As promised , I'm mining my archive -- beginning in late August -- to try to understand how I turned against John McCain. August 25: "Nicely done. I'm glad to see the return of the light touch," I say about an …
Mickey Kaus says: I was struck by two lists of virtues used by Obama in his acceptance speech--or rather by two omissions on those lists. [Emphasis added] 1. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those…
The NYT reports on yesterday's meeting at the White House, where the supposedly worked-out bailout plan broke down. Was it that John McCain came to town to show off his leadership, and he couldn't be allowed to get credi…
My history blogging continues. Before clicking, see if you know the year. "Boston Corset Maker Says Women Have Grown Stouter" — and the the 21-inch waist is a thing of the past. The Chief Justice spoke of Lincoln's…
Greg Ransom examines the memoir "Dreams From My Father" and the newly unearthed article "Problems Facing Our Socialism," written in 1965 by Barack Obama Sr. If there is a mystery at the heart of Barack Obama&#…
Oops! (Thanks to Eric Muller for pointing this one out to me.) Well, now, how bad is this one? It's not "nappy-headed hos" bad. It's not "macaca" bad. Of course, there's always the old "it…
Stanley Fish takes on the Kevin Barrett controversy in an op-ed in the NYT today: Mr. Barrett’s critics argue that academic freedom has limits and should not be invoked to justify the dissemination of lies and fantasies. Mr. Bar…
The King of the Offbeat Interruption. Larry King brought his distinctive style to the debate last night. I found this one-two interruption especially amusing: KUCINICH: I agree with my friend John Edwards about we need to do som…