Why Not Here?
by David Brooks
Rule of (International) Law
Can foreign courts tell American ones how to do their job?
Telegraph
Powell criticises Iraq troop levels and rift with Europe
NY Times
Amid Uproar, Harvard's President Ponders His Style
W. Post
Frist, Hastert Differ in Style
Divergent personalities of the GOP odd couple reflect the political realities of Senate, House.
White House 2008: The Democrats
by Larry Sabato
Big Bush Thoughts in Europe
by Lawrence Kudlow
Chicago Sun-Times
Put a guy in a dentist's chair and he turns into a wimp
In a new survey of 171 Chicago area dentists, 49 percent said males are more anxious when it comes to dental appointments, while only 15 percent thought females were the scaredy-cats. "The bigger they are, the more they fear," says dentist Alice Boghosian.
WSJ
This Exclusive Club Has One Requirement: 110 Birthday Candles
Gerontology Sleuths SearchFor 'Supercentenarians';Disproving False Claims
PR Week
2005 Annual Trust Barometer.
LA Times Editorial
Bono for the World Bank
Red Carpet Blues
How Oscar fashion got so boring.
By Julia Turner
Best AL lineups: Red Sox relentless top to bottom
Best NL lineups: Cardinals 2-through-5 devasting
by Jayson Stark
Wired
Howard Stern and the Satellite Wars
He's obscene, and obscenely popular, and he's taking his smut to Sirius. Foul-mouthed blogger Wonkette (aka Ana Marie Cox) explains why the shock jock is paving the way to the on-demand media future.Plus: Your guide to satellite, HD, on-demand radio, and podcasting.
Wired
The Resurrection of Indie Radio
FM never sounded so good. How the coming digital boom is driving the new golden age of multichannel, microniche broadcasting.
Wired
Adam Curry Wants to Make You an iPod Radio Star
MTV refugee Adam Curry is leading a grassroots revolt called podcasting. Why amateurs may soon rule the airwaves (begin download now).
Saturday, February 26, 2005
Friday, February 25, 2005
articles 2/25
Der Spiegel
Could George W. Bush Be Right?
By Claus Christian Malzahn in Berlin
Germany loves to criticize US President George W. Bush's Middle East policies -- just like Germany loved to criticize former President Ronald Reagan. But Reagan, when he demanded that Gorbachev remove the Berlin Wall, turned out to be right. Could history repeat itself?
AP
U.S. Economy Grew Better Than Expected in 4th Quarter
The economy grew at a solid 3.8 percent annual rate in the final quarter of 2004 — stronger than previously estimated.
The War on the War on Poverty
Bush's theory of domestic policy is more profound than "compassionate conservatism."
by Myron Magnet
Facing Evil
"Hotel Rwanda" forces a look at mass murder.
by Daniel Henninger
Chris Rock
The William F-ing Buckley of stand-up.
By John Swansburg
Comeback Kid
Newt Gingrich's new book has much pretension, few details, and 2008 written all over it.
by Alexander Barnes Dryer
Leaving Gaza
by Charles Krauthammer
On Sunday, Feb. 20, Israel crossed two Rubicons. The Cabinet decided once and for all to withdraw from Gaza and dismantle 25 settlements -- 21 in Gaza and 4 in the upper West Bank.
Hillary the Chameleon
by David Limbaugh
I have always considered Hillary Clinton a formidable politician, but I haven't really feared a Hillary presidency because I haven't thought she was electable. I'm not quite as sure anymore.
All cowboys now
by Austin Bay
For democracies that shirked the showdown in Iraq, George Bush's remarks are gentle acid, but it is medicine Old Europe knows it has to swallow.
American Politics In The Networking Era
by Michael Barone
Wired.com
Watchdogs Sniff Out Terror Sites
Internet Haganah is taking the fight against terrorism online, and it's been able to shut down -- at least temporarily -- hundreds of sites through pressure on ISPs.
By John Lasker.
AP
Anglican Leaders Seek Split Over Gay Issue
Anglican leaders struggling to resolve explosive differences over homosexuality have asked the U.S. Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada to temporarily withdraw from a key council of their global communion because of the election of a gay bishop in the United States and the blessing of same-sex unions there and in Canada.
Is the Marine Corps P.C.?
by Mona Charen
Second Lt. Ilario Pantano was making a six-figure income as an energy trader with Goldman Sachs in New York when the World Trade Center was attacked.
Merchants of Despair
Sort of for the war, sort of
by Victor Davis Hanson
Snake Charmer
Note to GWB: All them vipers are deaf.
Hate Slime
The Orwellian new law that wasn't.
By Dahlia Lithwick
Fortune
You're a CEO, Baby!
A baby speaks nonsense, but its handlers don't seem to notice. Sound like anyone you know?
NY Times
For a Start-Up, Visions of Profit in Podcasting
The primarily amateur Internet audio medium known as podcasting will take a small, hopeful step on Friday toward becoming the commercial Web's next big thing.
New power at shortstop shouldn't devalue Larkin's achievements
by Ken Rosenthal
Barry Larkin's career statistics are better than Alan Trammell's, but not dramatically better. Both belong in the Hall of Fame -- baseball historian Bill James rates Larkin sixth all-time among major league shortstops and Trammell ninth. It will be a shame if the recent emergence of several top sluggers at the position reduces the chances of either reaching Cooperstown.
Even with testing, offenses will be pumped up
by Ken Rosenthal
The silliest assumption I've heard in spring training is that offense will decline because Major League Baseball is adopting tougher steroid testing.
Could George W. Bush Be Right?
By Claus Christian Malzahn in Berlin
Germany loves to criticize US President George W. Bush's Middle East policies -- just like Germany loved to criticize former President Ronald Reagan. But Reagan, when he demanded that Gorbachev remove the Berlin Wall, turned out to be right. Could history repeat itself?
AP
U.S. Economy Grew Better Than Expected in 4th Quarter
The economy grew at a solid 3.8 percent annual rate in the final quarter of 2004 — stronger than previously estimated.
The War on the War on Poverty
Bush's theory of domestic policy is more profound than "compassionate conservatism."
by Myron Magnet
Facing Evil
"Hotel Rwanda" forces a look at mass murder.
by Daniel Henninger
Chris Rock
The William F-ing Buckley of stand-up.
By John Swansburg
Comeback Kid
Newt Gingrich's new book has much pretension, few details, and 2008 written all over it.
by Alexander Barnes Dryer
Leaving Gaza
by Charles Krauthammer
On Sunday, Feb. 20, Israel crossed two Rubicons. The Cabinet decided once and for all to withdraw from Gaza and dismantle 25 settlements -- 21 in Gaza and 4 in the upper West Bank.
Hillary the Chameleon
by David Limbaugh
I have always considered Hillary Clinton a formidable politician, but I haven't really feared a Hillary presidency because I haven't thought she was electable. I'm not quite as sure anymore.
All cowboys now
by Austin Bay
For democracies that shirked the showdown in Iraq, George Bush's remarks are gentle acid, but it is medicine Old Europe knows it has to swallow.
American Politics In The Networking Era
by Michael Barone
Wired.com
Watchdogs Sniff Out Terror Sites
Internet Haganah is taking the fight against terrorism online, and it's been able to shut down -- at least temporarily -- hundreds of sites through pressure on ISPs.
By John Lasker.
AP
Anglican Leaders Seek Split Over Gay Issue
Anglican leaders struggling to resolve explosive differences over homosexuality have asked the U.S. Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada to temporarily withdraw from a key council of their global communion because of the election of a gay bishop in the United States and the blessing of same-sex unions there and in Canada.
Is the Marine Corps P.C.?
by Mona Charen
Second Lt. Ilario Pantano was making a six-figure income as an energy trader with Goldman Sachs in New York when the World Trade Center was attacked.
Merchants of Despair
Sort of for the war, sort of
by Victor Davis Hanson
Snake Charmer
Note to GWB: All them vipers are deaf.
Hate Slime
The Orwellian new law that wasn't.
By Dahlia Lithwick
Fortune
You're a CEO, Baby!
A baby speaks nonsense, but its handlers don't seem to notice. Sound like anyone you know?
NY Times
For a Start-Up, Visions of Profit in Podcasting
The primarily amateur Internet audio medium known as podcasting will take a small, hopeful step on Friday toward becoming the commercial Web's next big thing.
New power at shortstop shouldn't devalue Larkin's achievements
by Ken Rosenthal
Barry Larkin's career statistics are better than Alan Trammell's, but not dramatically better. Both belong in the Hall of Fame -- baseball historian Bill James rates Larkin sixth all-time among major league shortstops and Trammell ninth. It will be a shame if the recent emergence of several top sluggers at the position reduces the chances of either reaching Cooperstown.
Even with testing, offenses will be pumped up
by Ken Rosenthal
The silliest assumption I've heard in spring training is that offense will decline because Major League Baseball is adopting tougher steroid testing.
Thursday, February 24, 2005
articles 2/24
NY Times
Sad, Lonely? For a Good Time, Call Vivienne*
Men, are you tired of the time and trouble of having a girlfriend? Software maker Artificial Life Inc. has the answer: a virtual girlfriend named Vivienne.
Rappers and Bloggers
Separated at birth!
By Josh Levin
WSJ Editorial
The Good Intifada
How to pressure Syria to get out of Lebanon.
The Honorable Newt Gingrich
(Video of February 19 Speech to CPAC)
I'll Link to That
Hunter Thompson, Larry Summers, Hillary, Condi and the Internet's patron saint.
by Peggy Noonan
Allies and Allies
It's worth remembering that America has important friends outside of Europe.
by Tom Donnelly
Beirut's Berlin Wall
by David Ignatius
Dumb and Dumber: Revisiting Conservatives as the Stupid Party
by Orrin C. Judd
The tactical and strategic blunders of the Democratic Party over the last few years have been so spectacular that it may be time to reconsider the intellectual wattage of the respective parties.
NY Times
From Psst to Oops: Secret Taper of Bush Says History Can Wait
Doug Wead pledged to turn over to President Bush the tapes on which he secretly recorded some of their phone calls.
Origins of the Post-Democratic Democrats
by Carroll Andrew Morse
How did one of history's original democratic political parties become so indifferent to the cause of democracy?
The Ward Churchill money trail
by Joel Mowbray
The Center that honored 'little Eichmanns' book from Colorado professor is sponsored by mainstays of the American left.
'60 Minutes' wacky piece on black/white adoptions
by Larry Elder
'60 Minutes' strikes again. Earlier this month, the program broadcast a segment on international, 'transracial' (black/white) adoptions involving American-born babies.
Latin America's infection
by Robert Novak
When Gen. Omar Halleslevens was installed Monday in Managua as chief of the Nicaraguan army, the U.S. government was represented by a mere major at the change-of-command ceremony.
Taking the streets back
by George Will
In an American city, as in Baghdad, which is about the size of Chicago, the key to policing against violence is intelligence and other cooperation from a population that trusts the police.
Social Security deceit
by Walter E. Williams
President Bush's call to allow Americans to take a portion of the money they pay as Social Security taxes to set up private retirement accounts has to be a good idea. Why?
Bob and Carl's imaginary friend
by Jonah Goldberg
I have a request to make of William Rehnquist, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Robert Bork, George Bush Sr., Al Haig and a host of other Washington graybeards.
Ward Churchill, Lawrence Summers, and the hypocrisy of the academics
by Ben Shapiro
Quick quiz: which of these two statements do you find more offensive?
Fides et Internetum
Pope John Paul II takes on media, Old and New.
by Hugh Hewitt
Bush's Mad Cap Idea
by Lawrence Kudlow
L.A. Confidential
Edward Jay Epstein's new book, The Big Picture, uncovers Hollywood's dirtiest secret: the real economics of moviemaking.
by Jonathan V. Last
Wilmington News-Journal
Chase execs upbeat about Del. division
Credit card business expected to grow
Give a Little
By Bono
Religion News Service
Calvin College on U2
College class on U2 explores religious influence of a rock band.
The New Paper
He Brought U2 to the Joshua Tree
Sad, Lonely? For a Good Time, Call Vivienne*
Men, are you tired of the time and trouble of having a girlfriend? Software maker Artificial Life Inc. has the answer: a virtual girlfriend named Vivienne.
Rappers and Bloggers
Separated at birth!
By Josh Levin
WSJ Editorial
The Good Intifada
How to pressure Syria to get out of Lebanon.
The Honorable Newt Gingrich
(Video of February 19 Speech to CPAC)
I'll Link to That
Hunter Thompson, Larry Summers, Hillary, Condi and the Internet's patron saint.
by Peggy Noonan
Allies and Allies
It's worth remembering that America has important friends outside of Europe.
by Tom Donnelly
Beirut's Berlin Wall
by David Ignatius
Dumb and Dumber: Revisiting Conservatives as the Stupid Party
by Orrin C. Judd
The tactical and strategic blunders of the Democratic Party over the last few years have been so spectacular that it may be time to reconsider the intellectual wattage of the respective parties.
NY Times
From Psst to Oops: Secret Taper of Bush Says History Can Wait
Doug Wead pledged to turn over to President Bush the tapes on which he secretly recorded some of their phone calls.
Origins of the Post-Democratic Democrats
by Carroll Andrew Morse
How did one of history's original democratic political parties become so indifferent to the cause of democracy?
The Ward Churchill money trail
by Joel Mowbray
The Center that honored 'little Eichmanns' book from Colorado professor is sponsored by mainstays of the American left.
'60 Minutes' wacky piece on black/white adoptions
by Larry Elder
'60 Minutes' strikes again. Earlier this month, the program broadcast a segment on international, 'transracial' (black/white) adoptions involving American-born babies.
Latin America's infection
by Robert Novak
When Gen. Omar Halleslevens was installed Monday in Managua as chief of the Nicaraguan army, the U.S. government was represented by a mere major at the change-of-command ceremony.
Taking the streets back
by George Will
In an American city, as in Baghdad, which is about the size of Chicago, the key to policing against violence is intelligence and other cooperation from a population that trusts the police.
Social Security deceit
by Walter E. Williams
President Bush's call to allow Americans to take a portion of the money they pay as Social Security taxes to set up private retirement accounts has to be a good idea. Why?
Bob and Carl's imaginary friend
by Jonah Goldberg
I have a request to make of William Rehnquist, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Robert Bork, George Bush Sr., Al Haig and a host of other Washington graybeards.
Ward Churchill, Lawrence Summers, and the hypocrisy of the academics
by Ben Shapiro
Quick quiz: which of these two statements do you find more offensive?
Fides et Internetum
Pope John Paul II takes on media, Old and New.
by Hugh Hewitt
Bush's Mad Cap Idea
by Lawrence Kudlow
L.A. Confidential
Edward Jay Epstein's new book, The Big Picture, uncovers Hollywood's dirtiest secret: the real economics of moviemaking.
by Jonathan V. Last
Wilmington News-Journal
Chase execs upbeat about Del. division
Credit card business expected to grow
Give a Little
By Bono
Religion News Service
Calvin College on U2
College class on U2 explores religious influence of a rock band.
The New Paper
He Brought U2 to the Joshua Tree
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
articles 2/22
NY Sun
Harvard President Faces New Round Of Criticism Over Speech on Gender
NY Sun Editorial
The Soul of Harvard
Summers' School
What the Harvard president learned from his critics.
By Meghan O'Rourke
The Girls of Summers
hat Harvard's president and his critics got wrong.
By William Saletan
Piss Off
A Belgian novelty shows what the good people of Brussels really think about George W. Bush.
by Paul Belien
The End of the Counter-Culture
Hunter S. Thompson, 1939 - 2005.
by Stephen Schwartz
Fear and Loathing
My night with Hunter Thompson.
By Austin Ruse
As Gonzo in Life as in His Work
Hunter S. Thompson died as he lived.
by Tom Wolfe
QVC, Here I Come!
Can I get my brilliant new product—Hairmuffs—on home shopping television?
By Emily Yoffe
Kyoto and the End of Hot Air
The Kyoto Protocols have gone into effect which is, believe it or not, good for everybody.
by Irwin M. Stelzer
Law and Borders
The conservative case for Bush's immigration plan.
by Tamar Jacoby
AP
JPMorgan Keeps Visa, MasterCard Logos
JPMorgan Chase & Co. to Continue Issuing Visa, MasterCard Cards, Retains Seats on Visa's Board
Reuters
JPMorgan to stay with both Visa, MasterCard
AP
Starbucks To Offer Different Kind Of Kick
Starbucks Coffee Liqueur
It's Time For All To Come Clean
If it leads to some straight answers, give players who speak about steriods immunity.
by Buster Olney
LA Times
He Will Do It His Way
New Dodger 'cornerstone' J.D. Drew is eager to bring his deliberate approach to Los Angeles.
Harvard President Faces New Round Of Criticism Over Speech on Gender
NY Sun Editorial
The Soul of Harvard
Summers' School
What the Harvard president learned from his critics.
By Meghan O'Rourke
The Girls of Summers
hat Harvard's president and his critics got wrong.
By William Saletan
Piss Off
A Belgian novelty shows what the good people of Brussels really think about George W. Bush.
by Paul Belien
The End of the Counter-Culture
Hunter S. Thompson, 1939 - 2005.
by Stephen Schwartz
Fear and Loathing
My night with Hunter Thompson.
By Austin Ruse
As Gonzo in Life as in His Work
Hunter S. Thompson died as he lived.
by Tom Wolfe
QVC, Here I Come!
Can I get my brilliant new product—Hairmuffs—on home shopping television?
By Emily Yoffe
Kyoto and the End of Hot Air
The Kyoto Protocols have gone into effect which is, believe it or not, good for everybody.
by Irwin M. Stelzer
Law and Borders
The conservative case for Bush's immigration plan.
by Tamar Jacoby
AP
JPMorgan Keeps Visa, MasterCard Logos
JPMorgan Chase & Co. to Continue Issuing Visa, MasterCard Cards, Retains Seats on Visa's Board
Reuters
JPMorgan to stay with both Visa, MasterCard
AP
Starbucks To Offer Different Kind Of Kick
Starbucks Coffee Liqueur
It's Time For All To Come Clean
If it leads to some straight answers, give players who speak about steriods immunity.
by Buster Olney
LA Times
He Will Do It His Way
New Dodger 'cornerstone' J.D. Drew is eager to bring his deliberate approach to Los Angeles.
Monday, February 21, 2005
Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins are Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Lust, Avarice, and Gluttony, traditionally remembered with the aid of the acronym PEWSLAG. Well, goodbye PEWSLAG, hello CABDHGS. A polling organization in Britain asked a thousand citizens to modernize the list. The new deadlies are, in descending order of sinfulness: Cruelty, Adultery, Bigotry, Dishonesty, Hypocrisy, Greed, and Selfishness. Note the interesting shift of emphasis visible here. Formerly the essence of sin lay in offending God by failing to curb one’s lower nature. Nowadays sin means causing pain or mental distress to other people. To put it another way, virtue used to consist in moral cultivation of the self; now it consists in being nice. Something has been lost here, surely. -- FEBRUARY 28, 2005 VOL. LVII, NO. 3, National Review
Sunday, February 20, 2005
articles 2/20
NY Times
In Secretly Taped Conversations, Glimpses of the Future President
U.S. News & World Report
Mysteries of the mind
Your unconscious is making your everyday decisions
Making those choices about right and wrong
Books & Culture
The Real Life of an At-Home Mother
Desperate housewives.
U.S. News & World Report
Tying a tight knot
the Marshalls had entered a covenant marriage, a more restrictive contract that Arkansas began offering in 2001. Learning that the marriage could be dissolved only after couples counseling and a two-year separation, LaRon remembers his initial reaction: "Looks like I'm kind of locked up in this . . . for life." Through six months of counseling with a Full Council pastor, the couple learned "to stop acting separately and to start doing things as a family," says Faranda, who's now pregnant with the couple's second child.
LA Times
W. Post
CIA to Cede President's Brief to Negroponte
White House Decision Seen as Signal to Intelligence Community on New Post
San Diego Union-Tribune
Q&A With Richard Perle
AP
Iran readies for feared attack by U.S.
Iran has begun preparing for a possible U.S. attack, announcing efforts to bolster and mobilize recruits in citizens' militias and making plans to engage in the type of "asymmetrical" warfare used against American troops in neighboring Iraq.
NY Times
Fighting Words
Defiant, resentful, scared, soldiers in Iraq are turning to a powerful new weapon: rap.
In the Midst of Budget Decadence, a Leader Will Arise
by David Brooks
Now Dean Has the Power. What Will He Do?
by John Nichols, The Nation
Unsung Victories
by Victor Davis Hanson
The Millionaire Next Door vs. the Politician in Washington
by Arnold Kling
The values war: between a group whose core values are thrift and self-reliance and a group whose core values are paternalism and redistribution.
'The Duty of the Opposition Is...'
by Pejman Yousefzadeh
What makes a creditable opposition party?
Not Much Left
by Martin Peretz
Liberals have a problem: They have run out of big ideas.
NY Times
Tired of TiVo? Beyond Blogs? Podcasts Are Here
Enthusiasts of all sorts are creating their own broadcasts, or "podcasts" on computers and then posting them to a Web site.
A Bono-fied religion
By Geoff Boucher
VH-1
Grammys, Shmammys
U2's Bono Scores Another Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
The Juice and I
Jose Canseco and steroids, a love story.
By Bryan Curtis
Wild Winter Induces Spring Fever
by Jayson Stark
Marriage Partnership
The Best Sex (Survey) Ever!
Ever wondered how your sex life compares to that of other readers? Sure, you have! So read on.
Marriage Partnership
Exposed!
How marriage uncovers the sin in our lives—and why that's a good thing.
In Secretly Taped Conversations, Glimpses of the Future President
U.S. News & World Report
Mysteries of the mind
Your unconscious is making your everyday decisions
Making those choices about right and wrong
Books & Culture
The Real Life of an At-Home Mother
Desperate housewives.
U.S. News & World Report
Tying a tight knot
the Marshalls had entered a covenant marriage, a more restrictive contract that Arkansas began offering in 2001. Learning that the marriage could be dissolved only after couples counseling and a two-year separation, LaRon remembers his initial reaction: "Looks like I'm kind of locked up in this . . . for life." Through six months of counseling with a Full Council pastor, the couple learned "to stop acting separately and to start doing things as a family," says Faranda, who's now pregnant with the couple's second child.
LA Times
Sen. Kerry goes against precedent, getting back in the political spotlight in a leadership role.
W. Post
CIA to Cede President's Brief to Negroponte
White House Decision Seen as Signal to Intelligence Community on New Post
San Diego Union-Tribune
Q&A With Richard Perle
AP
Iran readies for feared attack by U.S.
Iran has begun preparing for a possible U.S. attack, announcing efforts to bolster and mobilize recruits in citizens' militias and making plans to engage in the type of "asymmetrical" warfare used against American troops in neighboring Iraq.
NY Times
Fighting Words
Defiant, resentful, scared, soldiers in Iraq are turning to a powerful new weapon: rap.
In the Midst of Budget Decadence, a Leader Will Arise
by David Brooks
Now Dean Has the Power. What Will He Do?
by John Nichols, The Nation
Unsung Victories
by Victor Davis Hanson
The Millionaire Next Door vs. the Politician in Washington
by Arnold Kling
The values war: between a group whose core values are thrift and self-reliance and a group whose core values are paternalism and redistribution.
'The Duty of the Opposition Is...'
by Pejman Yousefzadeh
What makes a creditable opposition party?
Not Much Left
by Martin Peretz
Liberals have a problem: They have run out of big ideas.
NY Times
Tired of TiVo? Beyond Blogs? Podcasts Are Here
Enthusiasts of all sorts are creating their own broadcasts, or "podcasts" on computers and then posting them to a Web site.
A Bono-fied religion
By Geoff Boucher
VH-1
Grammys, Shmammys
U2's Bono Scores Another Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
The Juice and I
Jose Canseco and steroids, a love story.
By Bryan Curtis
Wild Winter Induces Spring Fever
by Jayson Stark
Marriage Partnership
The Best Sex (Survey) Ever!
Ever wondered how your sex life compares to that of other readers? Sure, you have! So read on.
Marriage Partnership
Exposed!
How marriage uncovers the sin in our lives—and why that's a good thing.
Friday, February 18, 2005
articles 2/18
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
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
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.
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Dean Wins! "It's a Scream"
THE FOLLOWING TRIBUTE TO HOWARD DEAN, IN HONOR OF MY DEMOCRATIC FRIEND, ADAM S., WILL STAY AT THE TOP OF BLOG UNTIL DEAN TAKES OVER THE DNC SATURDAY.
To listen to the original audio clip of Dean's screaming, red-faced rant, click here, and to watch the video clip, click here.
Here's a sampling of some of the best Dean scream remixes currently circulating on the Web:
• Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train (Dean's Aboard)
• Dancin' Dean
• Funk Mix
• Welcome to Dean's Jungle
• Dean (Flash) Gordon
• Deansane in the Brain
• Dean Twilight Zone
• Hey YEAAAAHHHHH!! (Outkast remix)
To listen to the original audio clip of Dean's screaming, red-faced rant, click here, and to watch the video clip, click here.
Here's a sampling of some of the best Dean scream remixes currently circulating on the Web:
• Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train (Dean's Aboard)
• Dancin' Dean
• Funk Mix
• Welcome to Dean's Jungle
• Dean (Flash) Gordon
• Deansane in the Brain
• Dean Twilight Zone
• Hey YEAAAAHHHHH!! (Outkast remix)
articles 2/12
AP
CNN News Executive Eason Jodan Quits Amidst Furor Over Remarks About Journalists Killed In Iraq
Eason Down the Road
Blogs 1, CNN 0.
By Mickey Kaus
Easongate: A Retrospective
by Michelle Malkin
An Iranian Blogger's 'Crime' Against Iran
by Farouz Farzami
Ten Reasons to Support Democracy in the Middle East
by Victor Davis Hanson
Kerry's continuing campaign
by Robert Novak
In the same e-mail to Sen. John Kerry's supporters announcing his presidential campaign's $1 million gift to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Kerry requests new contributions in a way that assures he personally gets the credit for the fund-raising.
We All Scream for Dean... But Maybe We Shouldn't
by James Pinkerton
Oscar Wilde said, "When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers." In other words, Dean may not be temperamentally fit to be elected president of the United States, but he might well be fit to be an effective leader of the Democratic Party. And so Republicans might yet regret his ascendancy.
Howard Dean's Party
Democrats, run for your lives!
by Ted Van Dyk
WSJ Editorial
Oil for Food Facts
The interim Volcker report is no whitewash.
W. Post
Military Is Discharging Fewer Gay Personnel
Separations under "don't ask, don't tell" policy at lowest level since 9/11.
USA Today
Dems say they should be firm but flexible
Majority in poll: Appeal to moderates, don't yield to Bush
NY Times
The Unassociated Press
Wikimedia, where articles written by users are open to revision by others.
NY Times
Japan Leans on North Korea to Resume Weapons Talks
Japan's prime minister also pressed ahead with economic pressure through a law that will bar most North Korean ships from Japanese ports.
Wired.com
Pollution May Feed Plankton
Scientists discover a chain of events linking air pollution over land to the health of phytoplankton in the sea. It just proves how little we humans know about the consequences of our actions, they say.
Fortune
Apple's New Mac Mini: A True 21st Century Trojan Horse
Microsoft users, beware of geeks bearing gifts. The mini is a sneaky way for Apple to get its secret weapon—creative software—in front of all those Windows users.
Wired.com
iPodlounge Drunk With Success
ESPN
No way, Jose: MLB probe of book unlikely
W. Post
Canseco Implicates More O's
NY Times
In His Book, Canseco Says Giambi Overused Steroids
Jose Canseco, the self-anointed "godfather of steroids," alleges that Jason Giambi became "the most outright juicer in the game."
Yankees Can't Smooth Over Deal They Helped Rub Raw
The Yankees apparently didn't get the hint when Jason Giambi's agent asked them to remove references to steroids from the contract they negotiated in 2001.
W. Post
More Allegations for Ohio St. to Chew On
Fanball
Spring Training Preview: Yankees
Spring Training Preview: Athletics
Spring Training Preview: Phillies
Spring Training Preview: Giants
Spring Training Preview: Cardinals
Spring Training Preview: Rangers
Jim Wallis: 'I See Genuine Soul-Searching Among Democrats'
Evangelical activist says it's time to find common ground on abortion and other issues.
Jim Wallis, convener of Call to Renewal, has been calling on Christians to see political involvement beyond the perennial issues of abortion and gay rights. Wallis, a registered Democrat, is an evangelical leader in the faith-based Left and a frequent critic of George W. Bush. His profile has been raised as national Democrats have started to talk to him about how they can better reach out to values voters in the wake of Republican victories on November 2. The Democratic National Committee is meeting today in Washington to plot strategy. Wallis's new book, God's Politics, is on the New York Times bestseller list.
AP
Student Runs Over Driver's Ed Teacher
A driver's education instructor was run over by one of her students and pinned beneath the car for 15 minutes, officials said.
A New Set of Knees Comes at a Price: A Whole Lot of Pain
Total knee replacement can change ones life for the better — but recovery and costs can be a tough road to walk.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Priest who prays while fishing pulls in a world-record walleye
Even after his big catch, the priest continues to pray while fishing. "It's a special time for me," he says. "It helps me discern; it's a spiritual blessing to me. But the past month, what has happened has been amazing."
CNN News Executive Eason Jodan Quits Amidst Furor Over Remarks About Journalists Killed In Iraq
Eason Down the Road
Blogs 1, CNN 0.
By Mickey Kaus
Easongate: A Retrospective
by Michelle Malkin
An Iranian Blogger's 'Crime' Against Iran
by Farouz Farzami
Ten Reasons to Support Democracy in the Middle East
by Victor Davis Hanson
Kerry's continuing campaign
by Robert Novak
In the same e-mail to Sen. John Kerry's supporters announcing his presidential campaign's $1 million gift to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Kerry requests new contributions in a way that assures he personally gets the credit for the fund-raising.
We All Scream for Dean... But Maybe We Shouldn't
by James Pinkerton
Oscar Wilde said, "When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers." In other words, Dean may not be temperamentally fit to be elected president of the United States, but he might well be fit to be an effective leader of the Democratic Party. And so Republicans might yet regret his ascendancy.
Howard Dean's Party
Democrats, run for your lives!
by Ted Van Dyk
WSJ Editorial
Oil for Food Facts
The interim Volcker report is no whitewash.
W. Post
Military Is Discharging Fewer Gay Personnel
Separations under "don't ask, don't tell" policy at lowest level since 9/11.
USA Today
Dems say they should be firm but flexible
Majority in poll: Appeal to moderates, don't yield to Bush
NY Times
The Unassociated Press
Wikimedia, where articles written by users are open to revision by others.
NY Times
Japan Leans on North Korea to Resume Weapons Talks
Japan's prime minister also pressed ahead with economic pressure through a law that will bar most North Korean ships from Japanese ports.
Wired.com
Pollution May Feed Plankton
Scientists discover a chain of events linking air pollution over land to the health of phytoplankton in the sea. It just proves how little we humans know about the consequences of our actions, they say.
Fortune
Apple's New Mac Mini: A True 21st Century Trojan Horse
Microsoft users, beware of geeks bearing gifts. The mini is a sneaky way for Apple to get its secret weapon—creative software—in front of all those Windows users.
Wired.com
iPodlounge Drunk With Success
ESPN
No way, Jose: MLB probe of book unlikely
W. Post
Canseco Implicates More O's
NY Times
In His Book, Canseco Says Giambi Overused Steroids
Jose Canseco, the self-anointed "godfather of steroids," alleges that Jason Giambi became "the most outright juicer in the game."
Yankees Can't Smooth Over Deal They Helped Rub Raw
The Yankees apparently didn't get the hint when Jason Giambi's agent asked them to remove references to steroids from the contract they negotiated in 2001.
W. Post
More Allegations for Ohio St. to Chew On
Fanball
Spring Training Preview: Yankees
Spring Training Preview: Athletics
Spring Training Preview: Phillies
Spring Training Preview: Giants
Spring Training Preview: Cardinals
Spring Training Preview: Rangers
Jim Wallis: 'I See Genuine Soul-Searching Among Democrats'
Evangelical activist says it's time to find common ground on abortion and other issues.
Jim Wallis, convener of Call to Renewal, has been calling on Christians to see political involvement beyond the perennial issues of abortion and gay rights. Wallis, a registered Democrat, is an evangelical leader in the faith-based Left and a frequent critic of George W. Bush. His profile has been raised as national Democrats have started to talk to him about how they can better reach out to values voters in the wake of Republican victories on November 2. The Democratic National Committee is meeting today in Washington to plot strategy. Wallis's new book, God's Politics, is on the New York Times bestseller list.
AP
Student Runs Over Driver's Ed Teacher
A driver's education instructor was run over by one of her students and pinned beneath the car for 15 minutes, officials said.
A New Set of Knees Comes at a Price: A Whole Lot of Pain
Total knee replacement can change ones life for the better — but recovery and costs can be a tough road to walk.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Priest who prays while fishing pulls in a world-record walleye
Even after his big catch, the priest continues to pray while fishing. "It's a special time for me," he says. "It helps me discern; it's a spiritual blessing to me. But the past month, what has happened has been amazing."
Friday, February 11, 2005
articles 2/11
CNET
House approves electronic ID cards
Driver's licenses and other ID cards must include a digital photograph, anticounterfeiting features and undefined "machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements" that could include a magnetic strip or RFID tag... States would be required to demand proof of the person's Social Security number and confirm that number with the Social Security Administration. They would also have to scan in documents showing the person's date of birth and immigration status, and create a massive store "so that the (scanned) images can be retained in electronic storage in a transferable format" permanently.
NY Sun
Crisis at Columbia
Winning or Losing? An Inside Look at the War on Terror
Speaker: Michael Scheuer, a.k.a. Anonymous, author, " Imperial Hubris"
Presider: Nicholas Lemann, dean, Hubert R. Luce professor of journalism, Columbia University
Previous remarks by Michael Scheuer
Give Iraq's Voters The Nobel Prize For Peace
Yasser Arafat never did so much for peace in the Middle East.
by Daniel Henninger
Democracy and the Bush Doctrine
By Charles R. Kesler
The War on Speech
by Ryan Sager
Free-speech looks to have no defenders left in Congress.
Belmont Club
All for One and One for All 2
I Lied
Well how about that? Kim Jong Il actually lied to Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Who would have thought it possible?
On Message
by Joseph Braude
What Al Qaeda's rebuttal to Bush really means.
American Cities of Aspiration
and the decline of Euro-America.
by Joel Kotkin
The Limits of Globalization and Hegemony
In the nineteenth century, Great Britain found out that economic globalization does not guarantee peace.
by Michael Brandon McClellan
AP
Rumsfeld Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
Getting the Purple Finger
What's being ignored is that the Iraqis voted overwhelmingly to throw out the US.
by Naomi Klein
LA Times
World Weighs N. Korea Nuclear Weapons Claim
U.S. and foreign officials are unclear if the move is a diplomatic bluff or the beginning of an international crisis.
Why Did North Korea Admit it Has Nukes?
by Michael Hirsh
On North Korea: Don't Blame Bush
by Ben Johnson & Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu
Hannity & Colmes
Karl Rove Talks Politics (transcript)
W. Times
Carter ends silence, praises Iraqi voting
Former President Jimmy Carter, who predicted that elections in Iraq would fail and in the past year described the Bush administration's policy there as a quagmire, this week ended 10 days of silence to declare the historic Iraqi vote "a very successful effort."
Bush's Clark Kent
by By David Ignatius
Pro-growth budget
by Lawrence Kudlow
The central defining aspect of George Bush's budget submission is that it is pro-growth.
Chilling for thee, but not for me
by Jonah Goldberg
If you're a liberal who's still moping like a dog whose food bowl has been moved, thanks to all the conservative victories of late, I have some words of encouragement for you: You guys are still way, way smarter than us about some things.
Mind the Gap: Revisiting 'The Pentagon's New Map'
by Dean Barnett
Ignored by some, Tom Barnett stands vindicated.
Beginning of the End for Embryonic Stem Cell Research?
by Michael Fumento
"...therapies which appear to be of most use to my patients.'
The little Injun that could
by Ann Coulter
If Ward Churchill loses his job teaching at the University of Colorado, he could end up giving Howard Dean a real run for his money to head the Democratic National Committee.
The Day We Defeated Fear
by John Negroponte & George Casey
A tenuous truce begins
by Charles Krauthammer
It is now conventional wisdom that the new opening to a Middle East peace is a result of Yasser Arafat's death. This is only half true, and it misses the larger point.
Newsweek
U.S. Vulnerability to Cyberterror
LA Times
Democrats Strike Assertive Posture
Party chooses confrontation over conciliation in early responses to Bush's second term.
US and Europe, Closer Together
by James S. Glassman
'Mr. Bush is more widely and deeply despised than any U.S. president in history.' Is he really?
Shoot the Stupid Consumer
by Arnold Kling
Clearly, a lot of my fellow consumers are falling for the mail-un-rebate game
The Hill
Some red-state Democrats facing balancing act with Dean at DNC
W. Post
Democrats Put Faith in Dean
Choice for party chairmanship leads some to fear red-state blues.
Retirement Account
A guide to Joyce Rumsfeld's formula for her husband's retirement.
by T.A. Frank
NY Times
Marketing of Vioxx: How Merck Played Game of Catch-Up
Merck staged a long-running campaign to enlist the support of doctors for Vioxx, to "neutralize" them, as documents put it.
Off Target
The U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal is not really a scandal. It worked exactly as expected. And that's the problem.
by James Traub
A Little Trim
by Jonathan Cohn
Not all Republicans are corporate shills who grab from the poor at every turn. Then there's Haley Barbour.
A Lot of "Liberty," Not a Lot of "Prudence"?
President Bush and the Western Rhetorical Tradition Dialogues
by Terrence Moore
Editor & Publisher
In a Surprise, E&P Voters Pick Rehnquist as 'Deep Throat'
Contract Omission Says It All
by Murray Chass
Giambi Apologizes, but Doesn't Say Why
No Juicy Details
Sorry Seems To Be Giambi's Easiest Word
by Jayson Stark
AP
Canseco says injecting teammates with steroids was 'something so common'
``The first time injecting them in (McGwire's) buttocks,'' says Canseco, ``it wasn't like you gave it a lot of thought. It was something so common.'' Canseco wrote that he and McGwire injected steroids together ``often,'' but told Wallace that he remembered injecting McGwire only a couple of times. ``Well, I think it was more inject ourselves,'' he said. ``I think I injected him -- I mean, this is a long time ago -- once or twice for sure. I didn't keep track.'' Canseco's book also names former teammates Rafael Palmeiro, Juan Gonzalez and Ivan Rodriguez, all of whom have publicly denied using performance-enhancing drugs. ``I injected them. Absolutely,'' he said in the interview.
AP
Parents Protest Student Computer ID Tags
Wired
School RFID Plan Gets an F
A California elementary school tags students with RFID badges to test the technology for a local company. Parents and students are not happy. By Kim Zetter.
W. Post
When Blogging Is Risky
What may look like a personal entry, can mean something else to a boss.
WDSU.com
Protesters Dressed As Slaves Gather Outside Bank One Office
House approves electronic ID cards
Driver's licenses and other ID cards must include a digital photograph, anticounterfeiting features and undefined "machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements" that could include a magnetic strip or RFID tag... States would be required to demand proof of the person's Social Security number and confirm that number with the Social Security Administration. They would also have to scan in documents showing the person's date of birth and immigration status, and create a massive store "so that the (scanned) images can be retained in electronic storage in a transferable format" permanently.
NY Sun
Crisis at Columbia
Winning or Losing? An Inside Look at the War on Terror
Speaker: Michael Scheuer, a.k.a. Anonymous, author, " Imperial Hubris"
Presider: Nicholas Lemann, dean, Hubert R. Luce professor of journalism, Columbia University
Previous remarks by Michael Scheuer
Give Iraq's Voters The Nobel Prize For Peace
Yasser Arafat never did so much for peace in the Middle East.
by Daniel Henninger
Democracy and the Bush Doctrine
By Charles R. Kesler
The War on Speech
by Ryan Sager
Free-speech looks to have no defenders left in Congress.
Belmont Club
All for One and One for All 2
I Lied
Well how about that? Kim Jong Il actually lied to Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Who would have thought it possible?
On Message
by Joseph Braude
What Al Qaeda's rebuttal to Bush really means.
American Cities of Aspiration
and the decline of Euro-America.
by Joel Kotkin
The Limits of Globalization and Hegemony
In the nineteenth century, Great Britain found out that economic globalization does not guarantee peace.
by Michael Brandon McClellan
AP
Rumsfeld Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
Getting the Purple Finger
What's being ignored is that the Iraqis voted overwhelmingly to throw out the US.
by Naomi Klein
LA Times
World Weighs N. Korea Nuclear Weapons Claim
U.S. and foreign officials are unclear if the move is a diplomatic bluff or the beginning of an international crisis.
Why Did North Korea Admit it Has Nukes?
by Michael Hirsh
On North Korea: Don't Blame Bush
by Ben Johnson & Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu
Hannity & Colmes
Karl Rove Talks Politics (transcript)
W. Times
Carter ends silence, praises Iraqi voting
Former President Jimmy Carter, who predicted that elections in Iraq would fail and in the past year described the Bush administration's policy there as a quagmire, this week ended 10 days of silence to declare the historic Iraqi vote "a very successful effort."
Bush's Clark Kent
by By David Ignatius
Pro-growth budget
by Lawrence Kudlow
The central defining aspect of George Bush's budget submission is that it is pro-growth.
Chilling for thee, but not for me
by Jonah Goldberg
If you're a liberal who's still moping like a dog whose food bowl has been moved, thanks to all the conservative victories of late, I have some words of encouragement for you: You guys are still way, way smarter than us about some things.
Mind the Gap: Revisiting 'The Pentagon's New Map'
by Dean Barnett
Ignored by some, Tom Barnett stands vindicated.
Beginning of the End for Embryonic Stem Cell Research?
by Michael Fumento
"...therapies which appear to be of most use to my patients.'
The little Injun that could
by Ann Coulter
If Ward Churchill loses his job teaching at the University of Colorado, he could end up giving Howard Dean a real run for his money to head the Democratic National Committee.
The Day We Defeated Fear
by John Negroponte & George Casey
A tenuous truce begins
by Charles Krauthammer
It is now conventional wisdom that the new opening to a Middle East peace is a result of Yasser Arafat's death. This is only half true, and it misses the larger point.
Newsweek
U.S. Vulnerability to Cyberterror
LA Times
Democrats Strike Assertive Posture
Party chooses confrontation over conciliation in early responses to Bush's second term.
US and Europe, Closer Together
by James S. Glassman
'Mr. Bush is more widely and deeply despised than any U.S. president in history.' Is he really?
Shoot the Stupid Consumer
by Arnold Kling
Clearly, a lot of my fellow consumers are falling for the mail-un-rebate game
The Hill
Some red-state Democrats facing balancing act with Dean at DNC
W. Post
Democrats Put Faith in Dean
Choice for party chairmanship leads some to fear red-state blues.
Retirement Account
A guide to Joyce Rumsfeld's formula for her husband's retirement.
by T.A. Frank
NY Times
Marketing of Vioxx: How Merck Played Game of Catch-Up
Merck staged a long-running campaign to enlist the support of doctors for Vioxx, to "neutralize" them, as documents put it.
Off Target
The U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal is not really a scandal. It worked exactly as expected. And that's the problem.
by James Traub
A Little Trim
by Jonathan Cohn
Not all Republicans are corporate shills who grab from the poor at every turn. Then there's Haley Barbour.
A Lot of "Liberty," Not a Lot of "Prudence"?
President Bush and the Western Rhetorical Tradition Dialogues
by Terrence Moore
Editor & Publisher
In a Surprise, E&P Voters Pick Rehnquist as 'Deep Throat'
Contract Omission Says It All
by Murray Chass
Giambi Apologizes, but Doesn't Say Why
No Juicy Details
Sorry Seems To Be Giambi's Easiest Word
by Jayson Stark
AP
Canseco says injecting teammates with steroids was 'something so common'
``The first time injecting them in (McGwire's) buttocks,'' says Canseco, ``it wasn't like you gave it a lot of thought. It was something so common.'' Canseco wrote that he and McGwire injected steroids together ``often,'' but told Wallace that he remembered injecting McGwire only a couple of times. ``Well, I think it was more inject ourselves,'' he said. ``I think I injected him -- I mean, this is a long time ago -- once or twice for sure. I didn't keep track.'' Canseco's book also names former teammates Rafael Palmeiro, Juan Gonzalez and Ivan Rodriguez, all of whom have publicly denied using performance-enhancing drugs. ``I injected them. Absolutely,'' he said in the interview.
AP
Parents Protest Student Computer ID Tags
Wired
School RFID Plan Gets an F
A California elementary school tags students with RFID badges to test the technology for a local company. Parents and students are not happy. By Kim Zetter.
W. Post
When Blogging Is Risky
What may look like a personal entry, can mean something else to a boss.
WDSU.com
Protesters Dressed As Slaves Gather Outside Bank One Office
Thursday, February 10, 2005
articles 2/10
One for the Gipper: Reagan stamps on sale at post office
AP
Rice: Iran Can't Delay Nuke Accountability
Reuters
Bush: World Must Speak with One Voice on Iran Nukes
Reuters
Iran Says Will Never Give Up Nuclear Technology
NY Sun
People of Iran Draw Backing in Washington
AP
North Korea Admits It Has Nuclear Weapons
AP
Ex-NBA Star's Mosque Named Probe
NY Sun
Congress Prepares To Sharpen Watch On United Nations
NY Times
Asterisk Aside, Saudis Prepare for Their First National Election
NY Times
9/11 Report Cites Many Warnings About Hijackings
Calling All Democrats
by Thomas Freidman
Will the Truman Democrats Please Stand Up...
by Tom Donnelly
Chairman Thomas' Tax Ideas Astound GOP
by Robert Novak
Ahnuld's Eternal Revolution
by George Will
Cheney's Undimmed Role
by Jim Hoagland
AP
Dean Vows to Lead Democrats Back to Power
Boston Globe
Being Howard Dean
Dean as DNC Head Means Democrats Admit to Having No New Ideas
by David E. Johnson
Houston Chronicle
Is Dean the best medicine for what ails Democrats?
Dean splits party at its center
By Donald Lambro
DC Bookstore's Dean Scream Contest
Repairing the Democratic Tent
by Tim Roemer
Deaniacs on Parade
Howard Dean’s triumphant arrival in Washington.
by Byron York
USA Today
Democrats give Hillary Clinton early lead for president
Senator tops Kerry, Edwards
Not the 1st, but maybe 1st with real chance
If Clinton ran, she'd stand out from forerunners
Ward Churchill Is Just The Beginning
By David Horowitz
Victim Soul
What Pope John Paul II is teaching us through his suffering.
by Peggy Noonan
Mubarak, $2 Billion and Change
by Max Boot
'Easongate'
What did CNN's chief really say at Davos? I was there?
by Bret Stephens
The Blogs Beat the Bigs Again
How often does this happen?
by Hugh Hewitt
Columnists' errors, CNN's treason
by Marvin Olasky
A journalistic scandal involving payment of thousands of dollars has received massive attention in the mainstream media. One concerning the exchange of 30 pieces of silver has not, so far.
To stop Hillary, draft Condi
by Dick Morris
Keep Allawi at the Helm
by Lee Harris
In the past, democracies have not only voted good men out of office, in order to put terrible men into their place, but democracies have, at times, even voted themselves out of existence. The French did this when they elected Louis Napoleon emperor, the Italians did this when they made Mussolini the Duce. The once supposedly democratic revolution in Iran ended in a Shi'ite theocracy; and it could happen once again in Iraq.
Stop Whining About Partisanship
by Pejman Yousefzadeh
Once upon a time it was a lot worse.
Paul Krugman's FDR Problem
by Nick Schulz
On Social Security, what would FDR do? Well, let's look at what FDR said.
W. Post
White House backs bill on aliens
The Bush administration yesterday strongly endorsed a bill to crack down on illegal aliens' use of driver's licenses and tighten asylum and deportation procedures, giving the measure a boost as debate began on the House floor and in anticipation of a final vote today.
Alpha Companies, Beta Products... and Solving the Innovator's Dilemma
by Dominic Basulto
When beta technologies have the potential to become disruptive technologies, it's worth releasing them early.
Twilight of the Jedi
Star Wars fans can't wait for the opening of the supposedly final installment of the series, but what are they going to do once it's all over? By Jason Silverman.
The Watergate Papers
Debating Woodward and Bernstein's legacy.
By David Greenberg
The Gillette Man
A close shave for a great American.
By Bryan Curtis
USA Today
Towns offer free land to newcomers
Many Great Plains states are trying to lure new residents by giving away land and helping business start-ups. As many Midwest areas lose their competitive advantage, new incentives aim to prevent 'brain drain' and encourage development.
W. Post
Charles, Camilla to Wed
Princess Diana blamed Camilla Parker Bowles for her marriage's breakdown.
USA Today
What did we learn in ‘Kissing School'?
Great lip service requires passion, plenty of practice
Business Week
Branding: Five New Lessons
The P&G purchase of Gillette shows that innovation is key, and marketing is more diffuse and personal
USA Today
Travel world tries catering to Gen X splurgers
Generation X now spends more per trip than the wealthier baby boomers — and the travel industry is taking note.
AP
Rice: Iran Can't Delay Nuke Accountability
Reuters
Bush: World Must Speak with One Voice on Iran Nukes
Reuters
Iran Says Will Never Give Up Nuclear Technology
NY Sun
People of Iran Draw Backing in Washington
AP
North Korea Admits It Has Nuclear Weapons
AP
Ex-NBA Star's Mosque Named Probe
NY Sun
Congress Prepares To Sharpen Watch On United Nations
NY Times
Asterisk Aside, Saudis Prepare for Their First National Election
NY Times
9/11 Report Cites Many Warnings About Hijackings
Calling All Democrats
by Thomas Freidman
Will the Truman Democrats Please Stand Up...
by Tom Donnelly
Chairman Thomas' Tax Ideas Astound GOP
by Robert Novak
Ahnuld's Eternal Revolution
by George Will
Cheney's Undimmed Role
by Jim Hoagland
AP
Dean Vows to Lead Democrats Back to Power
Boston Globe
Being Howard Dean
Dean as DNC Head Means Democrats Admit to Having No New Ideas
by David E. Johnson
Houston Chronicle
Is Dean the best medicine for what ails Democrats?
Dean splits party at its center
By Donald Lambro
DC Bookstore's Dean Scream Contest
Repairing the Democratic Tent
by Tim Roemer
Deaniacs on Parade
Howard Dean’s triumphant arrival in Washington.
by Byron York
USA Today
Democrats give Hillary Clinton early lead for president
Senator tops Kerry, Edwards
Not the 1st, but maybe 1st with real chance
If Clinton ran, she'd stand out from forerunners
Ward Churchill Is Just The Beginning
By David Horowitz
Victim Soul
What Pope John Paul II is teaching us through his suffering.
by Peggy Noonan
Mubarak, $2 Billion and Change
by Max Boot
'Easongate'
What did CNN's chief really say at Davos? I was there?
by Bret Stephens
The Blogs Beat the Bigs Again
How often does this happen?
by Hugh Hewitt
Columnists' errors, CNN's treason
by Marvin Olasky
A journalistic scandal involving payment of thousands of dollars has received massive attention in the mainstream media. One concerning the exchange of 30 pieces of silver has not, so far.
To stop Hillary, draft Condi
by Dick Morris
Keep Allawi at the Helm
by Lee Harris
In the past, democracies have not only voted good men out of office, in order to put terrible men into their place, but democracies have, at times, even voted themselves out of existence. The French did this when they elected Louis Napoleon emperor, the Italians did this when they made Mussolini the Duce. The once supposedly democratic revolution in Iran ended in a Shi'ite theocracy; and it could happen once again in Iraq.
Stop Whining About Partisanship
by Pejman Yousefzadeh
Once upon a time it was a lot worse.
Paul Krugman's FDR Problem
by Nick Schulz
On Social Security, what would FDR do? Well, let's look at what FDR said.
W. Post
White House backs bill on aliens
The Bush administration yesterday strongly endorsed a bill to crack down on illegal aliens' use of driver's licenses and tighten asylum and deportation procedures, giving the measure a boost as debate began on the House floor and in anticipation of a final vote today.
Alpha Companies, Beta Products... and Solving the Innovator's Dilemma
by Dominic Basulto
When beta technologies have the potential to become disruptive technologies, it's worth releasing them early.
Twilight of the Jedi
Star Wars fans can't wait for the opening of the supposedly final installment of the series, but what are they going to do once it's all over? By Jason Silverman.
The Watergate Papers
Debating Woodward and Bernstein's legacy.
By David Greenberg
The Gillette Man
A close shave for a great American.
By Bryan Curtis
USA Today
Towns offer free land to newcomers
Many Great Plains states are trying to lure new residents by giving away land and helping business start-ups. As many Midwest areas lose their competitive advantage, new incentives aim to prevent 'brain drain' and encourage development.
W. Post
Charles, Camilla to Wed
Princess Diana blamed Camilla Parker Bowles for her marriage's breakdown.
USA Today
What did we learn in ‘Kissing School'?
Great lip service requires passion, plenty of practice
Business Week
Branding: Five New Lessons
The P&G purchase of Gillette shows that innovation is key, and marketing is more diffuse and personal
USA Today
Travel world tries catering to Gen X splurgers
Generation X now spends more per trip than the wealthier baby boomers — and the travel industry is taking note.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
articles 2/9
Belmont Club
All For One & One For All
Easy-on Eason!
Howie Kurtz's Conflict Is Showing
By Mickey Kaus
Shedding light in dark places
by Cal Thomas
Conservative Christians would be wiser to improve our culture rather than criticize it.
CNN slimes our troops
by Michelle Malkin
One of the most common complaints I hear from our troops is that the media rarely report on the military's good deeds.
Defining monstrosity down
by Jonah Goldberg
John and Linda Dollar of Beverly Hills, Fla., are monsters. Or, to use the legalese required in these circumstances, they're monsters if they did what they've been accused of.
The Marines: A few sensitive men
by Kathleen Parker
In the 1998 movie 'Soldier,' Sgt. Todd is talking to the woman who nursed him back to health when she asks: 'What are you going to do?'
It's the Democratic party, they can cry if they want to
by Ben Shapiro
Somebody call the waaaambulance. Realizing that they’re losing the political battle, the Democrats have fallen back on their last resort: weeping.
It's a dangerous world
by Tony Blankley
President Bush's State of the Union Address last Wednesday included the most audacious presidential foreign policy utterances since President Kennedy's demand that the Soviet Union remove its atomic weapons from Cuba in 1963.
NY Times
Lesson of Clinton Fund-Raiser: Double-Check That Donor List
Secure the border
by Terence Jeffrey
If the Bush budget is approved as requested, we will spend far more money next year on new machines aimed at detecting radiation at our border than we will spend on additional Border Patrol agents to intercept the terrorists who might sneak across the border with the purpose of carrying out a radiological attack.
NY Times
For the Worst of Us, the Diagnosis May Be 'Evil'
NY Sun Editorial
The Rice Doctrine
Filtering out the best
by Thomas Sowell
The Senate is filtering out the best candidates for public service with unjust attacks during confirmation.
Ice-breaking opportunity
by Tom Goeller
Germans are reluctantly coming to the conclusion they may have been wrong to oppose the Iraq war.
Rummy's Got a Secret
He's hiding up to $40 billion in defense spending. Let's find it.
By Fred Kaplan
One Down, Two to Go
Democracy has come to Iraq. Is there hope for North Korea?
by Claudia Rosette
Blogger's 'Crime' Against the Islamic State
By Farouz Farzami
W. Post
Concerns From the Right
Some conservatives question the scope of Bush's agenda for his second term.
Review-Journal
Lecture causes dispute
UNLV accused of limiting free speech
NY Sun
Push Is On for Academic Bill of Rights To Protect Against 'Political Pollution'
To Withdraw Now Would Be Folly
The price of liberty in Iraq? Ten years' vigilance.
by Niall Ferguson
"Kill a Jew--Go to Heaven"
Natan Sharansky draws attention to a new report by the Palestinan Media Watch.
by Rachel DiCarlo
Go-Go Iraq
Democracy works. By Derek Reveron
Safe?
New Tricks for Finding Terrorists
Hold the Phone, VOIP Isn't Safe
Spam, spim, spit ... unsolicited messages just keep coming and mutating. Voice over internet is the next target, and providers are banding together to fight it.
By Elizabeth Biddlecombe.
Dairy Cows Breathe Easier
A long-awaited study attempts to clear the air about just how much dairy cows contribute to air pollution. But the California Air Resources Board says more research is needed.
By Amit Asaravala.
AP
Vatican: Marriage Annulment Requests Soar
The Vatican said Tuesday requests for marriage annulments have been soaring, with one cardinal lamenting that some Roman Catholics view them as a kind of church-sanctioned equivalent of divorce.
They March for Themselves
by Michael J. Totten
A former war protester explains why disgruntled Bush-haters have every right go to door to door in their neighborhoods...
Anti-Powerfulism
by Uriah Kriegel
An emerging pattern not only in the Democratic Party but in the worldwide political movement of the Left.
Tipping the Balance In Favor of Terrorists
by Michael M. Rosen
Should foreign terrorists captured abroad be entitled to the suite of constitutional rights available to criminal defendants in U.S. courts? The author examines some recent important court cases.
Little Doubt Canseco Played In Juiced Era
By Buster Olney
Speak Up Big Mac
By Ray Ratto
McGwire too hot to touch
Ray Ratto
Jose's Juicy Secrets
By David Schoenfield
Contra Costa Times
Steinbach shoots back at ex-A's mate Canseco
AP
Ivan Rodriguez denies using steroids
Canseco right on mark about McGwire
by Mike Bianchi
Let's stop playing dumb, shall we? Let's stop treating Jose Canseco like some sort scum for actually having the gall to stick a syringe not only in McGwire's buttocks but in McGwire's myth. Let's just come out and admit what we've suspected: McGwire's home run total, just like Barry Bonds' home run total, is as artificial as the nose on Michael Jackson's face.
Maggs costly, but necessary
by Peter Gammons
Reuters
Well, at Least He Won't Be Fathering More Fans...
USA Today
Podcasting: It's all over the dial
From a chatty, quirky couple to an obsessive movie buff, do-it-yourself Web radio is as diverse as the USA itself
Radio to the MP3 degree: Podcasting
Downloadable broadcasts catch fire
Podcasting basics
An artist called Tomi has created a limited run of silhouette iPod people from little Lego figures.
Limited to a run of 300 units, Tomi's PodBrix Minifigs cost $17. Each is mounted on a monochrome background, numbered and signed on the back.
All For One & One For All
Easy-on Eason!
Howie Kurtz's Conflict Is Showing
By Mickey Kaus
Shedding light in dark places
by Cal Thomas
Conservative Christians would be wiser to improve our culture rather than criticize it.
CNN slimes our troops
by Michelle Malkin
One of the most common complaints I hear from our troops is that the media rarely report on the military's good deeds.
Defining monstrosity down
by Jonah Goldberg
John and Linda Dollar of Beverly Hills, Fla., are monsters. Or, to use the legalese required in these circumstances, they're monsters if they did what they've been accused of.
The Marines: A few sensitive men
by Kathleen Parker
In the 1998 movie 'Soldier,' Sgt. Todd is talking to the woman who nursed him back to health when she asks: 'What are you going to do?'
It's the Democratic party, they can cry if they want to
by Ben Shapiro
Somebody call the waaaambulance. Realizing that they’re losing the political battle, the Democrats have fallen back on their last resort: weeping.
It's a dangerous world
by Tony Blankley
President Bush's State of the Union Address last Wednesday included the most audacious presidential foreign policy utterances since President Kennedy's demand that the Soviet Union remove its atomic weapons from Cuba in 1963.
NY Times
Lesson of Clinton Fund-Raiser: Double-Check That Donor List
Secure the border
by Terence Jeffrey
If the Bush budget is approved as requested, we will spend far more money next year on new machines aimed at detecting radiation at our border than we will spend on additional Border Patrol agents to intercept the terrorists who might sneak across the border with the purpose of carrying out a radiological attack.
NY Times
For the Worst of Us, the Diagnosis May Be 'Evil'
NY Sun Editorial
The Rice Doctrine
Filtering out the best
by Thomas Sowell
The Senate is filtering out the best candidates for public service with unjust attacks during confirmation.
Ice-breaking opportunity
by Tom Goeller
Germans are reluctantly coming to the conclusion they may have been wrong to oppose the Iraq war.
Rummy's Got a Secret
He's hiding up to $40 billion in defense spending. Let's find it.
By Fred Kaplan
One Down, Two to Go
Democracy has come to Iraq. Is there hope for North Korea?
by Claudia Rosette
Blogger's 'Crime' Against the Islamic State
By Farouz Farzami
W. Post
Concerns From the Right
Some conservatives question the scope of Bush's agenda for his second term.
Review-Journal
Lecture causes dispute
UNLV accused of limiting free speech
NY Sun
Push Is On for Academic Bill of Rights To Protect Against 'Political Pollution'
To Withdraw Now Would Be Folly
The price of liberty in Iraq? Ten years' vigilance.
by Niall Ferguson
"Kill a Jew--Go to Heaven"
Natan Sharansky draws attention to a new report by the Palestinan Media Watch.
by Rachel DiCarlo
Go-Go Iraq
Democracy works. By Derek Reveron
Safe?
New Tricks for Finding Terrorists
Hold the Phone, VOIP Isn't Safe
Spam, spim, spit ... unsolicited messages just keep coming and mutating. Voice over internet is the next target, and providers are banding together to fight it.
By Elizabeth Biddlecombe.
Dairy Cows Breathe Easier
A long-awaited study attempts to clear the air about just how much dairy cows contribute to air pollution. But the California Air Resources Board says more research is needed.
By Amit Asaravala.
AP
Vatican: Marriage Annulment Requests Soar
The Vatican said Tuesday requests for marriage annulments have been soaring, with one cardinal lamenting that some Roman Catholics view them as a kind of church-sanctioned equivalent of divorce.
They March for Themselves
by Michael J. Totten
A former war protester explains why disgruntled Bush-haters have every right go to door to door in their neighborhoods...
Anti-Powerfulism
by Uriah Kriegel
An emerging pattern not only in the Democratic Party but in the worldwide political movement of the Left.
Tipping the Balance In Favor of Terrorists
by Michael M. Rosen
Should foreign terrorists captured abroad be entitled to the suite of constitutional rights available to criminal defendants in U.S. courts? The author examines some recent important court cases.
Little Doubt Canseco Played In Juiced Era
By Buster Olney
Speak Up Big Mac
By Ray Ratto
McGwire too hot to touch
Ray Ratto
Jose's Juicy Secrets
By David Schoenfield
Contra Costa Times
Steinbach shoots back at ex-A's mate Canseco
AP
Ivan Rodriguez denies using steroids
Canseco right on mark about McGwire
by Mike Bianchi
Let's stop playing dumb, shall we? Let's stop treating Jose Canseco like some sort scum for actually having the gall to stick a syringe not only in McGwire's buttocks but in McGwire's myth. Let's just come out and admit what we've suspected: McGwire's home run total, just like Barry Bonds' home run total, is as artificial as the nose on Michael Jackson's face.
Maggs costly, but necessary
by Peter Gammons
Reuters
Well, at Least He Won't Be Fathering More Fans...
USA Today
Podcasting: It's all over the dial
From a chatty, quirky couple to an obsessive movie buff, do-it-yourself Web radio is as diverse as the USA itself
Radio to the MP3 degree: Podcasting
Downloadable broadcasts catch fire
Podcasting basics
An artist called Tomi has created a limited run of silhouette iPod people from little Lego figures.
Limited to a run of 300 units, Tomi's PodBrix Minifigs cost $17. Each is mounted on a monochrome background, numbered and signed on the back.
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