Ron Rosenbaum
A ‘Driver’s License’ for Anonymous Internet Commenters?
A modest proposal for anonymous, abusive Internet commenters.
Is This the True Spirit of the Republican Party?
I’m not accusing all Republicans of holding the same views as Andre Bauer (R-SC), but I haven’t heard many cries of outrage or calls for disavowal.
Tort Reform Ignorance
The instances of medical malpractice are so numerous that making it more difficult to sue the greedy incompetents who perpetrate these crimes should be prevented.
My Theory on Clinton’s ‘Coffee’ Remark
Wouldn’t the whole episode make more sense if Bill was deliberately out to sabotage his wife’s run in ways she’d never know?
Was the Times ‘Hoaxed’ by TMZ’s JFK Nudes ‘Scoop’?
This could be the media story of the decade in a nutshell.
American Exceptionalism and the Sin of Pride
Isn’t humility supposed to be one of the cardinal virtues?
Bill Clinton: Lower Than a Yard Dog
Bill Clinton is back in the news, reminding us once again what a hard-core lout lies just beneath the surface.
Wall St. Bankers Break Through My Outrage Gridlock
The fat cats of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup turn out to be scaredy cats.
When Global Warming Advocates Trivialize the Holocaust
Comparing warming skepticism to Holocaust denial is simply disgusting.
Obama: Refuse Your Nobel Until the Iranians Give Back Shirin Ebadi’s
The symbolic crime against the human rights lawyer should not be allowed to pass unnoticed.
An International Women’s Brigade for Afghanistan
Like the volunteers who fought the Spanish fascists in the 1930s, why not an international brigade of women to fight the Taliban?
Why This Liberal Democrat Wants Corzine to Lose in New Jersey
I don't want people like the New Jersey governor buying the Democratic Party.
The 2007 NIE Was a Deliberate LIE
When are the pundits who relied on the discredited National Intelligence Estimate on Iran going to fess up that they were had?
Obama and ‘Solutionism’ at the UN
The president remains an optimist about human nature, despite the evidence in front of his eyes.
Underestimating Palin, Liberals Lose on ‘Death Panels’
Many liberals dismissed her charge as just plain dumb, as they think she is. But it was a brilliant, carefully crafted phrase by a sly politician.
Enough with the Hitler Costumes Already!
The overblown comparisons — from both the right and the left — demean the memory of his victims and survivors.
Heresy: Michael Jackson Wasn’t That Good
He was more King of Trainwreck Celebrity than he was King of Pop. (Also read Richard Fernandez on The Mother of All Media Freakshows)
Obama Brings Chicago Politics to the Middle East
Timing his Cairo speech just before the Lebanese elections was a brilliant move. And it got results.
Thank You, Thank You, Cowardly Commenters!
Thanks for validating my thesis that anonymity is what turns web commenting from free expression into a digital lynch mob.
Come Out, Anonymous Coward Commenters! This Is Your Chance
You won’t have to skulk around knowing you’re too timid to stand up for what you believe in.
Word to the Blogosphere: Stop Preaching to the Choir
Hysterical intolerance of other points of view has increasingly become the norm on both sides of the blogosphere.
Clarence Thomas and Liberals Agree on Regulation
Even Justice Thomas recognizes the value of preserving regulatory law. Maybe it's time to admit liberals are right on this one.
Previous Posts | POLITICO: The White House’s Shifting IRS Story. “Monday’s revelation amounts to the fifth iteration of the Obama administration’s account of events, after initially saying that the White House had first learned of the controversy from the press. Republicans said they were on the lookout for the next installment in the White House’s ever-shifting narrative.” ... |
| UGH: Monster Oklahoma Tornado Kills 51. “A massive, mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph killed at least 51 people Monday afternoon during 40 terrifying minutes of destruction across southern Oklahoma City and its suburbs.” |
| OH, GOOD GRIEF: Police Say Student, Failing Class, Faked Kidnapping. “Authorities say that a student at Georgia Gwinnett College faked his kidnapping because he didn’t want to tell his parents that he had failed English for the second time.” ... |