December 3, 2007

Weekend Roundup

Some key stories and blog posts from over the weekend... + Allegations about the potential misuse of funds by then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani's continued to mount over the weekend. On Saturday,... [More]

December 9, 2007

Explaining Punditry, In Two Sentences Or Less

Over at Ezra's place, one of the weekenders has an interesting piece of meta-analysis about investment advice publications. But as I was reading it, it occurred to me that it... [More]

December 10, 2007

Crisis? What Crisis?

Dana Perino, our nation's White House press secretary, doesn't know what the Cuban Missile Crisis was all about. I'm not kidding: Appearing on National Public Radio's light-hearted quiz show "Wait,... [More]

December 12, 2007

Joe Klein: "A Marital Spat...Is Always Fun."

WTF? The rumors of discord in the Clinton campaign. Well, yeah, things seem to be going slightly south--but just slightly....Of course, the intimations of a marital spat between the Clintons... [More]

December 13, 2007

Remember the "Nuclear Option"?

ThinkProgress does. This is obviously nothing new, but its worth passing on nonetheless. Our major media really do act as stenographers for our inside-the-beltway elite. Once upon a time they... [More]

December 15, 2007

Yet More Roid Rage

Initially I thought this story was just about sports, but the more I learn, the more I see it as a story that tells us quite a bit about both... [More]

Des Moines Register Announces Endorsements... Remind Me Again Why We Should Care?

For the Republicans, they give the nod to McCain. For the Democrats, Clinton gets the call. The Register is the largest paper in the state, and its endorsement is considered... [More]

December 21, 2007

XKCD Takes On The Writers Strike

Brilliant:... [More]