The Money Is In the Long Tail
by Tim Worstall
Two cherished objectives of the left are actually in conflict with each other. The 'long tail' is the reason.
Negroponte is a Smart Intel Pick
by Ralph Peters, New York Post
Bush's Bold Choice for National Intelligence Director?
by Fred Kaplan, Slate
Dems Were Lemmings, Greenspan the Cliff
by Robert Robb
Bush's Budget Battle
byGeorge Will
It's Hard to Have a Crisis 37 Years Out
by Charles Krauthammer
Michael Kinsley's Days Are Numbered
by Susan Estrich
Bush, FDR and Social Security
by Nick Schultz
The debate over private accounts, Al Franken and me.
The Fight Over Cyber Oversight
Would government enforcement improve cybersecurity? Some say yes, others say the market will take care of it. Experts clash at the RSA Conference.
A Living Boob Job
Stem cells have been touted as a potential cure for the most devastating diseases, but a more near-term application could be cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
No Protection for Bloggers
Do bloggers, the self-described citizen journalists, deserve the same protections under the law that mainstream reporters do? The question is probably moot, but it's not because blogging is relatively new.
by Adam L. Penenberg
Stars Take a Shine to Apple
Celebrities are a fixture in Apple's Los Angeles retail stores. Apple forbids sales associates from talking to the press, but a couple of associates have broken ranks to dish some Tinseltown dirt.
Just How Exciting Is It?
A British designer is working on a system to measure excitement. The data he's gathering could be used to modify games in real time to enhance players' experiences.
Trouble ahead, trouble behind
by Steve Gardner
Dealing with Putin
How Bush can stand up for what he believes without disengaging from Russia on nuclear arms reduction, nonproliferation, or fighting terrorism.
by James M. Goldgeier & Michael McFaul
Unsung Victories
The effects of American policy throughout the Middle East are gradually being felt.
by Victor Davis Hanson
WSJ Editorial
Hockey Stick on Ice
Politicizing the science of global warming.
Democracy in Russia
Based on testimony delivered before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
by Bruce P. Jackson
Canseco Refreshingly Candid on Race
by Tim Marchman
MLB, teams, even media share blame
Despite steroid rumors, too many turned away
by Hal Bodley
Spy Chief Faces Immense Burdens, Meager Authority
By Bob Drogin
Negroponte would have to create strategies to overhaul policies and planning for 15 agencies. Access to the president should help.
FDR's 'Forgotten Man' at Risk
By Jonathan Alter
No Pain, No Gain in the Mideast
by Jonathan Chait
NY Times
Interactive Viral Campaigns Ask Consumers to Spread the Word
As more Americans become comfortable with the Web, agencies are increasingly producing interactive online campaigns, even for goods that hardly anyone buys online.
LA Times
Priests Sign Up for Exorcism 101
Faced with a shortage of skilled clerics, Vatican is offering a course on demonic possession.
On Thursday about 100 priests stood, prayed for protection, then sat down to begin an eight-week study of how to distinguish and fight demonic possession.
Books & Culture
The Gospel According to ……
Charlie Brown, Tony Soprano, and other unlikely spiritual guides.
USA Today
Five actresses face down the big 4-oh
Nicole, Naomi, Catherine, Halle and Julia could force Hollywood to grow up
Two actresses after 40: One struggles, one succeeds
‘Girlishness' got Ryan into trouble
Meg Ryan, 43, once ruled as the perky princess of Hollywood's hottest romantic comedies.
Versatility and sex appeal keep Sarandon on screen
Forty doesn't have to be fatal. Look at Susan Sarandon.
The Transcript
The Smoking Gun obtains 1903-page record of panel that indicted Michael Jackson on molestation and conspiracy charges
Say Jacko bugged, boozed up guests
USA Today
10 Worst Jobs in Sports
Series introduction
No. 10: Mascot
No. 9: Soigneur
No. 8: NFL special teams player
No. 7: Yankees general manager
No. 6: Clubhouse attendant
Friday, February 18, 2005
Thursday, February 17, 2005
articles 2/17
"Fat Chance" Dean Won't Influence Party Message
by Robert Novak
A More Diffident Dean?
by David Broder
The Specter of Nuclear Proliferation
by Graham Allison
Turning a Political Corner in Iraq
by David Ignatius
The UN Oil-for-Food Scandal is Kofi Annan's Fault
by Claudia Rosett
Gentleman Jockeys Win the Derby
by Hugh Hewitt
'Hama Rules'
by Thomas Freidman
My 'Million Dollar' Answer
Why would a conservative criticize Clint Eastwood's latest work? I'll tell you.
by Michael Medved
Class-warfare death wish
by Larry Kudlow
At the Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington, D.C., last Saturday, several party leaders revived the mantra of 'tax cuts for the wealthy' as an attack on President Bush.
Myth illogical
by Alan Reynolds
The AARP claims to represent us seniors, but more often it just lectures us relentlessly.
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
An intellectual history.
By Bryan Curtis
Elliott Abrams
From Iran-Contra to Bush's democracy czar.
By Michael Crowley
Eason's Fable
Bloggers, the old media, and the rise and fall of CNN's Eason Jordan.
by Edward Morrissey
Mitt Romney vs. the Boys from Boston
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney takes on stem cells, Harvard, and the liberal bioethics establishment.
by Dean Barnett
The Blogs Must Be Crazy
by Peggy Noonan
"Never Again" Again
What is the United Nations going to do about the genocide in Darfur?
by Daniel McKivergan
NY Daily News
Sheff stirs new story
Gary Sheffield wasn't going to talk about steroids this year, he said, not even about Jose Canseco's tell-all tome. But by the time a 15-minute interview was over yesterday, Sheffield had covered steroids from several angles.
La Russa's credibility on the line
By Ann Killion
Reuters
Former MVP Runner-Up Wants Canseco's Award
AP
NYC Seeks to Trademark a New Slogan
Forget "The Big Apple." New York now wants to be known as "The World's Second Home."
Meet a real-life ‘Hitch'
Movie shines a spotlight on date ‘coaches'
USA Today
Literary blogs fill a niche
They're growing in importance as a ‘point of entry' for book lovers
Getting a read on things
Memorial stones
by Skip Ryan
GQ
Upon This Rock
Rock music used to be a safe haven for degenerates and rebels. Until it found Jesus.
Here's what all that fuss was about
Live From New York: The First Five Years of Saturday Night Live (NBC, Sunday, 9 p.m. ET/PT) should focus boomers' hazy memories and provide a comedy history lesson for younger viewers. In an interview with USA TODAY's Bill Keveney, SNL creator Lorne Michaels, who was not directly involved in making the documentary, offers insight into SNL, then and now.
by Robert Novak
A More Diffident Dean?
by David Broder
The Specter of Nuclear Proliferation
by Graham Allison
Turning a Political Corner in Iraq
by David Ignatius
The UN Oil-for-Food Scandal is Kofi Annan's Fault
by Claudia Rosett
Gentleman Jockeys Win the Derby
by Hugh Hewitt
'Hama Rules'
by Thomas Freidman
My 'Million Dollar' Answer
Why would a conservative criticize Clint Eastwood's latest work? I'll tell you.
by Michael Medved
Class-warfare death wish
by Larry Kudlow
At the Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington, D.C., last Saturday, several party leaders revived the mantra of 'tax cuts for the wealthy' as an attack on President Bush.
Myth illogical
by Alan Reynolds
The AARP claims to represent us seniors, but more often it just lectures us relentlessly.
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
An intellectual history.
By Bryan Curtis
Elliott Abrams
From Iran-Contra to Bush's democracy czar.
By Michael Crowley
Eason's Fable
Bloggers, the old media, and the rise and fall of CNN's Eason Jordan.
by Edward Morrissey
Mitt Romney vs. the Boys from Boston
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney takes on stem cells, Harvard, and the liberal bioethics establishment.
by Dean Barnett
The Blogs Must Be Crazy
by Peggy Noonan
"Never Again" Again
What is the United Nations going to do about the genocide in Darfur?
by Daniel McKivergan
NY Daily News
Sheff stirs new story
Gary Sheffield wasn't going to talk about steroids this year, he said, not even about Jose Canseco's tell-all tome. But by the time a 15-minute interview was over yesterday, Sheffield had covered steroids from several angles.
La Russa's credibility on the line
By Ann Killion
Reuters
Former MVP Runner-Up Wants Canseco's Award
AP
NYC Seeks to Trademark a New Slogan
Forget "The Big Apple." New York now wants to be known as "The World's Second Home."
Meet a real-life ‘Hitch'
Movie shines a spotlight on date ‘coaches'
USA Today
Literary blogs fill a niche
They're growing in importance as a ‘point of entry' for book lovers
Getting a read on things
Memorial stones
by Skip Ryan
GQ
Upon This Rock
Rock music used to be a safe haven for degenerates and rebels. Until it found Jesus.
Here's what all that fuss was about
Live From New York: The First Five Years of Saturday Night Live (NBC, Sunday, 9 p.m. ET/PT) should focus boomers' hazy memories and provide a comedy history lesson for younger viewers. In an interview with USA TODAY's Bill Keveney, SNL creator Lorne Michaels, who was not directly involved in making the documentary, offers insight into SNL, then and now.
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
articles 2/16
Play ball!
Registration for Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball will begin shortly after midnight (ET) Thursday, February 17. I'll have a league again this year, if you'd like to join. Look for registration info on the blog 2/17.
ESPN
Around The League In The N.L.
USA Today
Yep, life'll burst that self-esteem bubble
Overpraised '80s kids, stunned by criticism in college and at work, are ill-equipped to cope
Rock On
Chris Rock hits on a profound truth.
By Dorinda Bordlee
Socialism's Last Redoubt
Why do Dems oppose Social Security reform? Because they're committed to government control.
by Pete Du Pont
The Democrats' Dilemma
by Patrick Buchanan
Dean Has Custer's Swagger
by David Hill, The Nation
Blame Game
by Claudia Rosett
The U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal is the biggest scam in the history of humanitarian aid. And it's Kofi Annan's fault.
Up Against 'The Wall'
Dancers from Red China try their hand at Pink Floyd.
by Robert Greskovic
AFP
Study: the Pill Changes Women's Taste in Men
ESPN
LaRussa Knew Canseco Was "Juiced"
WSJ
Bush Combs Senate for Friendly Democrats
White House LobbyistsEstimate a Third of OppositionWill Provide Occasional Support
Democrats Should Get Ahead of Bush On Tax Reform
by Mort Kondracke
Hillary & Co Delivering Shout-Outs To Center
by Clarence Page
AP
Iran, Syria to Form 'United Front'
Iran and Syria, who both are facing pressure from the United States, said Wednesday they will form a "united front" to confront possible threats against them, state-run television reported.
Reuters
Iran Will Know How to Build Bomb in 6 Months - Israel
Israel said on Wednesday Tehran was just six months away from being able to build an atomic bomb, as Iranian state television rattled markets by reporting an explosion near Iran's only nuclear power plant.
Crazy Rich
Are Americans successful because they're nuts?
By Daniel Gross
Opposition During Wartime
by Andrew Apostolou
How political opposition can hold both Bush and Blair's feet to the fire.
Real Social Security Reform
by Glenn Reynolds
We've already decided to think decades ahead. Why not think about what we can do to make Social Security a lot less...
America Against the World?
by Nick Schulz
'It's hard to overstate just how out of step the United States is with the rest of the world.' Is it?
The Problem of Chickendoves
by Douglas Kern
A funny thing happened on the way to the peace vigil.
NY Observer
The CBS Three Won’t Slink Off; Hiring Lawyers
NY Sun
Race For Premier Narrows to Two: Chalabi, Jafari
AARP in the Hot Seat
Some questions.
by Nick Lowry
CIA Conspiracy Theorist
Michael Scheuer knows where America's real covert intelligence threat comes from--Israel.
by Thomas Joscelyn
Metaphysics, Science, Homsexuality
Are we talking biology or choice?
by John Derbyshire
Ian Wilmut: Human Cloner
How the man who created Dolly the sheep slid down the slippery slope to human reproductive cloning.
by Wesley J. Smith
Medicaid Needs Surgery
And Jeb Bush's Florida shows how to do it.
by David Gratzer
Stemming stem cell research
by Cal Thomas
Mitt Romney is battling Harvard's stem cell researchers on principle.
E.U.-U.S. train wreck over Iran?
by Arnaud de Borchgrave
Condoleezza Rice threw a wrench in the fragile machinery of trans-Atlantic rapprochement.
The rise of the bike path left
by Jonah Goldberg
In short, about the war on terror Dean was dismissively blase. About bike paths he was a pit bull.
Attack of the blogs
by Brent Bozell
The media buzz over the rising power of Internet weblogs (the "blogs") reached a new crescendo when CNN's chief of newsgathering, Eason Jordan, resigned over sloppy charges he made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Sliming the troops
by Michelle Malkin
With folks like powerful CNN executive Eason Jordan in charge it's no wonder our troops so often feel smeared and slimed.
NY Times
Jailing of Reporters in C.I.A. Leak Case Is Upheld by Judges
A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court held that the reporters, one from The Times, may have witnessed a federal crime.
NY Times
New Model Army Soldier Rolls Closer to Battle
The Pentagon predicts that robots will be a major fighting force in the American military in less than a decade.
American Thinker
Beware the Condi Bandwagon
W. Post
Gambling's Man
Jimmy O'Brien Turned Scratch Lottery Tickets Into a $22 Billion-a-Year ItchBy David Segal, Page C01 Over the course of a year, more than 17 billion scratch tickets will be stamped out at the headquarters of Scientific Games, enough to girdle the globe at the equator 44 times.
WKMG.com
Woman Drunk On Listerine Sentenced To 2 Years Probation
According to Listerine manufacturer Pfizer Inc.'s Web site, original formula Listerine contains 26.9 percent alcohol, more than four times that of many malt liquors, while other varieties contain 21.6 percent alcohol.
Reuters
George Michael Bids Farewell to Pop World
Registration for Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball will begin shortly after midnight (ET) Thursday, February 17. I'll have a league again this year, if you'd like to join. Look for registration info on the blog 2/17.
ESPN
Around The League In The N.L.
USA Today
Yep, life'll burst that self-esteem bubble
Overpraised '80s kids, stunned by criticism in college and at work, are ill-equipped to cope
Rock On
Chris Rock hits on a profound truth.
By Dorinda Bordlee
Socialism's Last Redoubt
Why do Dems oppose Social Security reform? Because they're committed to government control.
by Pete Du Pont
The Democrats' Dilemma
by Patrick Buchanan
Dean Has Custer's Swagger
by David Hill, The Nation
Blame Game
by Claudia Rosett
The U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal is the biggest scam in the history of humanitarian aid. And it's Kofi Annan's fault.
Up Against 'The Wall'
Dancers from Red China try their hand at Pink Floyd.
by Robert Greskovic
AFP
Study: the Pill Changes Women's Taste in Men
ESPN
LaRussa Knew Canseco Was "Juiced"
WSJ
Bush Combs Senate for Friendly Democrats
White House LobbyistsEstimate a Third of OppositionWill Provide Occasional Support
Democrats Should Get Ahead of Bush On Tax Reform
by Mort Kondracke
Hillary & Co Delivering Shout-Outs To Center
by Clarence Page
AP
Iran, Syria to Form 'United Front'
Iran and Syria, who both are facing pressure from the United States, said Wednesday they will form a "united front" to confront possible threats against them, state-run television reported.
Reuters
Iran Will Know How to Build Bomb in 6 Months - Israel
Israel said on Wednesday Tehran was just six months away from being able to build an atomic bomb, as Iranian state television rattled markets by reporting an explosion near Iran's only nuclear power plant.
Crazy Rich
Are Americans successful because they're nuts?
By Daniel Gross
Opposition During Wartime
by Andrew Apostolou
How political opposition can hold both Bush and Blair's feet to the fire.
Real Social Security Reform
by Glenn Reynolds
We've already decided to think decades ahead. Why not think about what we can do to make Social Security a lot less...
America Against the World?
by Nick Schulz
'It's hard to overstate just how out of step the United States is with the rest of the world.' Is it?
The Problem of Chickendoves
by Douglas Kern
A funny thing happened on the way to the peace vigil.
NY Observer
The CBS Three Won’t Slink Off; Hiring Lawyers
NY Sun
Race For Premier Narrows to Two: Chalabi, Jafari
AARP in the Hot Seat
Some questions.
by Nick Lowry
CIA Conspiracy Theorist
Michael Scheuer knows where America's real covert intelligence threat comes from--Israel.
by Thomas Joscelyn
Metaphysics, Science, Homsexuality
Are we talking biology or choice?
by John Derbyshire
Ian Wilmut: Human Cloner
How the man who created Dolly the sheep slid down the slippery slope to human reproductive cloning.
by Wesley J. Smith
Medicaid Needs Surgery
And Jeb Bush's Florida shows how to do it.
by David Gratzer
Stemming stem cell research
by Cal Thomas
Mitt Romney is battling Harvard's stem cell researchers on principle.
E.U.-U.S. train wreck over Iran?
by Arnaud de Borchgrave
Condoleezza Rice threw a wrench in the fragile machinery of trans-Atlantic rapprochement.
The rise of the bike path left
by Jonah Goldberg
In short, about the war on terror Dean was dismissively blase. About bike paths he was a pit bull.
Attack of the blogs
by Brent Bozell
The media buzz over the rising power of Internet weblogs (the "blogs") reached a new crescendo when CNN's chief of newsgathering, Eason Jordan, resigned over sloppy charges he made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Sliming the troops
by Michelle Malkin
With folks like powerful CNN executive Eason Jordan in charge it's no wonder our troops so often feel smeared and slimed.
NY Times
Jailing of Reporters in C.I.A. Leak Case Is Upheld by Judges
A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court held that the reporters, one from The Times, may have witnessed a federal crime.
NY Times
New Model Army Soldier Rolls Closer to Battle
The Pentagon predicts that robots will be a major fighting force in the American military in less than a decade.
American Thinker
Beware the Condi Bandwagon
W. Post
Gambling's Man
Jimmy O'Brien Turned Scratch Lottery Tickets Into a $22 Billion-a-Year ItchBy David Segal, Page C01 Over the course of a year, more than 17 billion scratch tickets will be stamped out at the headquarters of Scientific Games, enough to girdle the globe at the equator 44 times.
WKMG.com
Woman Drunk On Listerine Sentenced To 2 Years Probation
According to Listerine manufacturer Pfizer Inc.'s Web site, original formula Listerine contains 26.9 percent alcohol, more than four times that of many malt liquors, while other varieties contain 21.6 percent alcohol.
Reuters
George Michael Bids Farewell to Pop World
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
articles 2/15, Spring Training Begins
At long last, Spring Training
First pitchers and catchers report to camp today
NY Daily News
FBI agent hits MLB on 'roids
Says baseball knew of Canseco & probe
Incorrect History
Reading Thomas Woods's "Politically Incorrect Guide to American History."
by Max Boot
NY Times
Resignation at CNN Shows the Growing Influence of Blogs
USA Today
Historian has field day with presidents
Almost every U.S. president complains about bad press. But history sometimes can be even
Assessing Clinton, Johnson
"Dean is Squarely in the Center of His Party"
by Paul Krugman
The values quagmire
by David Limbaugh
The Democratic leadership has a funny way of showing its commitment to 'values.'
'Academic freedom'?
by Thomas Sowell
Professor Ward Churchill of the University of Colorado seems to be enjoying his 15 minutes of infamy for his childish rants against people who were killed in the 9/11 attacks.
Back From Battle
by David Brooks
NY Times
Children and Bipolar Disorder
Experts fear behavioral woes are being mislabeled as serious mental illness.
LA Times
New Weapon Aimed at DVD Piracy
Firm says its technology can successfully block 97% of copying software.
Mad Scientists
Go away, ethics police. Leave the NIH alone.
By Richard A. Epstein
A New Strain of HIV?
How many kinds are out there?
By Daniel Engber
Singled out by society's stare
Stigma jumps from divorced to never-wed
Do Deficits Matter?
by Irwin Stelzer
No Reason '06 Has to Be an Off Year for GOP
by Brendan Miniter
Internet serves as proving ground
CNN's Klein welcomes influence
Rehnquist Wasn't Deep Throat
The latest wild theory about Woodstein's blind source.
By Timothy Noah
I Would Have Fired Eason Jordan:
On the difference between a mistake and brain rot.
by Jack Shafer
Post-steroids era begins now
By Peter Gammons
Mercury News
New allegation directed at Bonds
Allegations can't be ignored
by Skip Bayless
Steroids juiced owners' profits, too
By Bob Ford
Is Mark McGwire a Hall of Famer?
By Ken Rosenthal
A rat with company
By Larry Beil
Houston Chronicle
Thirty reasons why baseball is way better than football
First pitchers and catchers report to camp today
NY Daily News
FBI agent hits MLB on 'roids
Says baseball knew of Canseco & probe
Incorrect History
Reading Thomas Woods's "Politically Incorrect Guide to American History."
by Max Boot
NY Times
Resignation at CNN Shows the Growing Influence of Blogs
USA Today
Historian has field day with presidents
Almost every U.S. president complains about bad press. But history sometimes can be even
Assessing Clinton, Johnson
"Dean is Squarely in the Center of His Party"
by Paul Krugman
The values quagmire
by David Limbaugh
The Democratic leadership has a funny way of showing its commitment to 'values.'
'Academic freedom'?
by Thomas Sowell
Professor Ward Churchill of the University of Colorado seems to be enjoying his 15 minutes of infamy for his childish rants against people who were killed in the 9/11 attacks.
Back From Battle
by David Brooks
NY Times
Children and Bipolar Disorder
Experts fear behavioral woes are being mislabeled as serious mental illness.
LA Times
New Weapon Aimed at DVD Piracy
Firm says its technology can successfully block 97% of copying software.
Mad Scientists
Go away, ethics police. Leave the NIH alone.
By Richard A. Epstein
A New Strain of HIV?
How many kinds are out there?
By Daniel Engber
Singled out by society's stare
Stigma jumps from divorced to never-wed
Do Deficits Matter?
by Irwin Stelzer
No Reason '06 Has to Be an Off Year for GOP
by Brendan Miniter
Internet serves as proving ground
CNN's Klein welcomes influence
Rehnquist Wasn't Deep Throat
The latest wild theory about Woodstein's blind source.
By Timothy Noah
I Would Have Fired Eason Jordan:
On the difference between a mistake and brain rot.
by Jack Shafer
Post-steroids era begins now
By Peter Gammons
Mercury News
New allegation directed at Bonds
Allegations can't be ignored
by Skip Bayless
Steroids juiced owners' profits, too
By Bob Ford
Is Mark McGwire a Hall of Famer?
By Ken Rosenthal
A rat with company
By Larry Beil
Houston Chronicle
Thirty reasons why baseball is way better than football
Monday, February 14, 2005
articles 2/14
Time
What Teachers Hate About Parents
Parents Behaving Badly
Inside the new classroom power struggle: What teachers say about pushy moms and dads who drive them crazy
Photo Essay:Classroom Clash
Graphic:Teacher's Pests
Foul Play in Iraq?
A slain American contractor feared for his life after turning whistleblower
NY Times
In City of Excess, Saying 'Marry Me' Can Be a Spectacle
Newsweek
Mommy Madness
What happened when the Girls Who Had It All became mothers? A new book explores why this generation feels so insane
The Good Enough Mother
Forget about day camp or mandatory Gymboree. What's the point of raising kids if we don't have a good time and a few laughs?
Meet the Slacker Mom
One mother says it’s time to stop the madness
Newsweek
King Karl
It's no big deal, insists the White House. But Rove's new duties will help fix Bush's place in history
San Diego Union-Tribune
Q&A Ambassador L. Paul Bremer
Former U.S. administrator in Iraq
The Bubbling UN Cauldron
by Andrew Sullivan
Schwarzenegger Takes on California's "Evil" Empire
by John Fund
Democrats Seek to Outmaneuver GOP
by Ronald Brownstein
Democrats Need a Fierce Intra-Party Battle
by Kenneth Baer
Democrats, once again, are the party of ‘the plain people'
By Terry McAuliffe
Can Dean Give 'Em A Winner?
by E.J. Dionne Jr.
USA Today
Google's givers go Democratic
Only 2% of donations went to Republicans
Diplomacy and Iran's Nuclear Weapons
by Henry Kissinger
They've Got Nukes. So Is the Proliferation Security Initiative Working?
by Bryan Preston
Is the Bush administration's multilateral policy on North Korea a failure? Bryan Preston reads the tea leaves.
Will Blogs Produce a Chilling Effect?
by James Miller
The Jordan Kerfuffle
Did he really have good reason to quit CNN?
The End of the Beginning
A roundup of the past two weeks' good news from Iraq.
by Arthur Chrenkoff
Condi’s tough road ahead
by Joel Mowbray
The most determined enemy the new Secretary of State will face is not across the pond or even across the aisle. No, her greatest threat comes from within the halls of Foggy Bottom, in the form of the career Foreign Service.
The Scandal That is the United Nations
The oil-for-food debacle is merely a symptom. The very structure of the U.N. invites fraud and abuse — with no accountability. A world body could serve a vital role. This one, though, doesn't.
by David Frum
Christian Counterculture
Meet Grace
If grace is God's love for the undeserving, then what does it look like in action? And if Christians are its sole dispensers, then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a world that knows far more cruelty and unforgiveness than it does on mercy?
Human Artillery Shells
By Ralph Kinny Bennett
The basic Islamofascist "artillery shell" is a young "martyr" with clothing or backpack stuffed full of explosives.
An Eighth of Every Paycheck
by Jeff Jacoby
Beating Columbia's Army
by Robert Novak
The Story of "Kamal" and the Iraqi Insurgency
by Jim Hoagland
Counter-Intelligence: In Defense of Porter Goss
by Loch Johnson
USA Today
Running late? Feed the meter by phone
Parking paid by cellphone is easy but may cost more
Yankees took ‘steroids' from Giambi's contract
The New York Yankees acknowledged they removed the word “steroids” from Jason Giambi's contract during negotiations in 2001.
60 Minutes
Steroid-User Canseco Names Names
ESPN.com
The Burden of Proof
AP
U2 Sings Tribute to Bono's Dad
Chicago Tribune
U2's midlife crisis
U2 Win Three Grammy Awards Go 3-3
Best Rock Song --Vertigo by U2
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal --Vertigo by U2
Best Short Form Music Video - Vertigo by U2
U2 now has 17 career Grammy Awards. U2, Alison Krauss and Ray Charles are now tied for 8th on the all-time list of Grammy winners.
U2 Shelves 'Vertigo,' Honors Bono's Father
Grammy Performance - Video & Audio
Photos
Intimates in Activism And Politics
What Teachers Hate About Parents
Parents Behaving Badly
Inside the new classroom power struggle: What teachers say about pushy moms and dads who drive them crazy
Photo Essay:Classroom Clash
Graphic:Teacher's Pests
Foul Play in Iraq?
A slain American contractor feared for his life after turning whistleblower
NY Times
In City of Excess, Saying 'Marry Me' Can Be a Spectacle
Newsweek
Mommy Madness
What happened when the Girls Who Had It All became mothers? A new book explores why this generation feels so insane
The Good Enough Mother
Forget about day camp or mandatory Gymboree. What's the point of raising kids if we don't have a good time and a few laughs?
Meet the Slacker Mom
One mother says it’s time to stop the madness
Newsweek
King Karl
It's no big deal, insists the White House. But Rove's new duties will help fix Bush's place in history
San Diego Union-Tribune
Q&A Ambassador L. Paul Bremer
Former U.S. administrator in Iraq
The Bubbling UN Cauldron
by Andrew Sullivan
Schwarzenegger Takes on California's "Evil" Empire
by John Fund
Democrats Seek to Outmaneuver GOP
by Ronald Brownstein
Democrats Need a Fierce Intra-Party Battle
by Kenneth Baer
Democrats, once again, are the party of ‘the plain people'
By Terry McAuliffe
Can Dean Give 'Em A Winner?
by E.J. Dionne Jr.
USA Today
Google's givers go Democratic
Only 2% of donations went to Republicans
Diplomacy and Iran's Nuclear Weapons
by Henry Kissinger
They've Got Nukes. So Is the Proliferation Security Initiative Working?
by Bryan Preston
Is the Bush administration's multilateral policy on North Korea a failure? Bryan Preston reads the tea leaves.
Will Blogs Produce a Chilling Effect?
by James Miller
The Jordan Kerfuffle
Did he really have good reason to quit CNN?
The End of the Beginning
A roundup of the past two weeks' good news from Iraq.
by Arthur Chrenkoff
Condi’s tough road ahead
by Joel Mowbray
The most determined enemy the new Secretary of State will face is not across the pond or even across the aisle. No, her greatest threat comes from within the halls of Foggy Bottom, in the form of the career Foreign Service.
The Scandal That is the United Nations
The oil-for-food debacle is merely a symptom. The very structure of the U.N. invites fraud and abuse — with no accountability. A world body could serve a vital role. This one, though, doesn't.
by David Frum
Christian Counterculture
Meet Grace
If grace is God's love for the undeserving, then what does it look like in action? And if Christians are its sole dispensers, then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a world that knows far more cruelty and unforgiveness than it does on mercy?
Human Artillery Shells
By Ralph Kinny Bennett
The basic Islamofascist "artillery shell" is a young "martyr" with clothing or backpack stuffed full of explosives.
An Eighth of Every Paycheck
by Jeff Jacoby
Beating Columbia's Army
by Robert Novak
The Story of "Kamal" and the Iraqi Insurgency
by Jim Hoagland
Counter-Intelligence: In Defense of Porter Goss
by Loch Johnson
USA Today
Running late? Feed the meter by phone
Parking paid by cellphone is easy but may cost more
Yankees took ‘steroids' from Giambi's contract
The New York Yankees acknowledged they removed the word “steroids” from Jason Giambi's contract during negotiations in 2001.
60 Minutes
Steroid-User Canseco Names Names
ESPN.com
The Burden of Proof
AP
U2 Sings Tribute to Bono's Dad
Chicago Tribune
U2's midlife crisis
U2 Win Three Grammy Awards Go 3-3
Best Rock Song --Vertigo by U2
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal --Vertigo by U2
Best Short Form Music Video - Vertigo by U2
U2 now has 17 career Grammy Awards. U2, Alison Krauss and Ray Charles are now tied for 8th on the all-time list of Grammy winners.
U2 Shelves 'Vertigo,' Honors Bono's Father
Grammy Performance - Video & Audio
Photos
Intimates in Activism And Politics
Sunday, February 13, 2005
articles 2/13
NY Times Magazine
The New Arranged Marriage
There are a lot of people out there who are willing to pay a lot of money to find their partners. But if you sign on with a modern-day matchmaker, you'll have to toss away your idealized notions of soul mates and embrace the romance of no romance.
Blind Faith
By Bill Moyers
"One-third of the American electorate, if a recent Gallup Poll is accurate, believes the Bible is literally true. This past November, several million good and decent citizens went to the polls believing in what is known as the "rapture index." These true believers subscribe to a fantastical theology concocted in the 19th century by a couple of immigrant preachers who took disparate passages from the Bible and wove them into a narrative that has captivated the imagination of millions of Americans.
W. Post
Online Dating in Demand For Valentine's Day
While Internet dating services such as Match.com and Yahoo Personals represent the largest category of paid content online, the thrill may be waning for the once-torrid market.
NY Times
Please Don't Call the Customers Dead
Can the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, the home of Ted Williams's head, rescue patients from natural post-mortem deterioration?
W. Post
Special Delivery
Coming Soon: New Ways to Take Drugs, Without Needles or Pills
W. Post
Previewing the CD's End
Music insiders say that the CD will soon be eclipsed by a medley of downloadable formats.
Blogosphere politics
by Michael Barone
Both parties see the possibilities of playing politics in the ether, but it's working for one and not the other.
The Next Bubba?
Tennessee's Gov. Phil Bredesen may be presidential material--unless fellow Democrats stop him.
by Glenn Harlan Reynolds
WSJ Editorial
The Gadhafi Exception
Libyan dissident Fathi Eljahmi's fate is a test of Bush's democracy agenda.
W. Post
Break-In at SAIC Risks ID Theft of Powerful
Some of the nation's most influential former military and intelligence officials are at risk of identity theft after a break-in at a major government contractor netted computers containing personal information about tens of thousands of employees.
How to Stop Junk E-Mail: Charge for the Stamp
We can now glimpse what had once seemed unattainable: stopping the exorbitant flow of spam at its very source.
NY Times Magazine
Clang!
Pro basketball doesn't have a drug problem or a thug problem. It has a basketball problem.
LA Times Magazine
Making the Extra Pass
By David Wharton
American basketball has lost its way. A game born of teamwork became a celebration of individual prowess. Now a growing number of NBA franchises are trying to turn back the clock.
U.S. News & World Report
Abraham Lincoln: Rethinking the man behind the myth
LA Times Magazine
Clothes Make the Elf
Unlike "Star Trek" (which is real, of course), "The Lord of the Rings" has inspired many a fantasy costume since J.R.R. Tolkien's mythic
LA Times
Neo-Nazis Aim to Upgrade PR
The National Alliance seeks a higher profile and more members with multimedia campaign.
Truth or consequences for Canseco
by Steve Wilstein
It's put up or shut up time for baseball's most suspected steroid users: Sue Jose Canseco for libel or stop the denials and evasions of his accusations that they juiced up just as he did. If they're all so innocent, they ought to join together in a lawsuit -- Baseball Hulks vs. Canseco and his publisher, HarperCollins.
The New Arranged Marriage
There are a lot of people out there who are willing to pay a lot of money to find their partners. But if you sign on with a modern-day matchmaker, you'll have to toss away your idealized notions of soul mates and embrace the romance of no romance.
Blind Faith
By Bill Moyers
"One-third of the American electorate, if a recent Gallup Poll is accurate, believes the Bible is literally true. This past November, several million good and decent citizens went to the polls believing in what is known as the "rapture index." These true believers subscribe to a fantastical theology concocted in the 19th century by a couple of immigrant preachers who took disparate passages from the Bible and wove them into a narrative that has captivated the imagination of millions of Americans.
W. Post
Online Dating in Demand For Valentine's Day
While Internet dating services such as Match.com and Yahoo Personals represent the largest category of paid content online, the thrill may be waning for the once-torrid market.
NY Times
Please Don't Call the Customers Dead
Can the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, the home of Ted Williams's head, rescue patients from natural post-mortem deterioration?
W. Post
Special Delivery
Coming Soon: New Ways to Take Drugs, Without Needles or Pills
W. Post
Previewing the CD's End
Music insiders say that the CD will soon be eclipsed by a medley of downloadable formats.
Blogosphere politics
by Michael Barone
Both parties see the possibilities of playing politics in the ether, but it's working for one and not the other.
The Next Bubba?
Tennessee's Gov. Phil Bredesen may be presidential material--unless fellow Democrats stop him.
by Glenn Harlan Reynolds
WSJ Editorial
The Gadhafi Exception
Libyan dissident Fathi Eljahmi's fate is a test of Bush's democracy agenda.
W. Post
Break-In at SAIC Risks ID Theft of Powerful
Some of the nation's most influential former military and intelligence officials are at risk of identity theft after a break-in at a major government contractor netted computers containing personal information about tens of thousands of employees.
How to Stop Junk E-Mail: Charge for the Stamp
We can now glimpse what had once seemed unattainable: stopping the exorbitant flow of spam at its very source.
NY Times Magazine
Clang!
Pro basketball doesn't have a drug problem or a thug problem. It has a basketball problem.
LA Times Magazine
Making the Extra Pass
By David Wharton
American basketball has lost its way. A game born of teamwork became a celebration of individual prowess. Now a growing number of NBA franchises are trying to turn back the clock.
U.S. News & World Report
Abraham Lincoln: Rethinking the man behind the myth
LA Times Magazine
Clothes Make the Elf
Unlike "Star Trek" (which is real, of course), "The Lord of the Rings" has inspired many a fantasy costume since J.R.R. Tolkien's mythic
LA Times
Neo-Nazis Aim to Upgrade PR
The National Alliance seeks a higher profile and more members with multimedia campaign.
Truth or consequences for Canseco
by Steve Wilstein
It's put up or shut up time for baseball's most suspected steroid users: Sue Jose Canseco for libel or stop the denials and evasions of his accusations that they juiced up just as he did. If they're all so innocent, they ought to join together in a lawsuit -- Baseball Hulks vs. Canseco and his publisher, HarperCollins.
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