By • Sep 18,2008

Divided Government

At the AF roundtable last night, I argued less for John McCain than against Barack Obama, mainly on the idea that with an energized Democratic Senate and House (combined with...

By • Sep 18,2008

Use the Force, Sen. Obama

I disagree with my home state senator, Barack Obama, on a number of policy issues; however, today I applaud him for wielding his influence (aka “using the force”) for good....

By • Sep 18,2008

Burn After Viewing

As Osborne Cox, the Princeton-educated CIA spook at the center of Burn After Reading, the veteran John Malkovich perfectly captures the arrogance of a “company” man used to having things...

By • Sep 18,2008

Higher Taxes!

It’s the patriotic thing to do. Seriously, Senator Biden? Granted, it’s sort of a throwback to JFK’s “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you...

By • Sep 17,2008

Helicopter Ben

FT‘s Alphaville headline: “The Fed’s Run Out of Money“. Relevant quote from the Treasury press release: The Treasury Department announced today the initiation of a temporary Supplementary Financing Program at...

By • Sep 17,2008

Journalism as predation

There’s an interesting story up over at Slate; it’s a reprint of a discussion about the photographer Jill Greenberg and the nature of photography in general. After discussing the illegality...