Nathan Newman has a terrific post on gay marriage and polygamy. He uses his usual intelligence, acumen, and particularly his breadth of knowledge and historical context to take a look at the ‘slippery slope’ argument: The slippery slope is very…
Well, and Your Humble Blogger has been humbly blogging for a year now, more or less. I’m not sure when the anniversary should be, technically. Before Jed set me up with this lovely database, I jotted down notes for a…
So, the mayor, who is in some sense a law enforcement officer, decides to interpret a law in a, shall we say, unprecedented manner, and instructs his executive branch to carry out their duties in accordance with his new interpretation….
It’s obvious, and perhaps overly cute, but Your Humble Blogger liked Farley today.Redintegro Iraq,-Vardibidian….
Your Humble Blogger is back, and uninspired to write at the moment. Instead, I direct your attention to Jed’s Lorum Ipsum entry about same-sex weddings and, through that, to Zak Szymanski’s pictures of same. Still waiting for pictures of those…
Your Humble Blogger will be offline for a few days. Nothing to worry about; it’s not my ISP, it’s travel. Redintegro Iraq,-Vardibidian….
Well, Your Humble Blogger has voted. In the end, I filled in the little oval next to … Senator John Edwards. I’m not sure I can ultimately explain why. I was still deciding between Sen. Edwards and Sen. Kerry while…
Michael Lind, former Neocon, has a fascinating article in the upcoming Feb. 23rd issue of The Nation on the Neoconservative movement and its leaders. It’s quite long, and I don’t really know how to deal with his personal biases, but…
Our Only President allowed himself to Meet the Press yesterday, in the person of Tim Russert. Your Humble Blogger took a pass. It’s the biggest news of the day, though. It’s as if the only opportunity to examine the President’s…
NOTE: This is a copy of a ‘diary’ I just posted at the Daily Kos. Short version: does someone at the Daily Kos want to work up a system for us to enter slate cards for our home precincts, and…