood jabs like this one: “JOHN MCCAIN LOVES HIS GOVERNMENT PROVIDED HEALTH INSURANCE, HATES BEING ASKED ABOUT IT.” That’s the headline of Ezra’s post, the gist of his...
Oct 01,2008
The tainted milk scandal grows
When I first wrote about how the Chinese tainted milk scandal seemed to be growing, I had no reason to suspect it would expand to brands and products I’ve been...
Oct 01,2008
The Glass is Half Full
This recent USA Today/ Gallup poll shows Bush’s approval rating has dropped to a new low of 27%. That means that 73% of the American public agrees on something, though…
Oct 01,2008
I'll take what's behind door number three
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea that when it comes to the executive branch, at least, we don’t have two parties, we have one: the party of...
Sep 30,2008
It's not caviar
Over at the Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates continues to labor to convince himself that the new album from the overrated TV On The Radio is better than it is. How many...