Okay, first Mitt made up some wack story about 7-year French marriage contracts. Then he made up that Sueng-Hui Cho shot up Virginia Tech because of video games and the devil rock. […]
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Pimping a new biz blog
In addition to politics, media, music and poetry, I also write about … business (Gavin isn’t the only guy around here working for a living). For those of you care about such […]
Young Brit Muslims more radical: generational comparisons of interest
Have a look at this chart on how older vs. younger Muslims in Britain view Islamic issues. I’m not sure exactly how British generational dynamics map onto the US model or how […]
Can you say “conflict of interest”? I knew you could.
Here are 15 words that ought to get your attention: “…salaried Elections Division employee who had a side-business of selling voter data to Republicans…” Props to Square State for staying on top […]
The Ministry of Disinformation
In my last post I noted that Mitt Romney is on the stump simply making things up. And in another post from April 26 I took a stick to Secretary of State […]
Footloose (with the Facts), starring Mitt Romney!
Mitt Romney said a couple curious things Saturday. Fortunately for him, he did so at Regent “University,” which isn’t a place you’re likely to encounter a lot of critical thinking. The most […]
House votes to expand hate crime law; a bit of ambivalence…
I have to admit to a bit of conflict here: Bush threatens to veto expansion of hate-crime law — The long-debated bill would expand the federal law to include violent acts motivated […]
The majesty of rock
One of the reasons our mission here at S&R is as broad as it is – our writers address cultural forms like literature and popular music as well as the hardball political […]
Thoughts on Schaller’s two-humped moderate political beast
Tom Schaller has a fascinating take today on the evolution of the political center. To use his analogy, it’s evolved from a one-humped camel to a two-humped dromedary, statistically speaking. The one […]
The ballad of a progressive gun owner
We’ve heard a great deal on the issue of gun control in the wake of Virginia Tech – not surprisingly – and as is always the case when these debates flare up […]
