By • Sep 22,2008

Outraged all the way to the bank

I have to say, I found this piece on Alan Moore’s trepidation, to put it mildly, over the new Watchmen adaptation amusing. To be fair, I wouldn’t be too thrilled...

By • Sep 22,2008

Of Meat and Men

This past Thursday, the European Commission adopted a new proposal to improve humane treatment for animals at the time of slaughter. Let’s just overlook the fact that they’re GOING TO...

By • Sep 21,2008

Misguided Demand

Matt Yglesias surprises me again with his four demands Democrats should make before acquiescing to the bail out: Preserve substantial financial upside for taxpayers in the event that the bailout...

By • Sep 21,2008

F-Bomb Fallout

After boisterously abusing UK foreign secretary David Miliband using colorful undiplomatic language the other day, it looks like Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov may be getting kicked up to vice...

By • Sep 21,2008

Just put it on our tab

In the past week, new government spending has increased by $1 trillion. If you’ve been disappointed by how little of your money the Bush administration has been spending of late,...