Plunging into anthologies is a hectic endeavor. Despite how lovingly assembled they may be, anthologies tend to proffer a type of literary tourism. One pities the editors of these books as one pities exasperated teachers taxed by the effort of contending with a distracted mind. Yet anthologies, which promote a canon of contemporaries, beg a […]
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A Few Words About the Rove Statements
As posed to Cheney: BLITZER: Let me read to you from comments that Karl Rove … A lot of Democrats are pretty irate about those comments. They want him to retract them. How the question would have been posed if Karl Rove were a Democrat: BLITZER: Let me read to you from comments that Karl […]
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The Democrat Elevator Pitch
I was thinking of calling this post Talking Points Memo, but that name is already in use. Atrios points to AmericaBlog issuing a call for better Democrat message control. It requires an echo chamber. But, bloggers are probably too political. You know how too many Democrats and progressive groups in DC are — they do […]
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The Sound of My Voice
(Hello, Kleinians. Shakes here. This post, crossposted from Shakespeare’s Sister, is perhaps a bit unusual for Ezra’s place, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.)
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Takings and the Public Interest
In a case that has split progressive bloggers–with such luminaries as Atrios and Belle Waring taking the side of the dissenters today–the Supreme Court has ruled in Kelo v. New London that New London’s condemnation of property for private economic development was a constitutional taking. This was expected after the oral argument, although the 5-4 […]
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In Praise of Dirt
I’ve seen the recent Star Wars prequels. Besides the usual criticisms, I feel that there was something missing from the visual feel of the new movies. And that thing was dirt.
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A Policy Linkfest
Hi there folks, Prof Goose from TOD here. I woke up with a nasty allergy headache this morning. So, I’m just going to put together a linkfest for you instead of shrinking and integrating articles for you today. These links include discussions of China’s proposed acquisition of Unocal, gas taxes/prices, the Democatic New Apollo energy […]
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No One to Demonize
In the absence of an antiwar movement, the American people have turned against the war in Iraq. Those two facts, I suspect, are connected. There was a very real antiwar movement early on. In the months before, during, and immediately after our invasion, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets to oppose the […]
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The Small Changes in Consumption Can Make the Peak Flatter…For a Little While…
Hey, Prof. Goose from The Oil Drum here. As I mentioned in my first couple of posts, there are many constituent parts of the peak oil/energy issue. These parts include production, consumption, policy, mass psychology, environmental/green concerns, corporate/business interests, geology and exploration, and finally alternative sources of energy. One of the things we’ve been doing […]
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Attack of the Undead Network
Speaking of lifeless corpses shambling around in various states of decomposition, what the hell is CNN becoming? This is just sad: In their drive to become the National Local News channel, they are dragging previously anonymous novelties in front of their cameras in order to suck out a few extra days of life. The damage […]