Month: October 2013

A single lightning strike just before six a.m. took out our power. So, for now, I am stuck phone-blogging. I am not very good at that. What is on your mind this morning?

. Obama administration brings chilling effect on journalism WASHINGTON DC (AP) – The U.S. government’s aggressive prosecution of leaks and efforts to control information are having a chilling effect on journalists...

A “Katrina” magnitide tropical storm is due to hit India on Saturday. Severe cyclonic storm Phailin is forecast to strike India as a super cyclonic storm at about 12:00 GMT on 12 October. Data supplied by the US Navy...

I was going to write this piece until I realized that Ed Kilgore had already written it almost word for word. It’s why I hold Grover Norquist at least as responsible for the current crisis in Washington DC as Ted Cruz or...

Beyond all the sturm und drang, the basic reality is that pretty much everything the Republicans have been doing all year has been bullshit. They don’t know how to get their party unified enough to make a deal with the...