Month: March 2006

In his latest piece on Slate, Christopher Hitchens assumes the “mantle of generalship,” and reflects on the war and how he would have won it, or something to that effect. Pure drivel. While you’re giggling to...

In his latest piece in Slate, Christopher Hitchens assumes the “mantle of generalship,” and reflects on the war and how he would have won it, or something to that effect. Pure drivel. While you’re giggling to...

Anti-immigration demagogues frequently belabor the talking point that immigration (particularly the South of the border variety) leads to increased rates of violent crime. It’s an effective scare tactic — just talk...

(Cross-posted at Daily Kos, ePluribus Media, My Left Wing and my blog.  Sorry in advance for the persistent reference to Daily Kos but it was written initially for that audience but I felt it would be interesting reading...

Talk about a glass half-full exaggeration. Check out the spin in this article, Consumer Confidence Near Four Year High. You have to scroll down to the last paragraphs to get the full effect. In the report, the research group...