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 […]
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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 […]
Media spectacle at Virginia Tech
An old friend and colleague, UCLA’s Dr. Doug Kellner, has been doing some analysis of the media spectacle surrounding the recent shootings at Virginia Tech. This is part of a larger body […]
Who said it?
Which prominent American leader said the following? “Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.” “I think it’s also important for […]
Your morning Chinese food contamination update: new developments, widening crisis
UPDATE: – BREAKING: Americans ate 3 million melamine-tainted chickens! In a conference call with media this afternoon, USDA Assistant Administrator Kenneth Petersen revealed that as many as 3 million chickens, contaminated with […]
