Hey, what’s that in our stocking? It’s Ron Paul! Oh joy – we got The Truth® for Christmas! Ahem. So those of you who thought Ron Paul was going to go away once the big boys got serious have probably been surprised by his staying power so far. He’s polling in the high single digits (something Ronald Reagan Fred Thompson
Read moreThere’s a funny parenting story in the news. And there’s another funny parenting story that isn’t in the news. Unfortunately, the one that isn’t needs to be. The “in the news” story involves Britney’s little sister, Jamie Lynn. You may have heard that the 16 year-old TV star is pregnant. By a nice boy she met at church. And of
Read moreWe’ve just wrapped our first S&R election reader poll, and here are the results. Q: Which candidate do you currently favor for the Democratic nomination? John Edwards (47) Dennis Kucinich (45) Barack Obama (36) Hillary Clinton (9) Christopher Dodd (6) Bill Richardson (2) Joe Biden (4) Other (3) Up now in the column to your right – same question, GOP
Read moreAs Martin noted earlier, Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) is filibustering ill-conceived legislation that would give telecommunications companies a pass for engaging in illegal spying activities on behalf of the Bush administration. Those of you who were hopeful in the wake of last year’s sweep of both houses of Congress by the alleged opposition party, and those who are hopeful that
Read moreItaly is a marvelous culture – truly, one of the remarkable places on Earth. But it’s also a nation with deep problems. America isn’t the only place that has to turn to comedians to hear the truth: meet Beppe Grillo. Thx to Dr. Frank Venturo for passing this on.
Read moreThx to Jim Gwyn for passing this on.
Read moreOkay, somewhere Baby Jesus is crying. I have all kinds of questions, but the big one is this: all the evangelical megachurch choirs in America, and they couldn’t find but one non-tonedeaf person to be in this video? Baby Jesus is crying because the Republicans are hurting his ears. How about for 2009 we focus on 12 days of choir
Read moreWell, hell. This is fun. I have now received three (3) student papers that discuss Iraq’s attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11. All three papers mention it as an aside to another point. I’ve had two papers on the virtue of forgiveness that argue that if we had just forgiven Iraq for the 9/11 attacks, we wouldn’t be at
Read moreFound this great essay by University of Chicago law professor Geoffrey R. Stone over at ACSBlog, and I thought it might be of interest to some readers here. In short, no Mitt, Jesus didn’t write the Constitution. Pardon the longish quote, but it’s worth the read. Then click the link and go read the rest of the piece, which gets
Read moreHi. I’m Sam Smith, and I’m running for president on a platform that stresses education’s critical role in solving our nation’s problems and assuring a future of universal opportunity for all citizens. Today I’m introducing my platform plank on curriculum, a cornerstone concern for any productive educational system. One size does not fit all. It goes without saying that we
Read moreFrom this morning’s Meet the Press: Tim Russert: Would it be appropriate for a president to provide Secret Service protection for his mistress? Rudy Giuliani: It would not be appropriate to do it for that reason, Tim … The reason it’s done is because somebody threatens to do harm and the people who assess it come to the conclusion that
Read moreScholars & Rogues has enjoyed some collective recognition in its brief history, and now one of our writers has been singled out for individual acclaim. Major props to Edmundo Rocha, whose Silver Star nod from the Texas Progressive Alliance is extremely well-deserved.
Read moreThe Agonist – always a great place for thoughtful analysis – has an interesting piece suggesting that Dubya and The Dick may have lost control over their own machine. If so, it’s good news. A number of political observers have taken note of a momentous event in the U.S. government – a counter-coup that overthrew the Dick Cheney/neocon cabal that
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Read moreNeocon extraordinaire Norman Podhoretz, who currently works as Rudy Giuliani’s foreign policy advisor, is engaging in some wild speculation today regarding the new National Intelligence Estimate report on Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Writing at Commentary Magazine, he suggests that the US intelligence community may be gaming its analysis on Iran to undercut Bush’s march to war. But I entertain an even
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