Ezra Klein

I’m going to have to go all downer on Matt and Jon Chait — Cheney isn’t going to find himself being pushed into the Oval Office. Chait thinks it’ll happen because the Party doesn’t want an ideologically soft successor to Bush and they know Cheney sacrifices virgins in Ronald Reagan’s name. Matt thinks it’s because […]

The hypocrisy speaks for itself: Today, as House Majority Leader, DeLay has teamed with his Senate counterpart, Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), to champion political intervention in the Schiavo case. They pushed emergency legislation through Congress to shift the legal case from Florida state courts to the federal judiciary. And DeLay is among the strongest advocates of […]

So uh, Happy Easter! Resurrections are for lovers! I’m not sure where you folks got the bunny from, but considering that it resulted in my girlfriend getting a basket with enough chocolate to send me into insulin shock, I’m all for these magical, delicious rabbits that hand out sweets and restore life. So word to […]

PZ Myers sez: I know what some people are thinking: just don’t call them “stupid” or a “moron”, it distracts from the scientific argument. Of course it does; but one thing I’ve learned over the years is that this is not a scientific debate. The scientific part was settled a century ago, and evolution won, […]

If you believe the polls, anyway: More bad news from France for the European Union: A new opinion poll coming out Monday suggests that most French voters would reject the EU constitution if a referendum were held today. The French will not be called on to vote until May 29, but the poll is the […]

I know, I know: No more about Terri Schiavo. But I just have to flag this astonishing statement from NRO’s Jack Dunphy: If Terri Schiavo were able, she would go to the nearest telephone, dial 9-1-1, and tell the operator that people are trying to kill her. “If Terri Schiavo were able”? Why, pray tell, […]

Later today, I’ll be attending, and kicking ass in, the “world’s largest pillow fight”. You think I’m kidding, but no, the Kiwanis are hosting the largest pillow fight ever at the Anaheim Convention Center. I’ll try and get pictures. After I kick ass.

Ever since I posted this longish quote from Dick Holbrooke about the U.N., I’ve been thinking about it. Particularly, the part where he says: The large number of disputes and wars that the U.N. has been unable to prevent or solve since 1945 are a clear demonstration of the limits of the organization. But this […]

Well, it happened again. Ezra’s off for the weekend (it’s 67 in L.A.!) [Ezra’s note — not off, I’ll be around too], and he’s graciously asked me to fill in. So, here I am. I have a few things I plan to post about, but if there’s anything you’d specifically like me to publicly meditate […]

James Wolcott wants a wide-angle shot of the protesters outside Schiavo’s hospice. I don’t blame him. But though the cameramen seem unwilling to comply, NPR’s nameless voice-on-the-scene did better as I drove to lunch this morning. The Christian Right, he said, had sent out an alert to its faithful, imploring them to come stand vigil […]