By • Aug 27,2008

A generation of mole-men

At the DMV the other day, I had a not-insignificant amount of difficulty reading the eye chart. (Don’t worry, bikers, I passed…by “not-insignificant,” I mean “it took me two tries.”)...

By • Aug 27,2008

Why Bill Ayers is kind of a big deal

Over at the Corner, Andy McCarthy notes: Back when Ayers was being more honest about his intentions, he admitted that the purpose of that bomb had been to murder United...

By • Aug 27,2008

Squaring Obama with King’s Dream

While nearly every election cycle in recent memory has been presented as the “most important of our lifetimes,” pundits and politicians alike tell us the 2008 presidential race is one...

By • Aug 27,2008

Panhandlers

Aggressive panhandling is apparently a growing problem, according to Steven Malanga. From his (longish) story at City Journal: Reports of similar incidents are on the increase in many cities. A...

By • Aug 26,2008

When bicyclists are king…

…this guy will be second up against the wall.* The DCist writer is hilariously outraged, by the way. I think one of his commenters said it best in response: As...

By • Aug 26,2008

It's never too soon…

…to teach a child the bitter taste of failure. Did you see this story about the little league that is disbanding a team because its pitcher is too good? “He...