Month: June 2014

The War on Coal Begins

Today is the day when the administration rolls out its plan to address Climate Change or, at the detractors will argue, the first day of the War on Coal. Justin Gillis and Henry Fountain have an excellent piece on this up at the...

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What to Do With Will Hill?

Most of you probably don’t care about football, and I know a lot of you actively disapprove of the sport. I like it. I am a big New York Giants fan. I am a fan of the team and a fan of the organization, which is one of the...

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USMNT Thread

That was one sensational first-half goal for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team. They look very dangerous at times, with several players flashing world class skills. But the Germans might have scored seven goals given the...

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Sound familiar?

Remember the Occupy protests that were so dramatically shut down by the use of excessive force and other police tactics that bordered more on a military response to non-violent activism than a public safety one? Well, its nice...

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All Eyes on Norfolk

Norfolk, Virginia is home to the world’s largest naval base. It’s also going to be swallowed by the sea. The mayor of Norfolk thought about consulting Speaker Boehner on the issue, considering that it is quite...

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