Tigers Woods recaptures world No. 1 spot (via AFP) Tiger Woods reclaimed the world number one spot on Monday for the first time since he was brought low by scandal, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational. With his eighth Bay Hill course triumph, 37-year-old Woods replaced Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy atop the rankings and set the seal on an extraordinary… … [Read more...] about Tiger Woods recaptures world No. 1 spot
Republicans Trying to Change (Cartoon)
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Gay marriage: Why Presence of Chief Justice’s Lesbian Cousin at Court Matters
Gay marriage: Why presence of chief justice's lesbian cousin at court matters (via The Christian Science Monitor) Copyright ImageClick to View Chief Justice John Roberts (l.) and fellow Supreme Court justices applaud before President Obama's State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill earlier this year. (Charles Dharapak/AP/File) Chief … [Read more...] about Gay marriage: Why Presence of Chief Justice’s Lesbian Cousin at Court Matters
Poll: Republicans Don’t Think Supreme Court Is Conservative
This is NOT from the Onion or from Andy Borowitz. It's a serious post from Talking Points Memo: Republicans in America believe the Supreme Court is ideologically moderate or, if anything, liberal, according to findings from Pew Research Center released Monday. The survey found pluralities of Republicans describing the high court — widely seen as having a conservative … [Read more...] about Poll: Republicans Don’t Think Supreme Court Is Conservative
Dolphins Threatened By Human Waste And Pollution
Dolphins Threatened By Human Waste And Pollution (via Planetsave) River dolphins in the Ganges River are facing extinction due to human fecal matter, pollution and loss of habitat. This species of dolphin can only live in fresh water and are mostly blind. They navigate by making very high-pitched sounds which bounce off of objects and then the dolphins use the incoming… … [Read more...] about Dolphins Threatened By Human Waste And Pollution
No Exaggeration About THIS: Bachmann Faces Congressional Ethics Probe
If Minnesota's unsuccessful GOP Presidential nomination hopeful Rep. Michelle Bachmann is known for one thing: she plays fast and loose with the facts and peppers her speeches with exaggerations. But it is no exaggeration to say this: her campaign is now the target of a Congressional ethics probe. The Daily Beast's John Avlon reports: Eighteen months ago, the Minnesota … [Read more...] about No Exaggeration About THIS: Bachmann Faces Congressional Ethics Probe
Do Conservatives Even Want to Win?
Do conservatives even want to win? I deal with that in my latest column on The Week Online: Is it time to remake the old movie Death Wish — this time starring conservative Republicans who seem to think polls are wrong and that America really loves them and hates Barack Obama? This is not a joke. Whether conservatives even want to win is a serious question in light of … [Read more...] about Do Conservatives Even Want to Win?
A TV Pilot About a College Newspaper
The TV pilot I'm trying to make has two days left to get funded on Kickstarter. You can help make it a reality by pledging to the campaign - there are script snippets posted so you can get an idea of the plot development. … [Read more...] about A TV Pilot About a College Newspaper
One Down, More to Go (BYLINE CORRECTED)
NOTE: Due to a system hiccup the wrong byline appeared on this post. It is now corrected. We regret the error. Apparently (according to Politico), Paul Ryan is so over. Just months removed from being on the GOP ticket, he has faded from the national political conversation in a way that’s remarkable for a politician possessed with youth, fame and … [Read more...] about One Down, More to Go (BYLINE CORRECTED)
The Ontology of Technology
Photo Credit: Jennifer McMillan The greatest technological advances have been wasted on the s***tiest generation of human beings that have ever existed. - Louis C.K. We’ve long recognized that the old idea of a mind/body dualism is scientifically untenable, and yet I sometimes feel as if it is true. I’ve daily been in the bodily presence of someone who, ontologically, … [Read more...] about The Ontology of Technology
Bachmann Pop Up (Cartoon)
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San Antonio’s Relay Star
SAN ANTONIO -- Julian Castro is a politician in not too much of a hurry. This does not mean he lacks ambition. The 38-year-old mayor of San Antonio, which has boomed into the country's seventh-largest city, came to national attention much as Barack Obama did, with a first-rate keynote speech at last year's Democratic National Convention. He spoke affectingly of life … [Read more...] about San Antonio’s Relay Star
Truly Despicable
THIS is truly despicable. It's astounding that people in politics to "discuss issues" and "win votes" can think that this kind of mindless lash out does anything but make them LOSE VOTES -- and hurts their party if it is not repudiated. To quote a great person: In this case a duck isn't the political quack. … [Read more...] about Truly Despicable
This is what I hate about ‘Journalism’ as practiced
Doin' the Faux Nooz phony scandal It's about making noise and hurting people, without ever attempting to understand what the "journalist" is supposedly reporting. Listen [emphasis added]: Taxpayer money finances IRS “Star Trek” parody Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO … Thus begins a six-minute “Star Trek” parody starring IRS employees and paid for with your … [Read more...] about This is what I hate about ‘Journalism’ as practiced
State vs. Parent: The Crowding Out of Choice
When welfarism fails most spectacularly, it is usually because it attempts to treat a perceived social or economic problem without understanding -- let alone undoing -- its cause. Often, this treatment of symptom only serves to mask the cause, establishing it more firmly in society, typically distorting incentives and having unintended consequences that often do more harm than … [Read more...] about State vs. Parent: The Crowding Out of Choice
Is It Really The Iraq War?
With the 10 year anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq there have been a number of conservatives and Republicans who think the war has tarnished the GOP brand. I referenced Daniel McCarthy's piece in The American Conservative yesterday and Doug Mataconis has some thoughts on a few more today starting off with Ross Douthat's opinion piece today. The Republican's … [Read more...] about Is It Really The Iraq War?
Women in Combat: The ‘Angel of Death’
On January 24 of this year, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signed a memo to lift the ban on women in military combat operations. The news cycle was full with coverage of this significant event for the next several days. This author wrote about it in “Women in Combat: It is ‘Official’” Yet, while … [Read more...] about Women in Combat: The ‘Angel of Death’
Israel Vows ‘Immediate’ Answer to Fire from Syria
Israel vows 'immediate' answer to fire from Syria (via AFP) Israel's new Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon on Sunday vowed an "immediate" answer to all Syrian gunfire onto the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, saying the Damascus regime was responsible. "Every violation of Israeli sovereignty and shooting from the Syrian side will immediately be answered by silencing… … [Read more...] about Israel Vows ‘Immediate’ Answer to Fire from Syria
Sen. Rand Paul: President Obama, George W. Bush Could Have ‘Conceivably Been Put in Jail for Drug Use’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace and said that President Obama and former President George W. Bush could have "conceivably been put in jail" for using drugs. Sen. Paul said: "Look, the last two presidents could have conceivably been put in jail for their drug use and I really think - look what would've happened, it would've ruined their … [Read more...] about Sen. Rand Paul: President Obama, George W. Bush Could Have ‘Conceivably Been Put in Jail for Drug Use’
NRA Plans to Make Bloomberg the Issue to Counter Gun Control Ads
It's clear from this Mother Jones post that the NRA, faced with that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will allocate $12 million through a PAC to help attain some form of gun control in Congress, plans to -- you guessed it, this is 21st century politics, right? -- turn Bloomberg into the issue. You may as well not turn on conservative talk shows, or watch Fox news, or go to some … [Read more...] about NRA Plans to Make Bloomberg the Issue to Counter Gun Control Ads