Author: BooMan

Predictions Thread

Who will win the Massachusetts special election tomorrow? What will the dominant accompanying narrative be? And how will the Democrats respond?

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It Is What It Is

Hugo Chavez is accusing the United States of militarily occupying Haiti under the cover of providing humanitarian aid. Of course, my first reaction to seeing the condition of Port-au-Prince was to say that Haiti would need to...

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Those Liberal Academics

Why are most professors liberal in their political orientation? Answering that question scientifically requires an examination of the history of our university system over the last two centuries, and one could draw a number of...

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Remembering Martin

April 16th, 1967. This took place during Operation Junction City. King said the war had strengthened the forces of reaction in our country and excited violence and hatred among our people. He said that the Great Society, with...

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Bad People

You know, when mild-mannered film critic Roger Ebert calls for you to get a public horsewhipping, you might just have crossed the line: January 14, 2010 To: Rush Limbaugh From: Roger Ebert You should be horse-whipped for the...

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