Category: navel gazing

I may or may not write about the joint press appearance in detail, but I do have one question: did y’all get the split-screen, or was it just C-SPAN’s feed?                    …

A quick note before the debate begins: given that most of the undecided voters don’t have any idea—I mean any idea—what is actually going on in Iraq, and given that the fundamental question of this election really is whether the…

I heard about Brewster Rockit: Space Guy from one of those LJ friend of a friend of a why-am-I-wasting-time sort of things. It isn’t what I’d call original: vain and ignorant male captain, hypercompetent female second-in-command, mad scientist, black humor…

Before the debate, I should probably get off my chest my main crankiness about this campaign season, which is the extent to which Our Only President and his cronies have gotten away with pretending that John Kerry has changed his…

Your Humble Blogger has a deep ambivalence towards the whole MacArthur “genius” fellowships, but once again, I’m impressed by this year’s crop. And the important thing is that only a few of them are younger than me. Than I. Than…

I think this is a good idea: a clearinghouse for bloggers who actually know something. A spot where journalists can find mavens on various things. It’s called 411blog (no, it’s a dreadful name) and it has just begun. You can’t…

By the way, YHB hasn’t been blogging about the presidential race much, lately, but this is in part because most of what I am inclined to say about the race is handicapping, which gets too much attention as it is….

Avast! Be ye talkin’ like a pirate yet, ye lubbers? Or will it be the Cat?                            ,-Vardibidian….

So, Your Humble Blogger has a bit of a new driving route these days, so I’m spending more time on one of those numbered state road that is one-lane, 45 mph, widening to two lanes for a traffic light every…

Gentle Readers of this Tohu Bohu who share my interest in politics and the press should make sure they are checking out the CJR’s Campaign Desk pretty darn frequently. Even if you aren’t all that interested, I recommend this story…