Sheehan Admires Chavez
First Belafonte, now Sheehan... CARACAS (AFP) - Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan, mother of a US soldier killed in Iraq, joined more than 10,000 anti-globalization activists in Caracas, where she …
The march of the lemmings
A little while ago, I cited three measures wending their way through the New Hampshire legislature that, in my opinion, exemplified why I love living in New Hampshire. They …
And the rock cried out, "No hiding place!"
Confederate Yankee calls attention to this story out of The Courier Mail, where Iran has placed 1,000 athletes around its nuclear-refining plant to protect it from attack. I had …
Disney Buys Pixar… The End of Good Animated Movies?
From the It-takes-more-than-cool-technology dept. Disney Announces Pixar Purchase Jan. 24, 2006 -- The Walt Disney Company took a big step today toward bolstering its position in the film business. …
Alito Nomination Goes To Full Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Judiciary Committee favorably recommended Samuel Alito's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate on a party-line vote Tuesday, moving the conservative jurist one step closer...
Maybe they were operating under the "it takes a thief" principle?
New Hampshire is the only state bold enough to ask the truly tough questions: who better to revamp the state's child-support guidelines than a guy who went to jail …
I Don't Support The Troops
Joel Stein: I DON'T SUPPORT our troops. This is a particularly difficult opinion to have, especially if you are the kind of person who likes to put bumper stickers …
Pimp Our New Ride
Last week I mentioned that I'd be taking a few weeks off to concentrate on the Wizbang redesign. At some point this week I'm going to throw open the …
High Concept Piracy
I think of myself as an original thinker. Of course, what I often pass off as "thought" is usually finding ways to connect seemingly-disparate observations or finding a new …
Bonfire of the Vanities #134
The Bonfire of the Vanities (a self-submitted collection of the worst posts by otherwise excellent bloggers) is hosted by Right Thoughts this week. It's a blumpkin-free edition of the …