John Moyer finds the transcript of the Simpsons episode I was describing earlier today. I used it as a metaphor for Schoen’s column, John had tracked it down because it so perfectly described the Bush administration’s scandals. I think that’s actually the right usage: For quite awhile, there were so many new outrages being tracked […]
Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.
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Your World In Quotes: Economics Edition
Jamie Galbraith, in the forward to the new edition of John Kenneth Galbraith’s “The New Industrial State”: Large business firms often even replace the market altogether. This they do by integration: Replacing activity previously mediated by open purchase and sale with activity either internal to the corporation, or between a large, stable enterprise and its […]
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WWBYD?
WWBYD? I’m on-board with Kevin‘s proposed deal, which dictates that “[d]ebate moderators agree to stop asking moronic questions and presidential candidates agree to actually answer the questions they do ask.” Done and done. But I’m adding an addendum: “If a journalist can’t think of a better answer, he can’t criticize the one a candidate gives.” […]
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SCHOEN’S SONG. …
SCHOEN’S SONG. Whining about the inadequacy of Democratic consultants isn’t exactly cutting edge commentary, but Doug Schoen‘s op-ed — which I examine in great detail here — is remarkable. All the more so because Schoen is no nameless strategist. He was a top Clinton guy, then — tellingly — a driving force behind Michael Bloomberg‘s […]
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GRAVEL. Thinking about…
GRAVEL. Thinking about Sam‘s post yesterday, why is Mike Gravel included in the debates? Dennis Kucinich, at least, is a sitting congressman, and a leading member of an important caucus in the House of Representatives. Mike Gravel was a Senator from Alaska. In the 70s.. And unlike the threat Sharpton posed — or was assumed […]
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The Worst Op-Ed I’ve Read In A Long Time
There’s this wonderful moment in the Simpsons, where Burns goes into the doctor for a check-up, and the doctor explains that the only reason he’s alive is that there are so many diseases trying to kill him that none can get through. They’re all crowded at the door, struggling to enter. That’s sort of describes […]
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7-10 Servings a Day
I try to be a relatively healthy eater. I have bananas or oatmeal for breakfast, make stir fries for dinner, snack on nuts during the day, etc. But even given decent habits, I can’t imagine I’m getting more than four or five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Seven or ten seems like more […]
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Good Parenting
Dave Noon wonders about his daughter: I usually write about hideous people on their birthdays. Although my daughter can be a real pain in the ass — demanding that I change her diapers, prepare her meals, and carry her around as if I were some kind of sedan chair — she’s only a year old […]
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DEBATE IMPRESSIONS OPEN…
DEBATE IMPRESSIONS OPEN THREAD. Was watching a sneak peak of next week’s Entourage. What’d I miss? –Ezra Klein
