October 18, 2006

Sunni vs. Shia

I don't know whether to be mortified or embarrassed. Or both. Jeff Stein, National Security Editor for CQ, asked members of congress and our intelligence a very simple question: Sunni... [More]

October 19, 2006

Digby's Take on Obama '08

It seems David Brook's pseudo-endorsement of an Obama '08 candidacy has sent Digby into a tizzy: Apparently both Joe and David think we are such idiots that we would put... [More]

October 29, 2006

The 1970's All Over Again?

Think again. Niall Ferguson, professor of history at Harvard, suggests the 1950's make a better parallel. And yes, he even manages a JFK/Obama comparison there at the end. Take a... [More]

October 30, 2006

Is The NYT Staffed By High School Students?

In case the writers at the NYT hadn't yet noticed, we live in a two party, candidate centered, winner-take-all electoral system, not a proportionally represented parliamentary system. That distinction has... [More]