By • May 06,2008

Cheap Shots

Ezra Klein is annoyed that John McCain would have the temerity to question the wisdom of universal, government-run health care since hey, he has it! Why isn’t it good enough...

By • May 06,2008

Spook Lite

In what has become this blog’s continuing crusade against crap American beer (as opposed, I repeat, to delicious American beer), I must express my solidarity with Phil Giraldi’s unstinting judgment:...

By • May 06,2008

A Novel Idea

“If it was just for the presidency, it would have ended a long time ago,” says [Ron Paul] supporter Tom Martin, 50, a database administrator from State College, Pa. “The...

By • May 06,2008

How Not to Start an Interview

This is classic: The A.V. Club: Your bios frequently mention that you go by the nickname “Chewie.” Is that a voluntary nickname, or something you got stuck with? Chiwetel Ejiofor:...

By • May 06,2008

North Carolina and Indiana

So, there are two more primaries on the Democratic side tonight. Barring a catastrophe for the Clinton campaign–losing both states would qualify, I think–the race will go on. Due to...

By • May 06,2008

Is Nationals Park a Boondoggle?

Rest assured I will leave the sports blogging around here to the experts, but take a look anyway at the claim by Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan that, um, “Weak attendance...