Month: February 2009

There are a lot of good minds in the blogosphere with time on their hands, who care passionately about the issues and read blogs all day long. But many of these same people have never read a bill, including the ones they comment...

Personally, I wouldn’t even consider appointing Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) to be Secretary of Commerce unless I was assured that Governor John Lynch (D-NH) was going to appoint a Democrat to replace him. In fact, getting that...

In a piece for Slate.com, Timothy Noah writes about the disturbing phenomenon of putting coveted summer internships up for auction at elite private schools.  Clearly this is putting those who cannot pay, but are well...

In looking at Michelle Obama’s possible roles as First Lady, the Associated Press takes some liberties in characterizing public opinion and expectations. Take the following, for example: Hillary Clinton was the first real...

What is Art worth? Money or Knowledge or Inspiration? Brandeis will find out. The announcement that Brandeis University was going to close the Rose Art Museum and sell off part or most of the collection, a collection that...