If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is a long one from Gail “The Colander” Collins, who...
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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – June 16, 2010
If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Tawmy “Friedman Waffles” Friedman, who in his column...
Continue reading..."There is no doubt, there is nothing equivocal, there are no ambiguities. What happened on Bloody Sunday was both unjustified and unjustifiable. It was wrong."
British Prime Minister David Cameron today apologized in Parliament for the events of Bloody Sunday, after Lord Saville’s inquiry was finally completed and released. From the Guardian: The prime minister told a sombre Commons: “The conclusions of this report are absolutely clear. There is no doubt, there is nothing equivocal, there are no ambiguities. What happened on Bloody Sunday was both unjustified and unjustifiable. It was wrong.” “Some members of our armed forces acted wrongly. The Government is ultimately responsible for the conduct of our armed forces and for that, on behalf of the Government – and indeed...
Continue reading...Homeownership sometimes isn't so good for society
Ryan Avent takes a look at Felix Salom’s arguments about the benefits of homeownership, but finds that sometimes, its societal benefits are a little overstated: It’s clearly right that homeowners take an active interest in local policy in an effort to protect and enhance local services and the value of their homes. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that homeowners are generating societal benefits. Take schools, for example. Homeowners take many actions to boost the performance of local schools, both because they’re interested in obtaining a quality education for their children and because school quality is capitalized into...
Continue reading...New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – June 14, 2010
If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Roger “Life of the Party” Cohen, who in...
Continue reading...Morning Constitutional – Monday, 14 June 2010
Good morning, everybody. The U.S. and England tied 1-1, and Germany man-handled Australia. Now, your morning constitutional: President Obama will visit the Gulf region on Tuesday and address the nation on television about the Gulf oil spill on Tuesday night. In his address, the president will outline a plan to force BP to create an escrow account to compensate businesses and individuals affected by the oil spill. Over 200 have been killed in southern Kyrgystan in three days of violent clashing between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbek groups. The U.S. has discovered possibly $1 trillion in mineral deposits...
Continue reading...Morning Constitutional – Friday, 11 June 2010
Good morning, everybody. The Donald wants Lindsay? Now, your morning constitutional: Psst. In case you haven’t been paying attention: World Cup starts today in South Africa. With at least 17 languages being spoken by the teams, the challenge of enforcing rules against swearing in the World Cup. An effort by Sen. Lisa Murkowski yesterday to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating carbon levels failed in the Senate yesterday, further making energy/climate legislation look harder to pass. Researchers double their estimate of how much oil has spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, now believing that over 40,000...
Continue reading...New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 10 June 2010
If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s from Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, who in his column...
Continue reading...Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Good morning, everybody. Katy Perry apparently doesn’t care much for Lady Gaga’s new video. Now, your morning constitutional: Women swept all the high-profile primaries yesterday, with Blanche Lincoln winning in Arkansas, Meg Whitman and Carly Fiona winning in California, Sharron Angle winning in Nevada, and Nikki Haley heading to a run-off in South Carolina. An actual shocker in results yesterday, however: The Democratic nominee for Senate from South Carolina will be unemployed military veteran Alvin Greene, who beat the presumed winner despite spending nothing on his campaign except for the filing fee and doesn’t even have a...
Continue reading...New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 8 June 2010
If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from David “Yawny-Pants” Brooks, who in his column “History...
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