[NOTE: This is a re-post of an piece I wrote in 2008. I found it yesterday while doing a search for some information I wanted for a comment, and I thought that, in light of recent news in Syria and … Continue reading →
…making the world safe* for Islamicists. I called it Obama’s Arab Spring, but that’s a bit unfair, because although he has a big role I’m not at all sure that anyone could have prevented this. The Arab world is what … Continue reading →
Much is being made of the recent drop in Obama’s approval rating, particularly among his usual strong supporters, the young (see also this): Barack Obama’s job approval rating is down to 45 percent in the lastest CNN/ORC poll, conducted June … Continue reading →
…is that her getting it means that someone else won’t get one right now. Another unpleasant truth about lung transplants (and transplants in general) is that, until we can grow new organs in labs, there will be a finite number … Continue reading →
…or what?
Continue reading →Compare and contrast. And enjoy. Both of these dancers are Russian, and both are excellent. The first is Svetlana Zakharova, and although the clip doesn’t have a date it looks relatively recent (the dancer only turned 34 a few days … Continue reading →
I never heard of him before. But I’m impressed with his message and the clarity with which he articulates it:
Continue reading →This statement by Boehner seems a bit encouraging. But I’ve learned not to put my faith in the Republicans in Congress. It’s like Lucy and the football.
Continue reading →So far what I’ve heard at the NSA hearing today is pretty straightforward and pretty interesting. The testimony makes the programs sound reasonable. Nor is this information new, although some of the detail is. But we’ve known the general outlines … Continue reading →
I hate to be so pessimistic, but… Prediction: “reform candidate” Hasan Rowhani, who won big in Iran, will not actually be able to pull off any reforms of import. Here’s Barry Rubin on the subject: Did the Tehran regime put … Continue reading →
Glenn Greenwald could be prosecuted. I don’t think Glenn Greenwald will be prosecuted. But do you think Glenn Greenwald should be prosecuted? It depends in part on how damaging the information turns out to be. But isn’t there an argument … Continue reading →
You knew it was coming didn’t you? An article by Zeus Leonardo (great name, actually), a “scholar of critical race/whiteness studies,” and Alice A. Broderick, a disability studies expert, which explores: …”smartness” as an ideological system and particularly…the ways in … Continue reading →