I thought this photo—of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Best Makeup and Hair winner Jenny Shircore with presenters Matthew Goode and Romola Garai—simply cried out for a caption: Then again, perhaps not. And this—well, this is just … Continue reading →
The ever-impressive Thomas Sowell discusses the ubiquitous generalized apology and the fact that its growing popularity goes along with a reduction in the concept of personal responsibility.
Continue reading →Ice dancing is a funny sport. Even more than other types of ice skating, it accentuates the showbiz aspects and plays down the athleticism—although just try it yourself for a moment and you’ll see how much of the latter is … Continue reading →
Let’s see: I want to compromise with a group of people, get their ideas on solving a joint problem. I call a meeting with them, and ask others to witness it (I even get cameras to film us and broadcast … Continue reading →
No, that’s not the lead-in to a joke. It’s the question that was asked of Senator Everett Dirkson in this 1967 video. He gives a pretty good (and still relevant) answer, I think, although many Republicans erred by violating his … Continue reading →
Few people had any difficulty leveling charges of “liar” at George Bush during his administration. We’ll skip the arguments on the merits right now, since it’s all been discussed before ad nauseam; suffice to say the accusations came trippingly off … Continue reading →
And it looks pretty much like the Senate version, with a few minor tweaks. See this and this for some interesting analysis. In related news, the White House says that if Republicans try to filibuster health care reform, reconciliation is … Continue reading →
I’m not sure whether this New Yorker piece about Paul Krugman is meant to be admiring or denigrating. But I would sum its message up as follows: Krugman used to be an insufferable intellectually arrogant and politically clueless person gifted … Continue reading →
Fighting the PC war in Afghanistan.
Continue reading →A great many commenters here have asked for a comments preview capability. I’ve tried before to find one that works, but there were a number of glitches. Recently someone suggested this one. But alas, it seems to not be compatible … Continue reading →
Let’s see if I can follow this: Harry Reid says that if reconciliation is used to pass health care reform, he’ll cooperate and work for a public option provision. And you thought the public option was through. Seems the stake … Continue reading →
These two things are not exactly related, but they seem to go together. First, the good news: Lawyers Yoo and Bybee will face no discipline for writing their memos (my take on a related issue here). Next, the bad: nine … Continue reading →