Okay, now we have several days of the Samantha Power NON SCANDAL. For those of you who have...
Of Hoaxes and Homeschooling
Perhaps in an effort to regain their raggedy collective dignity regarding the memoir hoax, The New...
Crazy Thursday Shorts
I’ve got a crazy day, but here are a few short takes to chew on: *The ACLU just released this...
The Great USC-UCLA…..POKER Game????
As a break from my recent rants, I thought perhaps y’all would like to see a few sample...
Of Primaries and Hoaxes
For those wishing to briefly distract themselves from the dreary realization that the Democratic...
The White Girl, the Gangs….and the Hoax (on Radio)
I’ll be on Patt Morrison’s KPCC show (89.3 FM) at around 2 pm talking about the story...
The Death of the Football Star
Feeling heartsick, I’ve been obsessively following this story since it broke on the local...
The Three Trillion Dollar War
Today the much-talked about new book by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and...
Hope’s Boy
There have been no big reviews in the New York Times, the LA Times or the Washington Post or...
One in 100 is Bad, One in Nine is a National Tragedy
For at least a day or two, the news that 1 in 100 American adults are behind bars has genuinely...
Hillary and Second Chances
A couple of days ago, Vibe Magazine released an interview with Hillary Clinton in which she talks...
One in One Hundred Americans
This article in today’s New York Times speaks for itself. If this doesn’t alarm you...
The Fight Over Delisting the Wolf
Last week the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it was taking the gray wolf off the...
Smart People are More Fun: RIP WFB Jr.
name="wmode" value="transparent"> Buckley versus Vidal, circa 1968…and Best of Buckley with...
Gangs…..and Political Bickering
In this morning’s LA Times, Tim Rutten has a worthwhile, if somewhat unorganized column in...
CRACKED: Lobbying for Fairness
That new Federal rule that brings the sentencing for crack cocaine closer in line to the sentencing...
“Battle Company Is Out There”
Likely the strongest piece of journalism in our nation’s papers this past weekend is a long...
NY Times Public Editor Gets it Right
In today’s NY Times, Public Editor Clark Hoyt has a lot to say about the McCain article...