by Brad Jacobson During Monday’s State Department press briefing, Associated Press State Department Correspondent Matthew Lee posed the most pointed question about the conflict in Gaza and the Bush administration’s position: “What’s […]
The best inelegant writing
One-hundred and forty-six years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the Emancipation Proclamation. While Lincoln’s intent was unmistakably noble—and incredibly politically shrewd—the words of the Proclamation appear to be among […]
Why reading isn't fun—Review: Books by Larry McMurtry
It takes him ninety-one pages, but Larry McMurty finally articulates the problem that plagues his newest memoir, Books. “Here I am, thirty-four chapters into a book that I hope will interest the […]
Molly Ivins is cheering alongside Barack’s grandmother
New month, new president, new era, new Scrogue on the banner. If only Molly Ivins could have lived another 22 months. The proudly liberal Texas commentator, who died of cancer on Jan. […]
WordsDay: New Shakespeare Play—Review: All the World's a Grave by William Shakespeare (sort of)
For a guy who’s been dead for nearly four hundred years, it’s pretty amazing that Shakespeare is still cranking out the hits. And I’m not talking about great productions of his classic […]
Here's Hoping—Review: McCain's Promise by David Foster Wallace
When David Foster Wallace climbed aboard John McCain’s “Straight Talk Express” media caravan in the early days of the 2000 presidential primary season, he hoped to understand why McCain generated so much […]
WordsDay: Comfortable Jog—Review of What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Running and writing may be polar opposite activities. Writing requires long sedentary hours of deep thought; running, by its very nature, typifies motion, yet most runners don’t spend their time thinking about […]
1,000,000
On Sunday, Scholars and Rogues marked one million hits since our humble blog began last year. Some fun facts: * S&R’s first day on the Internet was 15 April 2007. * We […]
I'm a new Scrogue — but don't pigeonhole me
I’m a recent addition to the S&R line-up since my first guest appearance at the DNC, and I hope I can run with these clever, yappy dogs. I’ve been worried that I’m […]
The peril of writing about Russia
Something I have always enjoyed about the US is its propensity for intensive navel-gazing. Hell, the mainstream western nations in general are all good at this, but the US has turned it […]
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