Bonfire of the Vanities #129
The Bonfire of the Vanities (a self-submitted collection of the worst posts by otherwise excellent bloggers) is hosted by Red Guy in a Blue State this week. It's kind …
The word from inside
I've always had a "thing" for jargon. I love inside lingo, the little terms and phrases that are used by the folks on the inside to communicate in their …
New York City Crippled By Transit Strike
Millions people in the New York metro are are going to be a little a lot late to the office today, and for the foreseeable future.NEW YORK (AP) - …
The New Colonialism
(Note: one of the greatest things about writing for Wizbang is the audience. This site has a truly amazing collection of commenters, whose contribution to Wizbang cannot be understated. …
NSA Spying – Which Law Was Broken?
I'll fess up to not being completely familiar with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act which was enacted in 1978. After a story by NewsMax Sunday about the use of...
No Longer a Voice in the Wilderness
It seems that Glenn Reynolds, Pajamas Media, the NY Times, and the LA Times are finally catching on to things we've covered at Wizbang for (in many cases) months. …
The 2005 Weblog Awards – That's A Wrap!
After ten days of voting and nearly 450,000 votes, winners in The 2005 Weblog Awards have been announced. Congratulations to each of winners, and thanks to each of the...
Never let the facts get in the way of a good scapegoating
A while ago, Boston's mayor, Thomas "Mumbles" Menino, addressed his city's homicide rate (71 so far this year; two more, and it'll be a perfect 1 every 5 days) …
Sgt. T-Ben Boudreaux to Patrol New Orleans Again!
I've noticed quite a few New Orleanians reading the blog of late. If that's you -and you're the right age- this might be the best news you've gotten since …
Sometimes I have evil, evil thoughts…
Suzy Rice (who goes by "-S-" around these parts) is a multi-talented woman. A gifted writer and artist, she's also an accomplished graphic designer whose career goes back at …