Graphic Explanation
That’s right, my posting frequency has been down of late. Here’s a graphic explanation for why courtesy of E.D. Kain at League of Ordinary Gentlemen.
Month: February 2009
Topsy-Turvy World
If I were to ask you to describe the general political tenor of two states in the USA — Arkansas and Washington — you would probably have the first reaction that I did, which is to assume that Arkansas is… Continue Reading
Well Pleased With The Performance
Tonight was the first round of competition for the mock trial team. The kids were all right. There are three seniors on the team who are really good; they’re convincing, confident, and canny. The younger students, who gave me a… Continue Reading
Bipartisanship Manifests
See? It’s not just Republicans who are lying, corrupt scumbags. And I’m not even (directly) talking about Rod Blagojevich, whose scumminess, corruption, and veracity deficiency have been well documented already. Indirectly, he’s in the news again — turns out that… Continue Reading
Five Thirty Eight Predicts The Oscars
If I were going to handicap the Oscars, there are three awards I would be pretty confident in — Heath Ledger for Best Supporting Actor, Danny Boyle for Best Director, and Slumdog Millionaire for Best Picture. I wouldn’t have a… Continue Reading
Nationalization = We Pay To Liquidate Bad Private Debt
When both Alan Greenspan and Lindsey Graham are suggesting a “temporary” nationalization of troubled banks, that’s a pretty good sign that a) deep panic has set in, and b) the rest of us should take a step back and question… Continue Reading
Pride And Predator
Jane Austen meets John McTiernan. No, really. The movie will start out as a Victorian/Edwardian-era costume drama of manners and class stratification, which will be interrupted by Predator — yes, the scary dreadlocked alien Hunter Of Humans from the 1980’s… Continue Reading
Writing Elsewhere
My blogging life has been light because of an interesting project I’m working on elsewhere, a survey of the concept of church and state in America. It’s non-fiction in three acts — history in the first part, law in the… Continue Reading
Life Imitates Art: Customized Babies Coming Soon
Well, that’s not such an extraordinary thing when the art in question is cautionary science fiction. Here, I refer to the remarkably interesting movie Gattaca, with Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. (Reviewed by this blogger three and a half years… Continue Reading
Time To Say It: Sanford In 2012!
He’s the one showing both leadership and principle on this. I’m not so sure that some House Republicans are voting no on the stimulus just to be obstructionist (although I do think that Sully has overstated the case about “war”… Continue Reading