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Post like this are so stupid. Yes, I think it’s bad that religious fundamentalists overseas are having conniptions about a set of cartoons. I think it bad when religious fanatics anywhere get all fanatical about perceived provocations in the media. I think it bad when Christians cancel TV shows and declare a counteroffensive against the […]

Posted by Nicholas Beaudrot of Electoral Math You Listen. Stoller’s comments deserve much greater treatment, but it is desperately important that the Democratic Party prepare for a negative campaign trashing Democratic ethics. I suspect Hillary’s FEC settlement from the 2000 election, Pelosi’s minor campaign issues (which were settled without further penalty), and every other ticky-tack […]

Where was all the motown? I’m as impressed as anybody that they were able to reanimate the Rolling Stones and send them out for a zombified performance, but I’d have much preferred some homegrown Detroit soul. Detroit had a moment to shine — why confine Aretha and Stevie to the pregame show?

Shakes here… Displeased with the new bankruptcy law, Judge Frank Monroe of Austin has issued a ruling including a scathing critique which, apparently, has set the legal world “abuzz.” In his ruling, Monroe said the new federal bankruptcy law is full of traps for consumers, calling some of its provisions “inane,” “absurd” and incomprehensible to […]

Posted by Nicholas Beaudrot of Electoral Math Matthew Yglesias counters that the health care industry in Pittsbrugh requires lots of low-wage workers, which is true. But in addition, any hospital needs lots of nurses, who make decent middle-class to upper-middle class wages and are certainly not considered blue collar. Meanwhile, someone has to keep the […]

By Pepper of the Daily Pepper Betty Friedan died today, although you might not know it judging from how little press she has received in mainstream news outlets. The best CNN could do was pull out old stock footage of Sharon Stone complimenting her work. Nothing against Stone, but that stock footage was musty. (Hat […]

By Pepper of the Daily Pepper Nicholas has served up some wonderful posts regarding the impending Seahawks vs. Steelers showdown, but the best part of the Super Bowl isn’t going to be the game, nor will it be the possibility that Mick Jagger will drop trou in honor of Janet Jackson.

By Pepper. So, Congress has voted to cut spending on student loans and health care, while Bush asks for greater spending in Iraq, and the Department of Homeland Security is spending our tax dollars on Rex the Mountain Lion? Rex the Mountain Lion has been getting lots of play. Shakes thinks he’s hot, and Wonktor/Wonktoria’s […]

Posted By Nicholas Beaudrot of Electoral Math. See also Part I. It’s time for another round of our guessing game, this time with mystery football teams. Here’s a table of various egghead measures of how “tough” a football team plays (setting aside questions of whether or not catching a pass in middle of the field […]

By Neil the Ethical Werewolf NARAL’s endorsement of Lincoln Chafee gets so much discussion because it lets us talk about an issue on which everybody has strong feelings — how should progressive groups regard the Democratic Party? Given the sad history of the Daschle-era Senate Democrats, it’s understandable that lots of people worry that the […]