Who is the latest celebrity activist to earn a "watch" blog from the opposition? Find out here. … [Read more...] about Food scold earns “watch” status

Portland blogger Michael Totten - also the editor of Iraq's Friends of Democracy group blog - has an amusing but provocative post on humanity's difficulty in accepting social tranquility. He's heard that cats often hallucinate their natural environment because their minds can't handle suburban living rooms, and wonders if humans are fundamentally the same:I've long suspected … [Read more...] about Hardwired for conflict

A series of seemingly coordinated blasts hit London subways today injuring 90, killing at least two — and done with an MO similar to the March 11, 2004 mass-casualty train bombings in Madrid. It was the worst attack on London since World War II:A series of explosions struck London's public transportation system Thursday in what Prime Minister Tony Blair (search) called a … [Read more...] about London Subway Rocked by Terrorists’ Blasts Killing 33

A new factor in AIDs prevention? A study has shown that circumcision greatly reduces female-to-male HIV infection — and the results were so overwhelming that French and South African researchers halted the study: French and South African AIDS researchers have called an early halt to a study of adult male circumcision to reduce HIV infection after initial results … [Read more...] about Call A Doctor Who Works For Tips

Do you like it when comedians make fun of elected officials? Are you a fan of satire such as Mad Magazine, Saturday Night Live or the satire you hear on conservative and liberal radio talk shows? Is so you MUST hear the Capital Steps. TMV has some of their CDs and they're a scream. They do song parodies with screamingly funny lyrics and short stand up bits. Click HERE and you … [Read more...] about Political Satire At Its Best

A complicated and shadowy story has suddenly gotten more complicated and shadowy. Under pressure and threat from the courts, a journalist reveals a protected source. Another refuses and is hustled to jail. Another high profile journalist involved in the case seemingly faces nothing. Rumors grow that perhaps the President's right-hand man and political mentor is the source … [Read more...] about Issues Swirl Around Journalist’s Jailing Over Source Secrecy

Now critics can say watching President George Bush on an overseas trip is like watching a slow motion bike accident:GLENEAGLES, Scotland -President Bush collided with a local police officer and fell during a bike ride on the grounds of the Gleneagles golf resort while attending a meeting of world leaders Wednesday. Bush suffered "mild to moderate" scrapes on his hands and arms … [Read more...] about The President SPOKE To Him

Cross-posted to The Debate Link. I have a confession to make. I don't like democracy. Longtime readers may be a bit surprised to hear this. And before I go on, allow me to make some caveats. When it comes to democracy, I am decidedly Churchillian--I agree whole-heartedly that "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried." This is … [Read more...] about Democracy’s Death

Who cares that London got the 2012 Olympics? Not some media-savvy New Yorkers, at any rate. New-media maven Jeff Jarvis goes off:We did not need another security threat; an expensive stadium; drug-crazed athletes; an overdose of reporters; endless gushing features on the 6 pm news; candy-colored banners festooning our city, trying to put us in a good mood; and yet more … [Read more...] about New Yorkers give the Olympics the finger

Orin Kerr has two very interesting posts on how legal blogging is, will, and might affect more mainline legal scholarship. Here was my contribution in the comments: I think it's the website of Green Bag that notes the relative absence of "mid-range" legal scholarship out there. That is, you've got whatever sum up the AP runs of certain media-worthy court cases, and then you've … [Read more...] about Blogs and the Law

Puritannical geeks of the world, rejoice! You can engage in your love of gadgets past without polluting your mind - too much - by reading about the strange and wonderful history of vibrators. I do have to say, what kind of rational person - male or female - would have used these early contraptions unless ordered by a physician? … [Read more...] about Who knew vibrators were so interesting? (in another way)

TMV will be leaving shortly for north of L.A. and will be stuck in traffic saying words his mother didn't want him to say. He'll then do a show in his other incarnation and go to a hotel, where he will resume enlightening eager minds with computers. However, do check back often since our co-bloggers may have some things on tap today. TVM's own posts will resume around 6 p.m. … [Read more...] about Light(er) Blogging Possible Today

TalkLeft has a post noting that Joseph Edward Duncan III, accused abuductor and sex offender, was a blogger. "Hey: do you want to exchange links?" doesn't seem too fitting here, does it? Rather than wreck aspects of this story with our second hand report, why not read the key aspects yourself?: This update of the case reports the newest twist: it shows a surveillance … [Read more...] about Blogging For Sex Offenders 101

The most fascinating aspect of the Political High Noon now unfolding around a Supreme Court seat (and it soon may be soon be two seats) is that it's a classic case of chickens coming home to roost...on all sides. No matter who is nominated, how the nominee fares, and how many political bodies will be needed to confirm or halt the nominee, when the smoke has cleared — and … [Read more...] about Chickens Coming Home To Roost In Supreme Court Nomination

The Political Teen has THIS VIDEO that shows MSNBC's Connected Coast To Coast Senior Producer Tony Maciulis giving a blog round up — and he mentions our post below on the new Bernard Goldberg book. He also has some other comments not only ABOUT TMV but a TIP for TMV. Click on the link and watch the video yasself... FOOTNOTE: Yes, I do know about the ventriloquists … [Read more...] about MSNBC’s Connected Mentions TMV…And Gives Him A Tip

Todd Zywicki excerpts from a Richmond Law Review article by 5th Circuit Judge Edith Jones, considered a potential Supreme Court nominee (especially now that O'Connor has retired). Jones' thesis is essentially that the sheer nastiness of the nomination process is a function of the judiciary's general abandonment of restraint and its willingness to resolve issues best left for … [Read more...] about A Potential Nominee on the Nomination Process

Even though readers think The Moderate Voice is all world-class wit, cutting edge commentary, writing with noe misstaykes, a site so chock full of vibrant and exciting ideas that big thinkers such as Tom DeLay and Michael Moore (OOPS! We left out the "s" in that word) run to their computers to read it, and the epitome of modesty...at times there are problems behind the scenes. … [Read more...] about The Programming Magician From Malaysia

One of the great things about the Internet is that with the click of your mouse you can (if you are interested at all in this kind of thing) get an entirely different perspective on an issue. And if you're in that frame of mind today, what better place than to visit and read Afghani and Iraqi bloggers via the Carnival of the Liberated? … [Read more...] about Posts From Afghani And Iraqi Bloggers

China has sent an exceedingly blunt message to the U.S. Congress mind your OWN business when one of our three largest energy firms tries to take over one of your biggest. At issue: attempts in the United States to put up some roadblocks to prevent Unocal Corp. from being boggled up by one of China's three largest energy firms, CNOOC Ltd. And The Powers That Be in China are not … [Read more...] about China To Congress: Unocal Is None Of Your Business

Bernard Goldberg, whose book Bias, a zippy, blunt and highly controversial blast-fest at the news biz and his old employer CBS, looks like he's about to hit paydirt again with a new one: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. First off, Goldberg clearly writes from a conservative-anchored perspective — but that doesn't make his books less provocative (or fun) to read, … [Read more...] about New Book Lists Top 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America