Okay if we do it, awful if they do it
There's something I see a lot in political discussions. It may just be human nature or something, but it always... (More...)
There's something I see a lot in political discussions. It may just be human nature or something, but it always... (More...)
(This is another one of those entries that will probably make no sense to people not involved in the speculative-fiction... (More...)
Another interesting article from TIME: "Inside Bush and Cheney's Final Days," By Massimo Calabresi and Michael Weisskopf. But the specific... (More...)
The other day, happened across an interesting article in TIME: "Finding Common Ground on an Abortion Bill," by Amy Sullivan.... (More...)
Some more unthemed videos for your delectation and amusement: The South Pasadena Unified Grade "A" Jug Band, consisting of students... (More...)
A couple more items regarding Iran: Marc Ambinder talks about being careful in analyzing info. Nice infographic-y video from several... (More...)
I wasn't going to post any more tonight, but this is way too good not to share: The idea of... (More...)
In case anyone who's interested doesn't already know this, Andrew Sullivan has been posting lots and lots of info about... (More...)
Been meaning to post about this for weeks, haven't managed the time/energy to gather all the articles together and link... (More...)
My backup system makes my computer unusably slow if I have too many Safari windows open that contain videos, even... (More...)
Two worthwhile pieces about torture: Former FBI agent Ali Soufan speaks up about the ineffectiveness of waterboarding and other related... (More...)
Some videos with no connecting theme: Drawdio: Turn Almost Anything Into a Theremin. Make electronic music by drawing on a... (More...)
There's a remarkable set of photos at from 52 to 48 | 48 to 52 with love. People who voted... (More...)
Lovely little sequence of four photos at TPM, showing two kids and an Obama sign.... (More...)
I had been thinking about writing up my thoughts about California's ballot propositions, but didn't manage to go through them... (More...)
Maybe it's just the end-of-Daylight-Saving-induced punchiness (I meant to be asleep an hour ago), but Fafblog Interviews: JOHN MCCAIN made... (More...)
I had been kind of annoyed the past few days to hear various people respond to the "Obama is an... (More...)
The opening segment of Palin's appearance on Saturday Night Live last night, featuring both Tina Fey and Sarah Palin, is... (More...)
I'm not normally a fan of roasts--they tend to get nastier than I enjoy--but the McCain and Obama comedy speeches/roasts... (More...)
I think I'm not really entirely awake today. I was just looking at the electoral map at the top right... (More...)
It all started with McCain's ad a couple months ago accusing Obama of being a celebrity like Paris Hilton. As... (More...)
There seems to be a general sense among liberals, and even among some conservatives since the Couric interview, that Gov.... (More...)
Most of you who care have presumably seen the segment of Katie Couric's interview with Sarah Palin in which Palin... (More...)
It's possible that I'm being ridiculously naive, but it seems to me that the press is overinterpreting whatever Clinton says... (More...)
Fascinating piece at Salon from a couple days ago: "Hey, Obama boys: Back off already!", by Rebecca Traister. The article... (More...)
Obama's "Yes, We Can" concession speech in New Hampshire last month (transcript) was yet another inspiring piece of oratory, especially... (More...)
I'm gonna be out of town on the 5th, so I have to complete and mail in my absentee ballot... (More...)
On Wednesday, Barack Obama came to Google. (Link is to the video.) The room was completely packed. I showed up... (More...)
Just saw the Obama speech that the press has been talking about, the one from Saturday's Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Des... (More...)
The press and the other candidates have been in an uproar this week over Hillary Clinton's alleged playing of the... (More...)
I listened to NPR on the way home from Mary Anne's tonight, and there was a segment about retired judge... (More...)
The Political Arithmetik blog has a steady stream of fascinating and well-presented graphs having to do with various political polls.... (More...)
Feel free to use the following cogent and unanswerable argument whenever this topic comes up. (More...)
John Edwards spoke at Google on Wednesday afternoon; the video is now available on YouTube. I’ve posted a link to... (More...)
New Mexico Governor and Presidential candidate Bill Richardson spoke at Google the other day; the video is now available on... (More...)
Two presidential candidates have spoken at Google recently; the videos of their talks are now available on YouTube: Hillary Clinton... (More...)
At the end of Kriti, there was a music concert next door; I walked over with Mary Anne, but when... (More...)
As you probably all know by now, Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President today. I just watched the announcement... (More...)
I got curious about various things about official recognition of national sovereignty, which quickly led me to Wikipedia's List of... (More...)
Saturday Night Live did a sketch recently showing a message from "Nancy Pelosi" (played by Kristin Wiig), about "San Francisco... (More...)
This morning, I went over to Pam & Arthur's to help them move furniture and books; they're rearranging a bunch... (More...)
Before I go to sleep, here are some websites that might be helpful in researching stuff on ballots, primarily in... (More...)
I received five glossy full-color flyers in favor of Santa Clara County's Measure A, a land-use initiative that puts limits... (More...)
The San Francisco Chronicle recommends voting yes on all the bond measures. Excerpt: The governor backs the bonds, and so... (More...)
It's been a while since I've posted a collection of videos, and the links keep rolling in. So here's a... (More...)
Several states are having primary elections today; some of the ballots also feature state and local measures, as usual. If... (More...)
Every two or three weeks, I get a comment on an old entry in this journal, from someone who's just... (More...)
Not unexpectedly, I only made it to one panel yesterday, and only about 15 minutes of that. It was a... (More...)
I am not a patriot in the usual sense of the term. Humanity and the world are generally more important... (More...)
Something Vardibidian said about this whole cartoon-inspired violence mess reminded me of something--although the below is at best a side... (More...)
I've posted a couple of times in the past year about Joey Comeau's short novel Lockpick Pornography--first when I first... (More...)
Luke H. just pointed to a New Yorker humor piece from mid-2004, "New Details Surface," by Paul Simms, that made... (More...)
The Times Online reports that the Austrian government is sponsoring an art project featuring sexually explicit political posters: specifically, there's... (More...)
I'm having a hard time following all the recent developments in US politics surrounding Guantanamo Bay and torture. Maybe you... (More...)
Remember to go vote today! If you live in an area that's having an election, I mean. If you need... (More...)
I started this as a postscript to the previous entry, but I got a little carried away and decided to... (More...)
Other propositions, considered much more briefly. (More...)
Much-too-long discussion of two California ballot propositions about prescription-drug discount programs. (More...)
I'm mostly trying to avoid posting about contentious political issues here at the moment, because I'm being even more conflict-averse... (More...)
Long and tiring day today, mostly spent couch-shopping. The saleswoman at Ethan Allen continued to be clever; for example, as... (More...)
(I wrote most of the following a couple weeks ago, but was feeling too conflicted and stressed about politics to... (More...)
For those who missed it, San Francisco held a mayoral election earlier this month. The results: Democratic candidate Gavin Newsom... (More...)
Not much commentary from me this time. Too sleepy. The Guardian says: US central command in Qatar today revealed it... (More...)