His anger was everywhere, fed by a spring, deep and paradoxically hot. Avvocato Tapinella had been for years somewhat of a joke in the Calabrian town of Nocera Terinese, known as the good-natured lawyer who could be counted on to lose any case entrusted to him. Until . . . His two-year-old son had developed […]
Archive | June 19, 2012
The gray lady climbs into bed with Buzzfeed: Can you say 'cultural difference'
As I write this, here are the top stories, in order, at Buzzfeed: What’s The Last Wikipedia Page You Visited? Two Different Kinds Of Baby Sloths Hug It Out Solid Life Goal 14 Kids Getting Terrified By “Legends Of The Hidden Temple” Guards How Do You Get Rid Of Hiccups? And here are the top […]
Time to revisit high-school civics lesson: Does your vote matter any more?
I first voted in an American national election in 1964. Lyndon Baines Johnson ran against Barry (“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice”) Goldwater, the elder-statesman conservative who later successfully persuaded Richard Nixon to resign. I voted for LBJ. The landslide swept Goldwater into a conservative backwater. I have voted in every national […]
S&R Honors
Click here to learn more about past honorees...- Profiling the Tea Party: In defense of the IRS. Sorta. Or not.
- Saturday Video Roundup: “Imagine the Band,” by John Lennon and Wings
- The Rest is Noise (6)—Descent into the Maelstrom
- I hate handguns, but I have still considered owning one
- Redneck jokes are racist
- Mystery Unraveled: How a white, moderate, married, churchgoing, middle-class, middle-aged woman could vote for Obama
- An open letter to Burt Rutan, regarding his WSJ commentary on human-caused climate disruption
- Meet the men of Match.com: Really, guys, are you serious?
- Climate scientists still besieged
- Pelosi on Bush: “He’s not worth impeaching”
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Samuel Smith: One more thing. Re: Organizing for Action and othe…
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wufnik: I tend to agree. There are a couple of other thing…
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Jim Booth: May be much to what you say, here, Wuf. Think abou…
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Frank Dilatush: Interesting Sam, I thought I spoke _directly_ to t…
