Adam Kushner applauds the Darfur rallies but wonders: Why isn't Anfal included in the list of 20th century genocides? Belle Lettre (who runs a truly spectacular blog) writes on music transcending class boundaries. Apparently, though, academics of all stripes enjoy the same type of music. Gosh, I feel so marginalized--I don't think I'll ever hear Trust Company, The Lost … [Read more...] about Monday Round-Up

Tip # 1: Remove the junk from your trunk. Check out the other 9 here. … [Read more...] about 10 Tips To Save Gasoline

My computer now looks to be out of commission for a week. And, for the moment at least, blogger is not even letting me write new posts from the public computer I'm on. How sad! What will you do without me? Because it would just too cruel to subject you all to a whole week without my presence (that backlash to my Tennessee Torture posts was born out of love, I'm sure), I'll be … [Read more...] about Computer Remains Sick

In fact, Dennis Sanders likes his a lot...I know what you are thinking. You are probably remembering the diesels, General Motors introduced in the 70s when they basically put modified gasoline engines that supposedly took diesel fuel into their cars and the result was disasterous. My diesel runs great even in the harsh winter climate of Minnesota. (My car starts even when … [Read more...] about Diesel Engines…Not So Bad Anymore?

Let's face it. Voter turnout is still abysmal in this country. Ridiculously so. Given that, how can we make it in the voter's interest to turn out on election day? Sean Aqui has a few ideas, and I like them all. … [Read more...] about How Can We “Fix” The Vote?

A new poll has come out marking the anniversary of a day that was considered a masterstroke in political imagery at the time — but in the future will likely be studied in political science classes as a monumental political blunder:Three years after President Bush declared major combat over in Iraq, Americans have strong doubts that the United States will fulfill the … [Read more...] about Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Don’t Feel Iraq “Mission Accomplished”

(Originally posted at The Carpetbagger Report. This version has been modified.) Should America's national anthem only be sung in English? Or is, say, a Spanish version acceptable? That's what the recent debate over the anthem is really all about. It's an offshoot of the debate over illegal immigration, but, more to the point, it's about how America conceives of itself as a … [Read more...] about I’d like to teach the world to sing “Nuestro Himno”

Over at The Reaction, J. Kingston Pierce offers up a brilliant (and link-filled) analysis of the demise of the Bush presidency. See here. … [Read more...] about Bush Age: The Meltdown

John Podhoretz, writing in the Boston Herald, has a column almost pleading for the GOP to get someone to compete against Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton, whom he suggests will be the inevitable Democratic nominee. In a column titled "Republicans be warned: Someone must stop Hillary," it's clear that when he looks around the field he doesn't like what he sees:Because … [Read more...] about Hillary Watch: GOPer Says Republicans Need Someone To Stop Hillary Clinton

Senate Republicans' idea to give $100 gas rebate checks to voters has failed to ignite — and has run out of political gas, according to the New York Times. Conservatives give it a thumbs down. Liberals give it a thumbs down. And the sheer idea of $100 impressing voters has become a laughline. To be sure: $100 is just about enough to fill an SUV once — or pay for … [Read more...] about GOP Gas Rebate Plan Raises Eyebrows And Gets Thumbs Down

The White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten says it's time for the administration to regain the momentum — and he outlined a variety of measures. One is sure to raise a firestorm of a controversy if it takes place: ending televised press briefings. If this happens, look for poll numbers to erode more since it will please Republicans and solidify Democratic and exiting … [Read more...] about Bolten: White House Needs To Regain Momentum And Maybe End TV Press Briefings

Employees Wanted: Must be foreigner (but not an infidel) for high-energy job with explosive future. No retirement benefits offered (or needed). That might be the kind of ad Al Qaeda's Iraqi bigwig Abu Musab al-Zarqawi might place — because he's now reportedly facing an acute shortage of foreign suicide fighters (past employees have found they have to just kill … [Read more...] about Zarqawi’s Suicide Fighter Shortage Makes Him Consider His Own Guerilla Army

What's the likely impact of the May 1st "Day Without Immigrants"? Also, if you're wondering why I haven't been posting much as of late, my computer has a virus. I'm hopeful to be back at full strength by Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Will The Boycott Backfire?

...there are street rallies and cyber-rallies today. … [Read more...] about Rallies To Help Darfur

The scene: The White House Correspondent Dinner. The time: right after President George W. Bush put in a boffo performance next to a top-notch Bush impersonator. It was a hard act to follow. But Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert most assuredly followed it in his irony-heavy TV persona of a TV News talk show host that seems reminiscent of a Fox News host with the initials B.O. … [Read more...] about Colbert’s White House Correspondent Dinner Performance Underscores Irony’s Power And Delicacy

Mexico's Congress has softened its laws to allow possession of small amounts of drugs including cocaine and heroin for personal use-- raising questions about how U.S.-Mexico drug operations will proceed. And it also raises another question: will Mexico's softening of its drug laws cause a REAL "run to the border" by young Americans seeking to take advantage of a more … [Read more...] about U.S. Reacts Cautiously As Mexico Softens Its Drug Laws

....will we see more stories like this? Polarization can become dangerous because it can activate the extremes on both sides. … [Read more...] about As Immigration Becomes A Polarizing Issue

You could safely file this in the "ominous rumblings" file from Israel (and you should definitely file it there if you're a policymaker in Tehran):Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a psychopath and anti-Semite whose declarations resemble those of Adolf Hitler, Israeli acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a newspaper interview on Saturday. "Ahmadinejad speaks today … [Read more...] about Israel’s Prime Minister Says Iran’s President Is “Like Hitler”

Some ask: Who needs them anymore? … [Read more...] about Are Critics Doomed?

"Yo." … [Read more...] about Revisionist History