Alex Massie 
Press bias revealed!
Matt Yglesias sees Fred Thompson jump into a tie with Rudy Giuliani, despite having next to nothing to offer the country beyond shop-soiled platitudes and observes: All-in-all I continue to… Continue reading
0 CommentsPseud’s Corner
Via Prospect’s blog, here’s Matin Amis: "…my principal objection to the numbers [”9/11″] is that they are numbers. The solecism, that is to say, is not grammatical but moral-aesthetic—an offence… Continue reading
2 CommentsThompson’s not so shocking brief for terrorists
Chris Orr wonders why Fred Thompson’s work – albeit just a handful of hours – on behalf of the Libyans accused of the Lockerbie bombing is not receiving more attention.… Continue reading
0 CommentsWhich candidate would make the best Secretary of State?
Steve Chapman hears Joe Biden ask a decent question: At each of his four stops today, there was a moment when he got the attention of his audience. It came… Continue reading
0 CommentsObjective Burma
Laura Bush on Burma: The Burmese I’ve met, they want our affection. As Kerry Howley, an old Burma hand herself, rightly asks, "Are they puppies?". She explains how the US… Continue reading
0 CommentsFredless in New Hampshire
There was plenty to enjoy at last night’s GOP debate in New Hampshire. From Rudy Giuliani’s incessant and somewhat vulgar determination to relate any question on any subject to his… Continue reading
0 CommentsLuciano Pavarotti, 1935-2007
Opera Chic has all you need to know about Luciano Pavarotti’s death, including a collection of terrific YouTube clips. If only the Washington National Opera’s forthcoming Boheme could feature a… Continue reading
0 CommentsThrow like a girl? You probably needed an elder brother or two…
Era Klein flags up this decade-old James Fallowes piece as his "paragraph of the day". Fallowes is addressing the vexed, nay controversial subject of why some people – especially women!… Continue reading
2 CommentsAsk not what you owe your passenger but what the city owes you…
TAPPED’s Dana Goldstein blogs about today’s striking New York cabbies. They’re not happy that they’re being required to purchase "Passenger Information Monitors" – ie maps and GPS devices – that… Continue reading
1 CommentWhat I loved once and what I love now are two different things.
Matthew d’Ancona makes a pretty sweeping claim this morning. Sir Michael Caine is, he writes: almost certainly the Greatest Living Englishman. My first reaction was that this was pretty strong… Continue reading
9 CommentsJudging Arthur Miller and Gunter Grass
That wise owl Terry Teachout responds to the brouhaha over the revelation that Arthur Miller "deleted" his Downs-syndrome son from his life, by digging into his vast archive to retrieve… Continue reading
0 CommentsWhy can’t we have a better cable service?
Woo hoo! The Rugby World Cup is almost upon us. Once upon a time – ie, during the inaugural tournament in 1987 – this would have meant that those of… Continue reading
6 CommentsIce-cream or meatloaf?
The President of the United States of America: A moment later, press secretary Tony Snow stepped into the doorway to ask about the daily press briefing he was about to… Continue reading
0 CommentsToday’s tribute to the academy…
Researchers confirm that rock’n’roll stars lead unhealthy lives and die young. Shockerooni!
0 CommentsWe’ll have all the Tunes of Glory…
It all depends where you are coming from I suppose. Tyler Cowen flags up this Observer survey of forgotten, under-rated or generally neglected novels. And we’re immediately in an odd,… Continue reading
3 CommentsIraq as cause of Scottish independence? Hmmmm…
Ben Crair has a piece at TNR today headlined, The Iraq War is Responsible for Scottish Independence. Really. Well, up to a point Lord Copper. The "Really" is an unfortunate… Continue reading
3 CommentsThe Seriousness of “The Decider”
No need for comment, is there? Mr. Bush has often said that will be for historians decide, but he said during his sessions with Mr. Draper that they would have… Continue reading
0 CommentsHeads I win, tails you lose
Karl Rove is a remarkable man. On his last day in the White House, National Review Online publishes a piece in which Rove claims that history will judge Bush favourably… Continue reading
0 CommentsBeware the jogger!
Another reason not to vote for Mitt Romney: he’s a bloody jogger. No surprise there, I suppose. Anyway, despite that, this new Romney ad, is not without interest. Jason Zengerle… Continue reading
0 CommentsAnother proud day for the drug warriors
Dispatches from the Drug Wars: Agents with a regional drug task force raided Leonard French’s home in southeastern New Mexico on Tuesday and seized several marijuana plants. But the wheelchair-bound… Continue reading
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