Eugene Volokh has a legal hypothetical that destroys my childhood in the process. Was anyone reminded of that Family Guy sketch where "Sesame Street" was mixed with NYPD Blue? … [Read more...] about Sesame Street’s On The Bad Side Of Town

File this one in the Yet Another Political Prescription From Majority Leader Bill Frist that proved to be the wrong one. Can the Republicans sue him for political malpractice yet?Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's proposal last week to offer consumers $100 rebates for high gasoline prices is ``dead,'' according to several House and Senate leaders. House Majority Leader John … [Read more...] about Bill Frist’s Plan For $100 Gas Rebate Is Reportedly DOA In Congress (UPDATED)

What makes weeks special? They have no astronomical basis! What would the world be like if a "week" was 5 days, or 6, or ten? Ann Althouse provokes a mind-bender. … [Read more...] about “And On The Tenth Day…”

An Atheist Student Group is giving out porn in exchange for Bibles. I'm not a religious fundamentalist (nor an anti-porn crusader), but this has to be the epitome of substituting shock for wit. Ugh. H/T: Feminist Law Profs … [Read more...] about This Is Just Dumb

Some conservative commentators are saying that our real problem in Iraq is that we've been too gentle. We need to show some "ferocity," they say. Find out why this is a bad strategy. … [Read more...] about “Take The Gloves Off”

The latest USA Today/Gallup poll suggests last week's shake-up at the White House has had little impact — with President George Bush's and the GOP's poll numbers continuing to nosedive:Six months before Republicans try to hold on to control of Congress in the fall elections, a new poll shows President Bush has slid to the lowest approval rating of his presidency, and a … [Read more...] about Latest Gallup Poll Brings Even Worse News For Bush And GOP

Well, it's been revealed that everybody's favorite not-so-covert CIA agent was also working on the Iran problem when she was outed three years ago. Should this mean jail time for Rove? And has this damaged our intelligence capabilities? I have some thoughts here. … [Read more...] about Valerie Plame And Iran

Is the "American Dreamâ„¢" a sham? No. But a new study demonstrates that, if you're poor and black, it certainly seems like it is. More here. … [Read more...] about From Rags To…Umm…

Some are wondering if there was a media blackout on the Comedy Central satirist doing his routine within feet of a clearly unamused President George Bush and Laura Bush. Speculation that that the media blacked out Colbert either knowingly or due to its choices can be seen all over the Internet. A few places here,here, here and on many sites too numerous to list here. Others … [Read more...] about Was Stephen Colbert’s Controversial Gig “Blacked Out” By The News Media?

The Moderate Voice has signed onto it:Adherence to this statement begins at the moment of endorsement — some of the originators of this statement have not always followed its principles, but we are all committed to doing so now. This statement is nonpartisan and nonideological. It is open to participants and adherents left, right and center. In an era when online activism … [Read more...] about An Online Integrity Statement

It was called "Day Without Immigrants" — and it took place from sea to shining sea, often involving a sea of people. But are there political storm waves on the horizon? The old cliche is that "for each action there is a reaction" — and it's a classic (another cliche) "what came first — the chicken or the egg" situation: has the trigger been immigrants … [Read more...] about Day Without Immigrants: Political Success Or Political Provocation? (UPDATED)

Click on the arrow above for images of the May 1 demonstration in New York City. … [Read more...] about Immigration Demonstration In Manhattan

It's getting to the point where seemingly every week President George W. Bush's polling hits a new low — and it's clear his problem with eroding numbers is no longer just from independent voters but from his own party. The latest from CBS:With gas prices sky-high and no end of the Iraq war in sight, President George W. Bush's approval rating hits an all-time low in a new … [Read more...] about New Poll Shows Bush Battered By Gas Prices And Iraq

....in Bangladesh. … [Read more...] about The Debate Over Changing The National Anthem Rages

...and others don't. … [Read more...] about Some Politicians Create Courageous Images

That's what some in Washington seem to feel.. … [Read more...] about “Laws Schmaws”

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I won a brutal, scorched-earth fight against blogger to get this post up on Hamas' new "moderate" stance on Israel. … [Read more...] about Hamas “Moderates”

On the face of it, at least, this seems to be a top U.S. military official throwing cold water on the heated speculation about an American military attack on Iran:Military action against Iran would be fraught with risk and would have repercussions across the region, a leading American general conceded. "Any action militarily is very complicated," Lt Gen Victor Renuart, the … [Read more...] about Military Official Downplays Talk Of U.S. Attack On Iran

Michael Reynolds attended and wasn't impressed...The strange thing, listening to the speeches, and in reading the infrequent signs, was how little idea anyone had about what precisely should be done about Darfur. One speaker would exclude any sense that we should actually do anything other than perhaps pray and beam love rays at people. Then would come someone who’d talk … [Read more...] about About That Darfur Rally…