By • Aug 06,2008

The Olympics = a Debacle

Check out this blog post over at ESPN.com about a freelancer assaulted by a group of Chinese citizens: Some of the policemen walked toward me and grabbed me by the...

By • Aug 06,2008

Sojourner Untruth? Obama, American

David Brooks seems to be making a curious, and curiously potent, argument about why Obama’s not possessed of a stronger lead — seeing as how he’s amply possessed of a...

By • Aug 06,2008

Self-parody watch

Now, I expected those on the left to go after Republicans for being racist in this campaign. It’s a common trope when two white candidates are squaring off, but throw...

By • Aug 05,2008

Trolls as sociopaths

Like Megan, I was somewhat horrified by this passage from The New York Times’s fascinating piece on trolls: Fortuny spent most of the weekend in his bedroom juggling several windows...