By • Apr 28,2008

It Must Be Tough…

…going through your life constantly aware of little more than race and gender. The latest example: the gals over at Feministing are up in arms over Anthony Lane’s review of...

By • Apr 28,2008

Hmm…

While I’m not terribly interested in engaging in a full-on debate about the United States and its current relationship with the Geneva conventions, I do feel that someone should point...

By • Apr 28,2008

8th Amendment Follies

Ten days ago I expressed displeasure over the latest court rulings on capital punishment. Lethal injection struck me as a far crueler option than what is still known, in an...

By • Apr 28,2008

A Path Secured

As Michael Barone points out, with a little massaging of the numbers (counting Florida, not counting Michigan, and guessing at the numbers of caucus-goers) Hillary Clinton has taken the lead...

By • Apr 27,2008

A World With One Rule

And that rule: No more burning buildings. I don’t really get the outrage. It was one thing to complain about Cloverfield…though I disagreed, I understood why some might get upset...