By • Jun 03,2008

Willfull ignorance

For a number of us foreign policy hawks, the problem with the Iraq war wasn’t the war itself but George W. Bush’s totally inept handling of it, compounded by his...

By • Jun 02,2008

1,740.5

That’s how many delegates Obama has; more precisely, that is the number of pledged delegates he has won in caucuses and primaries. Two primaries, and 31 pledged delegates, remain on...

By • Jun 02,2008

Should Hillary Drop Out Now?

By now my great love for Hillary has slopped itself all over the blogosphere, so my own answer to this question is clear enough. But as a matter of political...

By • Jun 02,2008

Losers on the Run

Sonny is right to accredit reports of al Qaeda´s timely demise as well-deserved good news. But it´s as good as occasion as any to exercise our contrarian muscles for the...

By • Jun 02,2008

Nightfall

M. Night Shyamalan’s new film, The Happening, hits theaters next weekend, and publicity is ramping up. There’s a piece in the New York Times today about the mercurial director and...