Month: May 2009

Criticism makes columnists hone their arguments, and Charles Krauthammer is making incremental steps in improving his defense of torture. The problem is that he is creating a confined universe of facts. For Krauthammer, we are...

The liberal blogosphere went to war to defend the CIA when the Bush administration disclosed that Valerie Wilson (nee Plame) was employed there. I hope in the process of covering Plamegate that I conveyed some of the complexity...

One year after the raid on a meatpacking plant netting 389 undocumented workers in Postville, Iowa, the town is dying.  The plant, Agriprocessors has filed for bankruptcy, the town nears bankruptcy, and the population has...

You know him as stand strong and probably have enjoyed looking at his wonderful photos in the Friday Foto Blogging diaries. His real name is Ray, and he blogs at Philly Bits. You can also see his photography at Philly Photo. If...

I’m going to punish our president for his failing to be Noam Chomsky, Michael Pollan, the editorial board of In These Times, or anyone else who couldn’t get elected dogcatcher in this country and/or who wants to see...