By • Aug 21,2005

The perfect crime

Rafael Gonzalez is incredibly shallow, exceedingly cocky, and an inveterate womanizer–but he’s strangely sympathetic anyway. As played by Guillermo Toledo, who can tell a story in the raise of his...

By • Aug 21,2005

It’s Specter time!

Assuming John Roberts is confirmed, Arlen Specter could very likely still shape the terms of debate in such a way as to make the next conservative nominee unconfirmable.

By • Aug 14,2005

Educational mobility

An Economist opinion editorial from July 14th (“The Missing Rung In The Ladder”) lamented the decrease in social mobility in the United States, and suggests that the solution is for...

By • Aug 07,2005

Freedom and Firefly

The incredibly libertarian storyline of the cancelled Fox sci-fi series Firefly still resonates with fans on DVD and will soon return in a feature film.

By • Jul 31,2005

What secret handshake?

“Why is it that membership in the Federalist Society has become the secret handshake of the Bush nominees for the federal court?” asked Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) during judicial confirmation...