29 August 2011

Just like ancient Rome

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Paul and his whining : Mr. Perry, the governor of Texas, recently made headlines by dismissing evolution as “just a theory,” one that has “g...
24 August 2011

Finally . . .

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Someone makes the connection : "If James Murdoch was giving his lecture this year," Thompson writes, "I'd suggest he amen...
17 August 2011

Best Fiscal Policy Proposal Yet

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To end our long-term fiscal crisis I'm with Paul. I, too, believe that our only option is commence sub-orbital hostilities against the...
13 August 2011

Go back to law school

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Ain't it the truth - commentary on the 11th Circuit travesty from an always-thoughtful commenter on TPM : I'm a lawyer. It's ha...
09 August 2011

About that debt crisis, what can I say . . .

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Obama's people just can't understand what happened . If only someone warned them !
10 July 2011

Save the Fair Maiden

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Courtesy of the BBC today , Rupert inform us of his that his top priority is his red-head at the helm, as opposed to fully cooperating with ...
09 July 2011

I hate the fact I didn't write this

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Yes, News International is a "Good" Empire : . . . I'm over the moon about that the Culture Secretary is about to make News C...
08 July 2011

Profound Insights by James Murdoch

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James Murdoch today : "These allegations are shocking and hugely regrettable." Yes, James, deleting a murdered school-girl's v...
07 July 2011

I wonder when the penny drops . . .

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. . . and it occurs to people, the media, the politicians and the police, that if you consider the incremental timeline of events leading up...
06 July 2011

Getting kind of ridiculous now

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On the whole, it's probably safe to say that the UK's Press Complaints Commission appears not to have performed up to par . But, wh...
04 July 2011

Ideally, it should be game, set, match

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And I'm not talking about Wimbledon. I'm talking about the spectacularly ill-advised pending complete takeover of British Sky Broad...
05 June 2011

The continent, too, wants in on the train wreck

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I suspect Keynes isn’t very popular in Germany. For all I know they never heard of him. Angela Merkel appears to be either unimpressed or un...

Too bad he wouldn't listen

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He heard, but didn't listen : "If Paul Krugman has a good idea, in terms of how to spend money efficiently and effectively to jump-...
14 May 2011

The golden age of comedy

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We should be grateful our era has provided so much rich material .

Stephen Colbert To FEC: I Don't Want To Be The 'Chump' Without Unlimited Corporate Cash

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Stephen wants a piece of the action that could be coming his way thanks to the Citizens United decision .
13 May 2011

In the house of R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming

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Without doubt this is the most insightful post about the Royal Wedding that I've seen. That hat deserves special attention. An apt de...
08 May 2011

Remembering Chris Hondros

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For me this was the iconic photo of the Iraq debacle . It just said it all. He was a superior, fearless, possibly reckless photographer. He ...
07 May 2011

Justice delayed

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The DOJ OPR were prevented from referring this piece of work to the Bar for disciplinary action - she received immunity in return for her t...
02 May 2011

No comment necessary

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Yes, a tad infantile. Sorry about that - but even Juan Cole posted it, so that makes it okay - speaking of whom, his "informed commen...
28 April 2011

Speak of the Devil

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Apropos of the previous post , the man who would advise the president he can slaughter a village is appalled Obama might force disclosure of...