Jeff Parker, Florida Today … [Read more...] about Racing to the Start
Hurricane Katrina’s Second Anniversary
What was said then? And where are they now? A video takes the Bush administration and conservatives to task: … [Read more...] about Hurricane Katrina’s Second Anniversary
Do Racially Diverse Juries Perform Better?
A recent study by Tufts University's Samuel Sommers concludes that yes, they do--and that the performance boost is shared by both White and Black jurors. Heterogeneous juries outperformed their homogeneous peers on a variety of different metrics, including time spent deliberating, number of facts considered, number of factual inaccuracies stated, number of stated factual … [Read more...] about Do Racially Diverse Juries Perform Better?
A Good Look at Do-Gooders
Bill Clinton, Oprah and Angela Jolie are often in Africa these days, with reporters and camera crews in their wake. This week the Christian Science Monitor is taking a long look at what they are doing: “The world's poorest, sickest, most war-ravaged continent is now the charity of choice for many of the West's best-known political, pop, and Hollywood stars. Outside … [Read more...] about A Good Look at Do-Gooders
The New & Improved CoA: What to Expect
Earlier this week, I suggested it might be time to freshen up our regular Center of Attention (CoA) feature and offered my recommendations for doing just that. Only a few responded with their own thoughts/preferences, which likely implies readers are more than happy to leave content and design decisions to us. However, those that did respond had some very clear points of … [Read more...] about The New & Improved CoA: What to Expect
Guest DVD Review: A Certain Kind Of Death
The Moderate Voice runs guest voice columns from time to time by readers who don't have their own sites or by people who want to contribute to the voices and perspectives offered to TMV's ideologically and demographically diverse readership. This is in another one of the reviews by Dan Schneider, who has his own site HERE and whose reviews have been popular on TMV. DVD … [Read more...] about Guest DVD Review: A Certain Kind Of Death
Troop Levels: Something’s Got To Give
Some active-duty commanders and a fair number of retired ones have been warning for some time that a protracted Iraq war is slowly but inextricably bringing the Army to its knees because of the physical and emotional demands that it is putting on its soldiers as well as the Pentagon's inability to quickly replace damaged and destroyed vehicles and materiel. These soldiers … [Read more...] about Troop Levels: Something’s Got To Give
Progressives Unite!
There is something strange going on in the progressive blogosphere these days: instead of uniting against Republicans, progressive bloggers like Matt Stoller have decided to declare war on every Democrat who they consider not to be progressive (read anti-war) enough. Seemingly frustrated that there are actually Democratic Congressmen that do not necessarily always vote along … [Read more...] about Progressives Unite!
Clinton Upsets Many Raising Issue Of Future Terrorist Attack
So a Democratic candidate finally said what some Republicans suggested-- a "water cooler" comment that comes up now and then: Senator Hillary Clinton said she believes a pre-election terrorist attack would help the GOP (but that she'd the best Democrat to handle it). Yet, it's an issue that has been out there. It's part of the conventional wisdom. And it raises some … [Read more...] about Clinton Upsets Many Raising Issue Of Future Terrorist Attack
The Stopped Clock’s Time Has Come!
Professors don't have a right to date their students, though (unsurprisingly) not for the reasons (I use the term loosely) Dineesh D'Souza wrote about. … [Read more...] about The Stopped Clock’s Time Has Come!
This Might Come Back To Haunt Him in the Primaries
Rudy Giuliani's anniversary letter to the Stonewall Veterans Association. For those of you who don't know about the 1969 Stonewall Riots, they are considered a landmark event in the American gay rights movement. See the Wikipedia article for more information. … [Read more...] about This Might Come Back To Haunt Him in the Primaries
– The Letter –
Please note that Pete Abel edited the letter to Republican leaders. He changed the seventh paragraph and published the names of the ones who signed the letter thusfar. At this moment, 14 individuals signed the letter and Pete is waiting to hear more from moderate Republican organizations who agreed to circulate the letter among their members. If you have not signed the … [Read more...] about – The Letter –
The Fix – Friday Presidential Line: No Rest for the Weary
The Fix: It's August -- that lovely month when politics slows down in preparation for the drinking-from-a-water-hose days that come after Labor Day. Unfortunately for The Fix's vacation plans, no one seems to have told the candidates for president. On both sides, frontrunners and long shots alike are crisscrossing Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina (not to … [Read more...] about The Fix – Friday Presidential Line: No Rest for the Weary
Is it worth it, let me work it…
Put the poll down, flip it and reverse it..... (For the record, all my political analysis is really just a mechanism for me to make bad pop culture references. Some are just more obvious than others). … [Read more...] about Is it worth it, let me work it…
Debate: The Movie
I didn't actually do policy debate (Congress and LD), but nonetheless, I pretty much lived this movie for four years in high school. One of the more surreal moments of my life came in college last year, when I was able to make two senior girls go ga-ga over me by reading from John Dewey at spread-speed (and believe me, I wouldn't be even considered fast on the policy … [Read more...] about Debate: The Movie
Senior Citizen Sex
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant … [Read more...] about Senior Citizen Sex
Republican Firm Lobbies to Undermine Al-Maliki
One gets the impression more and more that Republicans - and thus the White House - want to replace al-Maliki. Instead of just criticizing al-Maliki, a lobbying firm owned by Republicans is now calling for al-Maliki's resignation and wants him to be replaced by Iyad Allawi. Meanwhile, Bobby Ghosh explains at TIME that there are few good alternatives after Nouri al-Maliki. … [Read more...] about Republican Firm Lobbies to Undermine Al-Maliki
Key Findings NIE Report
If you want to read the key finding of the NIE report and Nancy Pelosi's reaction, I suggest going here. … [Read more...] about Key Findings NIE Report
Krugman: Republicans are Racists – It’s that Simple
Joe Gandelman selected a part of this column by Paul Krugman for his Quote of the Day. The quote: Quite simply, America is becoming less white, mainly because of immigration. Hispanic and Asian voters were only 4 percent of the electorate in 1980, but they were 11 percent of voters in 2004 — and that number will keep rising for the foreseeable future. Those numbers … [Read more...] about Krugman: Republicans are Racists – It’s that Simple
Iraq and the Middle East: Pardon Me, But Your Partition is Showing
Like a bad penny that keeps turning up, partitioning Iraq into three ethnic mini-states in order to save it is back in the news. The latest slugfest over this truly lousy idea has been aired out this week at TMV, and I review that in a lengthy post at Kiko’s House. But I also add some pertinent background – as in the fact Iraq’s borders today are a result of an … [Read more...] about Iraq and the Middle East: Pardon Me, But Your Partition is Showing