The Stopped Clock

Pretty much everybody has seen websites which, at particular widths or in particular browsers, do not display as the designer intended. Usua...

If you don't think McCain (like most of his Senate brethren) will pander to the more reactionary elements of American society, he and 65...

If they mean in the opinions of the public, and not the poll itself , their margin of error should be, oh, 22 - 28% higher. The percentage o...

Bernstein decries signing statements as reflecting the attitude of, "Whatever. It's only a law." Well, not really . But if you...

Today, behind the firewall, Nicholas Kristof warns us that our schools lag way behind those in Japan... I mean, China. But kids in the good...

All the rage among some in Michigan who know (and perhaps also care) nothing about education, but nonetheless control the state legislature?...

Oops - I guess that's Buffett . Still, as investments go, I would probably instead pick up a few (and yes, for the uninitiated, even at ...

I had mostly forgotten the reaction to Linda Hirshman's American Prospect article , Homeward Bound, in which she suggests that feminism ...

Under Michigan law, as is quite reasonable, landlords are granted immunity for damage which results to a tenant's property incidental to...

I've received misdirected mail before but, as distances go, this is a new record for me. At least it wasn't something important, lik...

CJR Daily congratulates the AP for covering a neglected story : A disaster relief company that took supplies that were supposed to go to Se...

In the future, will your TV viewing be of on-demand video, accompanied by commercials automatically selected to match your anticipated inter...

In the resolution of her drug scandal , despite having been caught on tape, Kate Moss does even better than Rush Limbaugh: Kate Moss will no...

But this time it's not in Iraq . The Bush Administration doesn't do many things well, but when it comes to graft, fund-raising, and ...

Alan Dershowitz reminds me not that he's a world-class idiot, but that he knows exactly what he is doing in making his various disingen...

The Washington Post describes the peculiar state of U.S. immigration laws , and the hurdles they place in front of a German physician who wi...

I read in the news today that Flint has passed a budget - $305.5 million for the next fiscal year . Less than $600 per minute? That seems k...

In today's era, or perhaps in any era, how often does a challenger to an incumbent truly win an election? Controlling for an unexpected ...

Playing an "us" versus "them" game , Senator Jeff Sessions states, The estate tax -- or, as many of us prefer to call i...

Okay... perhaps I'm beating a dead horse (or popping bubble wrap ), but.... Leaving aside for the moment the fact that I didn't know...