The Stopped Clock

As the various Republican candidates attempt to invoke the spirit of Reagan and be tougher than ever with terror suspects, the Democratic ca...

I find it hard to believe that this type of "sales pitch" works: Self employed can be you But as has been pointed out many times, ...

That's the message David Brooks seems intent on conveying in his latest column, The Catholic Boom : Quasi-religious people attend servic...

A random thought for the day.... Does fear of dentists highlight one of the many peculiarities of the human mind? When somebody has dental p...

On the heels of marriage as " the best educational institution we have " , addressing immigration policy , David Brooks offers us ...

In case you feel the need to shake your fist angrily at your monitor.... At Crime and Federalism, Mike explains why an insurance company wou...

A recent column by David Brooks, A Human Capital Agenda , left me a bit perplexed. He endorses as "conservative" a slate of ideas ...

A while back, Bob Herbert proposed what seems to be a most equitable idea, guaranteeing "sick days" for all workers : It sounds re...

In yesterday's Column, The Insurgent Advantage , David Brooks reviewed a book, John Robb's Brave New War , in a manner which I hope ...

Or is it a pygmy marmoset ? Either way, in Only Halfway There Thomas Friedman is concerned that the Democrats haven't taken due notice....

Andrew Sullivan suggests that fellow know-it-all Christopher Hitchens may be wrong in relation to Karl Rove being a non-believer . Who knows...

In The Human Community , defending Tony Blair's legacy, David "Babbling" Brooks strikes again: Over the past three years, peop...

Over at MedRants, Dr. Centor has posted an essay suggesting that universal health care is wrong because it involves the provision of service...

The conventional wisdom is correct: When you have a two-year-old, words you use in front of your child can quickly come back to haunt you. S...

Given Microsoft's magnificent success with the iPod-killing Zune, snatching up 2.5% of MP3 player sales as compared to Apple's mere...

From a motion for reconsideration in a state supreme court: It would be an aberration and an abomination for this Court to on the one hand, ...

At the Volokh Conspiracy, Jonathan Adler endorses the correct belief that science and religion don't have to be regarded as incompatibl...

Over at TalkLeft, Jeralyn Merritt describes an acquittal in a rape case , adding, Prosecutors are not respecting the jury's verdict. The...

I recently commented on what I see as Google's effect on natural linking . Long story short: With Internet users choosing search engines...

No... I want a forensics expert from the RNC. Microsoft Outlook hangs every time I try to empty the trash for my email, and it's tediou...