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# Verities and Vagaries

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- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Hot Slob by Sylvan Esso](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/07/22/hump-day-song-of-the-week-hot-slob-by-sylvan-esso/) - Back at it this week with a new single from North Carolina-based electropop duo Sylvan Esso. If this is your thing, note they are embarking on a North America tour this fall. On Bandcamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RR1eOVFhwg
- [He can't take this from us](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/07/03/he-cant-take-this-from-us/) - Patriotism is a weird thing. Like, to be proud or whatever of a country you just happened to randomly, through no action of yourself, be borne into. But it does differ from nationalism; that is to say, it's not being proud because the people are all the same as you and different from everybody else.
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Nowhere Left to Go by Pullstring](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/07/01/hump-day-song-of-the-week-nowhere-left-to-go-by-pullstring/) - This week's is a fairly new single from Minneapolis rock outfit Pullstring. Definitely getting huge 90s vibes from this one with some more contemporary flourishes. Off their upcoming EP "Final Call" due out next week on July 7. On Bandcamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDKN5QSBMSs
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Yip Yip Yow by Caroline Rose](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/06/24/hump-day-song-of-the-week-yip-yip-yow-by-caroline-rose/) - This week we have a long-time live staple of Caroline Rose's that they just released as a single in May. It's a genre-bending good time. On Bandcamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Gj3maiYT4
- [Ginni Thomas & Tea Parties](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/08/ginni-thomas-tea-parties/) - Ok, let's start with a few facts about Virginia "Ginni" Thomas: 1) She is married to US SC Justice Clarence Thomas. 2) She founded and is president of a tea party-related "think tank and advocacy group called Liberty Central." On the website for said organization, she posted an open letter that starts "Dear Liberty Central
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Klouds Will Carry Me to Sleep by Gelli Haha](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/06/17/hump-day-song-of-the-week-klouds-will-carry-me-to-sleep-by-gelli-haha/) - I have no idea how to describe this week's song. From alternative electric pop star Gelli Haha, "Klouds Will Carry Me To Sleep" is an alien pop manic dream that was appended (?) to her recent album Switcheroo. On Bandcamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7_6fuJdmAE
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Screwdark by RIP Magic](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/06/10/hump-day-song-of-the-week-screwdark-by-rip-magic/) - Anyways, here's a song. On Bandcamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkGAc3pniCc
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Bleach by Ecca Vandal](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/06/03/hump-day-song-of-the-week-bleach-by-ecca-vandal/) - Kinda a different one this week. We have Ecca Vandal, a Melburian (who apparently has been hyped by and on tour currently with the Deftones?), with the pretty bombastic and genre-bending track Bleach, off what is a yet-to-be announced full-length. On Bandcamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EzX2GQH8AE
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: 50 Ft by The Bobby Lees](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/05/27/hump-day-song-of-the-week-50-ft-by-the-bobby-lees/) - This week's is from Woodstock, New York, outfit The Bobby Lees, a cover of PJ Harvey's 50 Ft Queenie, off their upcoming Epitaph debut New Self, due out on June 12. On Bandcamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll_iZ1Fq2Oo
- [Memorial Day](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/05/24/memorial-day/) - Memorial Day is too early this year. From what I can tell, it's actually the earliest it can be. Fascinating, I guess, to some. It just seems odd for it to fall earlier than the birthday of one of our fellow bloggers (which one, I won't tell you). But, since it is fast upon us,
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Say Something by Sera Cahoone](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/05/20/hump-day-song-of-the-week-say-something-by-sera-cahoone/) - Sorry for the late entry today, but I guess it's better than no entry at all? Huh? I don't know. Here's a song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MqbPrygxw0
- [Towards a smarter home, part 8: A million little pieces](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/05/08/towards-a-smarter-home-part-8-a-million-little-pieces/) - Hey, so it's been a long time since an update on the smartification of my home. I realize that it's been a good number of random updates, installations, devices, etc., but not one single one that would deserve its own thread (heh) here. But, all added together, I guess an update is in order. Last
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Donor Country (A gOoD cAuSe) by Telehealth](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/05/06/hump-day-song-of-the-week-donor-country-a-good-cause-by-telehealth/) - This week's is off Telehealth's forthcoming album Green World Image, out on May 15, 2026. It's about philanthropy, because why not. Seems appropriate for our era. On Bandcamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB5sLtKoZTo
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Dear Hope by Dabda (다브다)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/04/29/hump-day-song-of-the-week-dear-hope-by-dabda-다브다/) - This week's is from Seoul math rock quartet Dabda, who have a new track "Dear Hope" off their upcoming record due this summer. It's six minutes of soaring, roaring sound, and really gets going around the two minute mark, at which point you probably won't be able to stop listening. Sure, I don't understand a
- [Inflation blues](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/04/22/inflation-blues/) - Man, people really hate the economy. It's not a new story. In fact, the only thing interesting about it how not new it is. People hate the Clinton economy. People hated the W. economy. People really hated the Great Recession economy (go figure). People hate the Obama economy, even as it came roaring back better than before
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Kid Gloves by Prism Shores](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/04/15/hump-day-song-of-the-week-kid-gloves-by-prism-shores/) - Sure, we'll be back with some real posts someday soon, but until then, enjoy this ear worm from Kid Gloves's new record Softest Attack just released last week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw-0URrYbMM
- [Morning Consitutional – Wednesday, 17 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/17/morning-consitutional-wednesday-17-march-2010/) - Good morning, everyone. Black Eyed Peas are playing the World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert, and that's just awful. Now, enjoy your morning constitutional: Support for health care reform is ticking up, according to some new polls. From the Post, President Obama's push for health care reform in Ohio convinces a few skeptics. The priest at
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 7 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/07/morning-constitutional-7-april-2010/) - Good morning, folks. George Lucas and Seth Green are going to make an animated comedy based on Star Wars. Now, your morning constitutional. Correction: Yesterday, we reported that the rules for Scrabble might be changing. Turns out that isn't the case at all. A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 24 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/24/morning-constitutional-thursday-24-june-2010/) - Good morning, everyone. Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker are going to bring you the news on CNN this fall. Now, your morning constitutional: Kevin Rudd has stepped down as Prime Minister of Australia after his deputy Julia Gillard secured enough votes to overthrow him. Gillard becomes Australia's first female prime minister. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
- [Doctor treats pregnant women with experimental drug to prevent lesbians (what)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/01/doctor-treats-pregnant-women-with-experimental-drug-to-prevent-lesbians-what/) - From a piece by Alice Dreger, Ellen K. Feder, Anne Tamar-Mattis: The majority of researchers and clinicians interested in the use of prenatal “dex” focus on preventing development of ambiguous genitalia in girls with CAH. CAH results in an excess of androgens prenatally, and this can lead to a “masculinizing” of a female fetus’s genitals.
- [Samuel Alito saw a picture book he didn't like](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/27/samuel-alito-saw-a-picture-book-he-didnt-like/) - Among a torrent of Supreme Court decisions today came one involving a picture book. Well, that's a little reductive, but also not really. The case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, centered on if a school had to give parents an opportunity to protect their children from such dangerous things as picture books involving LGBT+ themes on the
- [Summer Reading](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/12/summer-reading/) - I've been intending for a while to start writing some book reviews for the blog, but hadn't gotten to it yet. And now it's summer, which is always the Season of Reading for me, because in my mind if not reality, summer is still vacation time, which obviously means curling up with a good book
- [Meet the next Senator from Nevada and learn about her Chickens for Health Care initiative](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/22/meet-the-next-senator-from-nevada-and-learn-about-her-chickens-for-health-care-initiative/) - Sue Lowden, one of the Republican candidates for the Nevada Senate seat currently held by Sen. Reid, currently holds a substantial advantage in polling, and will likely become the next senator from the Silver State. And, she has quite a novel approach to health care reform. Namely, she wants to take health care back to
- [Best (Recent) Sitcom Christmas Epsiodes](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/12/22/best-recent-sitcom-christmas-epsiodes/) - I'm actually surprised that Netflix doesn't have a Christmas episode playlist by this point. So, I had to do some research, by which I mean I had to watch a bunch of sitcom Christmas episodes on the various streaming services, so I could report to you the best of the bunch. The only rule is
- [Parks and Rec creator says smart thing about government in random interview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/01/15/parks-and-rec-creator-says-smart-thing-about-government-in-random-interview/) - I definitely don't want it to fly by when somebody says something randomly that is very smart about government. Mike Schur, man behind some of the best sitcoms of all time, one of which is Parks and Recreation, was asked about the era that led to the creation of a show about local government: And
- [Gross](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/28/gross/) - Glenn Beck says all the time that people should leave families alone. But, I guess it didn't stop him from making fun of Malia Obama on his radio show. Dude, she's 11. You're making fun of a little girl; that's just sick. Via Media Matters, above is some audio, and a partial transcript below: BECK:
- [Does Ross Douthat think Pro-Gay is Pro-Family?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/23/does-ross-douthat-think-pro-gay-is-pro-family/) - Andrew Sullivan reads Ross Douthat and likes what he sees: I'm stretching things a bit, I know, but it's interesting to see Ross praise what he calls David Cameron's "pro-family" impulses - especially by supporting married couples in the tax code, something I also support. The Lib-Dems have largely quashed this for now. But Cameron's
- [SCOTUS lifts ban on animal snuff films](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/20/scotus-lifts-ban-on-animal-snuff-films/) - The U.S. Supreme Court today handed down its ruling on U.S. v. Stevens, 08-769, and by an 8-1 decision, upheld the decision of the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, nullifying a federal law banning the practice of filming cruelty against animals, citing First Amendment speech protection. The case centered around Robert Stevens
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Big Fizz by MADMADMAD](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/04/08/hump-day-song-of-the-week-big-fizz-by-madmadmad/) - This week's is from indie rock dance party MADMADMAD, possibly the only good thing from Tottenham right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On9ypvHkqYQ
- [Ownership of the means of production](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/17/ownership-of-the-means-of-production/) - It is both disheartening and convenient when you are struggling to write an essay, forcibly putting words together that do not work, trying ideas that make almost no sense, and working in a direction that isn't clear, and finding an essay that says what you are trying to say more clearly and cogently than your
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Bingo by La Sécurité](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/04/01/hump-day-song-of-the-week-bingo-by-la-securite/) - This week's is "Bingo" from La Sécurité, off their forthcoming album of the same name coming June 12, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWRXuQO9ZEs
- [Ninety percent of fast food cooks will be affected by D.C. raising the minimum wage](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/01/27/ninety-percent-of-fast-food-cooks-will-be-affected-by-d-c-raising-the-minimum-wage/) - D.C. recently passed a law gradually increasing the minimum wage, from $8.25 to $11.50 by 2016. According to a report by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, this will affect ninety percent of D.C. fast-food cooks. I don't have much more to say about that, except it's a damned shame we have to have this job-killing
- [Welcome to the Terrordome](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/17/welcome-to-terrordom/) - Sometimes, it's a little hard to like Majority Leader Harry Reid. Okay, not sometimes: Often. Sure, once in a while he'll accomplish the historic passage of a health care bill, but, generally, he's blasé at best and offensively useless at worst. Or maybe just offensive. Offensive it is, again. Yesterday, in addressing the recent (cynical)
- [I thought he was supposed to be the technology president](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/25/i-thought-he-was-supposed-to-be-the-technology-president/) - Now, in my office, we do this with Word's mark-up feature. Not that it works that well, and I generally find it easier to just mark-up by hand. But, in any case, where's the red ink? Any editor worth their salt uses red. This has always been the history of our history purpose. But, to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 4 November 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/11/04/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-156/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [Tony Award Nominations](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/04/tony-award-nominations/) - The 2010 Tony Award nominations were announced this morning. Quick thoughts: It's nice to see a female playwright get a nomination for Best Play (Sarah Ruhl's In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play). I'm a little surprised that Kristin Chenoweth didn't get a nod for Promises, Promises despite the fact that I haven't seen
- [Andrew WK is excited about some songs](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/24/andrew-wk-is-excited-about-some-songs/) - In the most recent issue of NME, the special guest reviewer for the singles was Andrew WK, and he's pretty excited about some songs. For example: White Rabbits – They Done Wrong/We Done Wrong I like the way this starts – with surprising changing rhythms! I also like this band’s name as I’ve always loved
- [Surprise, Wendy Davis isn't the progressive hero she's made out to be](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/12/surprise-wendy-davis-isnt-the-progressive-hero-shes-made-out-to-be/) - It was just a of couple days ago that we learned that Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis thinks Texas's gun controls are too strict. Now we've got this: Wendy Davis said Tuesday that she would have supported a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, if the law adequately deferred to a woman and
- [No more printed Oxford English Dictionary?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/31/no-more-printed-oxford-english-dictionary/) - Sad news for bibliophiles: The Oxford English Dictionary as we know it may never be printed (in full) again. Nigel Portwood, the CEO of the Oxford University Press, told the Sunday Times (behind a pay-wall, damn you Murdoch), via the Telegraph: "The print dictionary market is just disappearing, it is falling away by tens of
- [Florida Governor Charlie Crist to run for Senate as independent](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/28/florida-governor-charlie-crist-to-run-for-senate-as-independent/) - It's been expected, but now it's all but official: Aides confirm that Florida Governor Charlie Crist will, indeed, announce tomorrow that he will run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. Crist has been a Republican his entire career, but a run from former state House speaker Marco Rubio on his right has pushed him
- [Connecticut Senate candidate Rob Simmons wants to remind you he's still in the race](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/29/connecticut-senate-candidate-rob-simmons-wants-to-remind-you-hes-still-in-the-race/) - Today's Hartford Courant, the largest newspaper in Connecticut, makes an interesting endorsement today: Former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons has a gold-plated public-service resume. His votes over time have been in line with the mostly moderate traditions of the Republican Party in Connecticut. It is for those reasons that The Courant's editorial board, with hesitation, recommends
- [The "news-and-information conveyor belt"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/28/the-news-and-information-conveyor-belt/) - Mark Halperin, in his latest piece in Time, compares the "news" media coverage of O.J. Simpson (really) and the recent Shirley Sherrod ordeal, and actually comes out of it with a good point: Just as there was something intrinsically interesting about one of America's best-known and best-liked athletes being charged with a brutal double murder,
- [Senator Inouye likely to be next president pro tempore of the Senate](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/28/senator-inouye-likely-to-be-president-pro-tempore-of-the-senate/) - With the passing of Senator Byrd, Senator Daniel Inouye is next in line to become the president pro tempore of the Senate. Just want to point out that this makes the presidential line of succession the following: an African-American, an Irish-American, an Italian-American, and, finally, a Japanese-American. Somewhere, Strom Thurmond is turning over in his
- [I'm sorta disgusted.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/30/im-sorta-disgusted/) - I was fed up with the actions and rhetoric of the left when Bush was in office, despite sharing many of their concerns. I'm fed up with the current tactics of the right, and share none of their concerns. And yes, sadly, I'm still fed up with the left. I'm having trouble understanding how we
- [Here's to the state of Richard Nixon](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/18/heres-to-the-state-of-richard-nixon/) - President George W. Bush famously hoped that history would vindicate his—er—less popular decisions. Well, it seems that history is beginning to vindicate another president that fell in disgrace in his own era. His bigotry, racism, foul mouth and criminal actions notwithstanding, President Richard Milhouse Nixon, in hindsight, is starting to look downright palatable. The filibuster
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 22 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/22/morning-constitutional-monday-22-march-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Borat got married, Rosie wants to come back, and there's going to be a new Shel Silverstein book. Now, on to your morning constitutional: "We proved that this government—a government of the people and by the people—still works for the people," President Obama said last night, as the House of Representatives, in
- [Tax rates, visualized](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/26/tax-rates-visualized/) - To illustrate, Weather Sealed’s infographic team charted the historical U.S. income tax brackets for singles, adjusted for inflation, from 1910 to present. The colors indicate the marginal tax rate: black for low, red in the middle, and yellow for high. The horizontal axis is the tax year, and the vertical represents taxable income, log-scale, normalized
- [Time for another Gathering of the Juggalos already? Sweet!](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/19/804/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0xewi_Gdc8 Calling all Juggalos! It's just about time for another Gathering of the Juggalos! The eleventh one!? Can you believe it's been that many years? Neither can I. Feels like just yesterday we discovered chugging Faygo and hating conformists. Well, time get ready; it's coming right up: This is what you have been waiting for, Juggalos!
- [The Party of Lincoln, or the Party of Jefferson Davis?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/05/the-party-of-lincoln-or-the-party-of-jefferson-davis/) - Steve Benan on recent Republican efforts to revisit the 14th Amendment: Take a moment to consider what's become fairly common in GOP circles of late. A sitting Republican congressman and governor have openly speculated about secession. A Senate candidate in Nevada has raised the specter of armed insurrection against the United States government. A Senate
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 16 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/16/morning-constitutional-friday-16-july-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. The guy who blackmailed Letterman learned he was nominated for an Emmy while in jail. Now, your morning constitutional: Too early for good news? Well, oil has stopped spilling out of the busted well in the Gulf, and while it may be premature, any good news is exciting. Financial reform passed Congress
- [Reader response time](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/10/reader-response-time/) - Got a very nice email from a reader: I read your recent post about the possible fraud in Togo's 2010 election, and your insight of the importance of democracy and deep concerns really impressed me. I think you might find this video interesting. Along with the point you mentioned in your post about how this
- ["Joe the Plumber" likes underdogs](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/27/joe-the-plummer-likes-underdogs/) - Don't tell Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher this, but the horse he's betting on is down 62-13 according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. His horse would be state lawmaker Chuck Purgason (no, not Turd Ferguson, sadly), and the race is the August 3 Republican primary for the open U.S. Senate seat from Missouri. The odds-on favorite horse
- [This is how bad it got: Poverty and unemployment insurance](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/17/this-is-how-bad-it-got-poverty-and-unemployment-insurance/) - This chart is pretty staggering, and gives a little more credence to the call to keep expanding unemployment insurance, even if Sharron Angle thinks it "spoils" the unemployed. This chart comes from Arloc Sherman from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, who writes: The headline story in today’s Census Bureau report is the large jump
- [Republicans Supporting Non-Republicans](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/23/republicans-supporting-non-republicans/) - Interesting news from the Pennsylvania senate race today: Former Senator Chuck Hagel will endorse Joe Sestak. Hagel was a Republican; Sestak is a Democrat running against Republican Pat Toomey. Hagel told The Associated Press on Monday that Sestak has demonstrated during his two terms in Congress that he puts what's best for the country before
- [Doctor Who, "The Beast Below"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/25/doctor-who-the-beast-below/) - Amy: So there are other Time Lords, yeah? Doctor: No. There were, but there aren't… Just me now. Long story. It was a bad day. Bad stuff happened. And you know what, I'd love to forget it all, every last bit of it. But I don't. Not ever. We got a strong introduction to both
- [Sarah Palin's late, great planet earth](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/23/sarah-palins-late-great-planet-earth/) - The Awl yesterday had an enormously important piece by Maud Newton, "Sarah Palin's 'Planet Earth' and the End Times," in which she (Ms. Newton) uses her own experiences with the Pentecostal and Evangelical movements to decipher Sarah Palin's recent moves, from running for vice president, resigning the governorship, to her coming documentary series, which is
- [How I'm pretty sure I went to college with Rand Paul](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/09/how-im-pretty-sure-i-went-to-college-with-rand-paul/) - Sure, he might be the sober new leader of the libertarian wing of the Republican party, but, after reading this, I'm fairly certain I must have gone to college with Rand Paul:* The strangest episode of Paul's time at Baylor occurred one afternoon in 1983 (although memories about all of these events are understandably a
- [Adventures in Hypocrisy](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/19/adventures-in-hypocrisy/) - For your daily dose of schadenfraude... If you haven't seen it yet, it's worth watching this video of Indiana Rep. Mark "Morally and Physically Repellent" Souder, the family values-touting Republican who just announced his resignation after admitting his affair with a staffer. In it, the woman with whom he was cheating on his wife interviews
- [Candidate for Congress Ed Martin thinks Barack Obama wants to stop you from being saved](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/14/candidate-for-congress-ed-martin-thinks-barack-obama-wants-to-stop-you-from-being-saved/) - Via TPM, we learn that Ed Martin, who seems to get his energy from the tea party movement, is afraid that the president wants to take away your freedom to worship. His logic? Well: One thing I like to say is: America is great, not because of our genetics. We're great because we created a
- [The Court may be just a little technologically-challenged](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/21/the-court-may-be-just-a-little-technologically-challenged/) - When President Obama decides on a new Supreme Court associate justice, it may be worthwhile for the "technology president" to consider the future justice's basic understanding of technology, a skill set that seems be notably absent on the Court. Seems during oral arguments Monday in the case City of Ontario v. Quon, a case that
- [Probably the greatest opening graf in news ever?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/24/probably-the-greatest-opening-graf-in-news-ever/) - WFTV reports the news: BERVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- The Brevard County doctor who was arrested for groping a woman while dressed as Captain America with a burrito in his pants will not go to jail.
- [This is what happens when you teach kids that condoms don't work](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/05/this-is-what-happens-when-you-teach-kids-that-condoms-dont-work/) - AP (emphasis mine): About 17 percent of sexually experienced teen girls say they had used the rhythm method –timing their sex to avoid fertile days to prevent getting pregnant. That's up from 11 percent in 2002. They may have been using another form of birth control at the same time. But the increase is considered
- [Kentucky Republican nominee for Senate Rand Paul sees Hitler around the corner](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/22/kentucky-republican-nominee-for-senate-rand-paul-sees-hitler-around-the-corner/) - Jason Zengerle from GQ recently had a sit-down with Senate candidate Rand Paul, who has said some crazy stuff so far in this campaign cycle, and, well, Paul didn't disappoint: Just fifteen minutes earlier the candidate whom Paul came out to support was likening the current Speaker of the House to a former Soviet dictator,
- [Wait, people can vote in a monarchy?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/06/wait-people-can-vote-in-a-monarchy/) - So, I'll be out for the next several hours, but will leave thoughts later. Exit polls seem to indicate a drop in Lib-Dem seats. I don't buy this, uniform swings, postal votes, etc... They may not be getting the gains many hoped for, but I can't believe they're not gonna pick up a few. Anyway,
- [How long until we're employed again?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/16/how-long-until-were-employed-again/) - The economy seems to be leveling out, but how long will it take to get employment back to where it was before the Great Recession? Brookings has this frightening chart with some explanation: In recent months, on this blog, we described the job gap -- the number of jobs it would take to return to
- [Won't somebody think of the children?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/20/wont-somebody-think-of-the-children/) - The National Review cover story, "The Case for Marriage," draws an argument against same-sex marriage solely founded on the idea that marriage is for sexual relations, and that sexual intercourse between men and women makes babies. It is true that marriage is, in part, an emotional union, and it is also true that spouses often
- [Whomp, You Do Not Sleep on the Fennec Fox – World Cup Day Six Recap and Day Seven Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/18/whomp-you-do-not-sleep-on-the-fennec-fox-world-cup-day-six-recap-and-day-seven-preview/) - Some quick hits today, since I actually have things to do. Day 6 Recap: Group H: Algeria actually showed some real determination and ability in the first half against a Belgium team that seemed to think a little too highly of itself. The first half demonstrated the two kinds of believing in yourself. Algeria came out with confidence and
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 27 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/27/morning-constitutional-27-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Hugh Hefner has saved the famous Hollywood sign. Now, your morning constitutional: Senate Republicans blocked the opening of debate for the financial reform package on a 57-41 vote (with 60 needed for cloture). Sen. Ben Nelson voted against cloture, while Majority Leader Harry Reid switched his vote to "no" (to allow him
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 19 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/19/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-19/) - 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 “Fried at Last” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [Sharron Angle versus Alvin Greene](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/03/sharron-angle-versus-alvin-greene/) - Sharron Angle does not believe unemployment insurance helps anyone. In an interview with conservative radio talk show host Heidi Harris (she really does only interview with conservatives, and it really does seem it's only radio), she raised her game a little from before, where she just claimed that unemployment benefits "spoil" the unemployed: "People don't
- [Politics are Stupid, Moderates Edition](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/23/politics-are-stupid-moderates-edition/) - There is no reason this sentence should ever exist: Wyllie (the Libertarian) gets his strongest support from independent voters who back Crist (the Democrat) over Scott (the Republican) 45 - 38 percent in a two-way matchup, but split with 36 percent for Crist and 34 percent for Scott, with 12 percent for Wyllie, in the
- [Tim Wise: "Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/27/tim-wise-imagine-if-the-tea-party-was-black/) - (Got from Ghost, but since he's at work or the bar or something, I'm stealing it.) Tim Wise nails it: Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that
- [Mea Copa: Group G, Where G Stands for God-Awful Predictions](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/14/mea-copa-group-g-where-g-stands-for-god-awful-predictions/) - Sorry this is so late. Work and not-work (read as soccer and drinking) got way in the way. Group G starts tomorrow at 10, with Cote d'Ivoire and Portugal. Today is two parts: recap of the weekend (and my crap predictions) followed by, obvs., Group G. Enjoy and, as always, mea copa. The easiest way
- [Mea Copa: Group F, Where F Stands For Exactly What You Think It Does](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/09/mea-copa-group-f-where-f-stands-for-exactly-what-you-think-it-does/) - Just as yesterday I wrote about teams that find supporters due to reasons outside of nationality, success or other rational sources, so there are teams that foment anger and rage outside their in-game performance. There are folks who will not root for Argentina, Germany, North Korea, the US, and many other countries because of their
- [It's International Beer Day! Thank Jimmy Carter!](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/05/its-international-beer-day-thank-jimmy-carter/) - SEE UPDATE/CORRECTION BELOW Today is International Beer Day,* and if you're a lover of fine micro-brews (and I know you are), you have but one person to thank. No, not Jim Koch. The person you must thank is none other than former President Jimmy Carter. E.D. Kain explains: To make a long story short, prohibition
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 9 July 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/09/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-141/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [Happy Gay Marriage Day, D.C.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/09/happy-gay-marriage-day-d-c/) - Today's the day that equal marriage really begins in D.C., and the Associated Press predicts that up to 150 same-sex couples are eligible today to wed. So, the best from us at V+V to all of you in D.C. finally being able to say your vows to those you love today. (Same-sex marriage was made
- [Five Things to Know About the World Cup](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/18/five-things-to-know-about-the-world-cup/) - Yesterday, good friend and former V+V contributor Jack Burden took to The Social Network™ and shared ghosts's outstanding World Cup coverage with a note "World Cup discussion for Americans beyond the "5 things to know about the World Cup" garbage." Challenge accepted, B. 1. There are a bunch of countries playing in the World Cup
- [Mario and Luis(i)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/25/mario-and-luisi/) - I really thought I was going to be able to talk about Mario Balotelli. I was sure that nothing of any import or excitement would happen in the closing minutes of Italy-Uruguay, as, indeed, there had been nothing worth discussing in the entire second half. Even the red card doled out to Claudio Marchisio at the hour mark was earned, if
- [Why those Beatles tickets were reasonably priced](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/10/why-those-beatles-tickets-were-reasonably-priced/) - Yglesias notes that when The Beatles came to town in 1964, tickets to see them were actually pretty reasonable, if not downright cheap: Adjusting for inflation, those tickets ranged in price from $15 to $30. These days $30 will get you in to see St. Vincent at the 9:30 Club but prices to see Kings of Leon at
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 14 July 2015](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/07/14/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-175/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [Meet Rick Barber, Patriot for Congress](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/14/meet-rick-barber-patriot-for-congress/) - Sure, he's no Les Philip, or Dale Peterson, or even Tim James, but Rick Barber's got a pretty inspiring ad here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iQ7ZDUutU4 Look at that: Founding Fathers. And they hated taxes just like he does. I actually really love how Rick conflates health care reform and the IRS, while totally and unceremoniously diminishing the Founders'
- [Dale Peterson, candidate for Alabama Agriculture Commissioner, hates thugs and criminals, loves guns and horses](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/17/dale-peterson-candidate-for-alabama-agriculture-commissioner-hates-thugs-and-criminals-loves-guns-and-horses/) - As may be becoming pretty obvious, we have a thing for brilliant campaign ads. And Alabama seems to be producing a good number of them. This one, from Dale Peterson, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Agriculture Commissioner in Alabama, is yet another. It features a good dose of aggression (both in editing and
- [Aw, Americans think they're so smart](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/05/aw-americans-think-theyre-so-smart/) - This is pretty hilarious: The survey also revealed some serious gaps in the knowledge base of Americans following foreign policy. For example, although 78 percent of respondents claimed to "closely" follow international affairs, an equal 78 percent said they had "never heard" of Ban Ki-moon when asked about him. When those surveyed were told that
- [Till the End of the Day — Friday, 27 March 2026](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/03/27/till-the-end-of-the-day-friday-27-march-2026/) - Again, some links to keep you occupied. ("Mom, they're link-blogging again!") Two long ones about the U.S. bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran: When Intelligence Fails: A Legal Targeting Analysis of the Minab School Strike (Joseph N. Orenstein for Just Security) AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth
- [Mad Men, "Public Relations"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/26/mad-men-public-relations/) - "Who is Don Draper?" With the season finale of Doctor Who conveniently falling on the same weekend as the premiere of Mad Men season 4, I've been recruited to add it to the Arts & Culture rotation. First, here's a link to a quick recap of seasons 1-3 courtesy of Gawker TV. (ed. note from
- [Diane Wood](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/23/diane-wood/) - As the de facto left-wing short-list candidate for Justice Stevens' seat on the Supreme Court, Diane Wood has already drawn lots of ire on the right for her supposedly radical views, especially on abortion. Several articles this week make a strong case for Judge Wood-- nothing that would persuade right-wingers, of course, but it's good
- [Sharron Angle attacks Harry Reid for...saving jobs?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/08/sharron-angle-attacks-harry-reid-for-saving-jobs/) - Sharron Angle may want to stop talking. In case you're not sure who she is: Angle's a tea party favorite running for Senate against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada. She beat out prohibitive favorite Sue Lowden in the Republican primary, mostly due to Lowden saying some ridiculous things. However, she also tends to
- [No Hipsters in China, Part 2](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/20/no-hipsters-in-china-part-2/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snhiofL2Rh4 Via The New Yorker. Goo: Somewhere over the Pacific, Pabst Blue Ribbon began putting on airs. That reliably blue-collar Milwaukee lager, later adopted by unbearable hipsters on the coasts, has turned up in China. And P.B.R., best known in the U.S. for being the cheapest beer on the grocery-store shelf, has—like so many expatriates before
- [More transparency...  unless you like guns.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/17/more-transparency-unless-you-like-guns/) - Today in hypocrisy: finally, a cause liberal and conservative interest groups can rally together in opposition to. I'm no expert by any means on campaign finance, but here's how I understand the story thus far: Supreme Court issues ruling lifting restrictions on campaign funding by corporations. General outcry ensues. Congress resolves to Do Something. Something
- [I'm getting closer....maybe? Lamar says no to Kagan](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/23/im-getting-closer-maybe/) - Sure, I'm not doing so well in my bet with Lady Blaga, but, it might be skewing my way a little. Lamar Alexander, one of the nine Republicans who supported Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court, is no fan of Elana Kagan's: In a statement, Alexander focused on Kagan’s role in limiting military recruiters’ access
- [The New Republic Editor Martin Peretz is a bigoted asshole](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/07/the-new-republic-editor-martin-peretz-is-a-biggoted-asshole/) - I mean, at least Fox News couches their hysterical Islamophobia in polite-speak. Martin Peretz, the editor-in-chief of The New Republic, on the other hand, eschews propriety and lets the bile just roll out: But, frankly, Muslim life is cheap, most notably to Muslims. And among those Muslims led by the Imam Rauf there is hardly
- [Delaware Republican nominee for Senate Christine O'Donnell not so much a fan of birth control (surprisingly)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/22/delaware-republican-nominee-for-senate-christine-odonnell-not-so-much-a-fan-of-birth-control-surprisingly/) - So, we've learned that Christine believes in abstinence, and definitely thinks that masturbation is immoral, so, it's of no surprise, then, I guess, that she's also no big fan of birth control. In fact, she calls condoms "anti-human." What? In a 2006 interview on Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” the devout Catholic contended that condom
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 7 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/07/morning-constitutional-monday-7-june-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Elton John sang at Rush Limbaugh's fourth wedding. Now, your morning constitutional: BP announced Monday that its response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has cost $1.25B so far. Seven killed over the weekend in Ohio as severe storms and tornadoes swept the Midwest. Slovenians voted to support a
- [Stimulus bill more stimulating than expected](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/26/stimulus-bill-more-stimulating-than-expected/) - CC photo from Argonne National Laboratory Conservative critics love to talk about how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the "stimulus package," has clearly not worked, because the economy hasn't recovered yet. All I had to do was a cursory Google search to find this: According to the latest survey of its
- [Rand Paul is just afraid of imaginary beer](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/11/rand-paul-is-just-afraid-imaginary-beer/) - The Fancy Farm Picnic, a picnic held by the St. Jerome parish, is the traditional beginning of the campaign season in Kentucky. It's a huge affair: so huge, in fact, that in 1985, it was recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Largest Picnic" for the consumption of 15,000 pounds of
- [Justice Ginsburg on Roe and more](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/12/justice-ginsburg-on-roe-and-more/) - I would have loved to have heard Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in person when she spoke recently at the Aspen Ideas Festival, but I'll have to content myself with reading excerpts from the conversation she had with Jeffrey Rosen. Justice Ginsburg, who was introduced by former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, described herself as a "flaming
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/14/poem-of-the-week/) - As we all now know, April is being celebrated in some parts of the country as Confederate History Month. Luckily for those of us who enjoy four-week-long observances but prefer not to glorify the losers of the Civil War, April is also host to a number of other holidays. A quick Google search revealed that
- [Biased Counseling](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/13/biased-counseling/) - I've talked before about my frustration at the skillful ability of the right-wing to harness language. This comes out all the time in regard to abortion, and sometimes, the issue is that the other side does a really good job of making something sound rational when it really isn't. An example is the wave of
- [Ta-Nehisi Coates on affirmative action and victimhood](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/18/ta-nehisi-coates-on-affirmative-action-and-victimhood/) - We made mention of it this morning in the Morning Constitutional, but there is a significant amount of grumbling in some circles over how Miss Michigan, Rima Fakih, an Arab-American, won the Miss America pageant last night. We did note Adam Serwer's excellent comments, but Ta-Nehisi Coates over at the Atlantic goes further and uses
- [Decoy proms: Just like the good old days](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/06/decoy-proms-just-like-the-good-old-days/) - Well, speaking of outrage: To avoid Constance McMillen bringing a female date to her prom, the teen was sent to a "fake prom" while the rest of her class partied at a secret location at an event organized by parents. Let's see what led to this. Itawamba County School District in Mississippi was going to
- [So somebody made a whole Daft Punk and Strong Bad mash-up album](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/03/31/so-somebody-made-a-whole-daft-punk-and-strong-bad-mash-up-album/) - I'm a little late to this game (sorry), but last month Youtube user IAmArique made a whole album mashing up the entirety of Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" and Strong Bad's classic techno anthem "Everybody to the Limit" and it's just great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsa4ogtBiv0 And yes you can download the whole thing! (ed. note from the
- [Jobs](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/14/jobs/) - Ronald Brownstein at the National Journal: If the economy produces jobs over the next eight months at the same pace as it did over the past four months, the nation will have created more jobs in 2010 alone than it did over the entire eight years of George W. Bush's presidency. That comparison comes with
- [Pay for sex?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/11/pay-for-sex/) - So, I discovered today that the NPR iPod app gives me access to recordings of many recent Intelligence Squared debates, so I spent a good chunk of the day listening to a few of them. Quite a few of them were really interesting and entertaining, and if you haven't already, I would definitely recommend them.
- [D.C./Virginia area, here's your (belated) weather report](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/02/16/d-c-virginia-area-heres-your-belated-weather-report/) - Sure, it's already snowing a bunch*, but you need this. We at V+V HQ have now watched this five times to make sure we get all the information. *LOLBoston P.S. Have a hot toddy; the government's closed tomorrow.
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 22 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/22/morning-constitutional-thursday-22-july-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Lindsay's in jail but getting special treatment. Now, your morning constitutional: President Obama will sign into law today the Improper Payment Elimination Act, a bill designed to cut fraudulent spending and wasteful programs. The International Court of Justice will issue its verdict today on whether Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia was
- [Lesson: Racial slurs are totally fine, so long as they're in a joke](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/04/lesson-racial-slurs-are-totally-fine-so-long-as-theyre-in-a-joke/) - Noted this morning in the Morning Constitutional: “We already got one raghead in the White House, we don’t need a raghead in the governor’s mansion,” said State Sen. Jake Knotts, of South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley. Knotts backs Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer in a four-way Republican primary race. Today, Knotts "apologized." By "apologized," of
- [V+V 2014 Summer Jam Party Part Deux](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/05/30/vv-2014-summer-jam-party-part-deux/) - Here we are back again, trying to figure out which of this year's super summer jams can be the Official V+V 2014 Summer Jam. In this installment, we'll bring another couple jams that most people wouldn't listen to together. Just a note: I heard "Fancy" on the radio at the liquor store yesterday, so either
- [The Favorites of WA](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/12/31/the-favorites-of-wa/) - Pop started us off yesterday, listing his favorite albums of 2014, and hoping we'd hop into his post. I would do that, but I'm both lazy and selfish, so I'll throw in three albums in this post. Before I start with the music, I need to mention that I listen almost exclusively to NPR. I hear
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 12 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/12/morning-constitutional-friday-12-march-2010/) - Good morning, everyone. Idol's down to a dirty dozen, Corey's heart was just too big, and Leno's back at number one. Now, on to your morning constitutional: From the bad-ass files: In New York state, a 91-year-old pharmacy cashier gets punched fending off a thief, refuses medical attention, says she doesn't want to just "sit
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 12 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/12/morning-constitutional-wednesday-12-may-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. A woman in Miami Beach, Florida, has reported that Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola, from "Jersey Shore" fame, attacked her in a nightclub on Saturday. Now, your morning constitutional: Following Gordon Brown's resignation yesterday, David Cameron gets to work today as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and has formed a coalition
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 25 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/25/morning-constitutional-wednesday-25-august-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Unfrozen Caveman Center-Fielder will stay in Detroit. Now, your morning constitutional: John McCain fends off a challenge from the right, Ben "Obama's the Worst President Ever" Quayle wins his crowded primary, and Lisa Murkowski might need to find a new job. Also, nobody's quite sure what happened in Vermont. Jimmy Carter is
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 10 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/10/morning-constitutional-wednesday-10-march-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Nomar's retiring as a Red Sox, Lindsay Lohan is suing, and De Niro's going to play Vince Lombardi. Now, enjoy your morning constitutional: Teen star Corey Haim died of an apparent overdose in Los Angeles last night. An Associated Press-GfK poll shows the President is still more popular than Congress. In Wichita,
- [The Yale Community Apparently Doesn't Know What the Word "Refute" Means](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/10/22/the-yale-community-apparently-doesnt-know-what-the-word-refute-means/) - "Indeed members of the Yale community who know Dach personally refute any possibility that he could have been involved in the scandal. According to 32 sources interviewed, Dach’s character is best represented by the way he interacts with others on a regular basis." -Amid scandal, University community defends Dach "Refute" implies that these sources knew
- [Putting a terrorist to death](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/01/30/putting-a-terrorist-to-death/) - Today, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the bombing of the Boston Marathon. This is not without precedent, and this was not unexpected. Hell, it might be the most predictable news story of the day. There are a number of reasons to find the
- [And you thought YOU were lonely](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/12/and-you-thought-you-were-lonely/) - In the movie Red Dawn, a small, rag-tag crew of red-blooded American high school kids (featuring, yes, Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen) experience a Soviet invasion and are forced into the woods, far away from home and alone. They decide to form a group—the Wolverines, named after their high-school mascot—and fight back against the invaders.
- [House Representative Mike Pence loves teachers](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/10/house-representative-mike-pence-loves-teachers/) - Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed a bill—by a vote of 247-161—providing states $16B in emergency funding to shore up their Medicaid budgets and $10B in an effort to stave off teacher layoffs. The bill is slated to be signed by the president this evening. According to Democratic estimates, the bill is expected to
- [Guns vs. Hammers](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/04/guns-vs-hammers/) - I read an article yesterday about a recent spate of violence at schools in China. In the latest attack, on Friday, a farmer attacked children at a kindergarten with a hammer before setting himself on fire. This story is horrific, as were the other two recent attacks, which took place with assailants with knives. It's
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 23 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/23/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-4/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [Hey, white people: Are you scared enough of black people?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/22/hey-white-people-are-you-scared-enough-of-black-people/) - Rachael Maddow: Fox News has run with a few different stories this year that they really pushed all on their own. They weren't mainstream news stories -- they weren't even news, really. They were Fox agenda items, all following a very, very similar narrative. There was the Van Jones controversy, with Fox morphing the president's
- [Stay classy](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/30/stay-classy/) - From the GW Hatchet, the George Washington University newspaper: Though the rally was a mostly peaceful gathering, two rally attendees got into a heated argument with an employee at the GW Deli over the D.C. bag tax, which ultimately resulted in the tea party member throwing a sandwich in the deli employee's face. The GW
- [Illustrating the 21st Century Enlightenment](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/26/illustrating-the-21st-century-enlightenment/) - From the RSAnimate series, in this video, Matthew Taylor explores the meaning of 21st century enlightenment and how the idea might help us meet the challenges we face today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC7ANGMy0yo
- [What it would be like in your backyard](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/24/what-it-would-be-like-in-your-backyard/) - Sometimes I find it hard to know exactly how large a country is without looking at a globe (When I was a kid, I was convinced Germany was the size of New York. Oops.). Sometimes, even after looking at a globe, it isn't so clear. So, when big events happen, it's really hard to know
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 3 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/03/morning-constitutional-tuesday-3-august-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Susan Boyle might be on Glee. Now, your morning constitutional: Lebanese and Israeli soldiers have exchanged fire on their shared border; each side has reported casualties. In the Northern Ireland city of Londonderry on Tuesday, an Irish Republican Army splinter group detonated a bomb in a hijacked taxi outside of a police
- [Romeo, Juliet, and Twitter. Wait...what?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/14/romeo-juliet-and-twitter-wait-what/) - Mudlark and the Royal Shakespeare Company have joined forces to present Such Tweet Sorrow, a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet that takes place in real time on Twitter. Actors are given a scripted outline and character diaries, and they generate original tweets based on what the character would be thinking or feeling at any
- [Meet Tennessee gubernatorial candidates Basil Marceaux and James Reesor](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/28/meet-tennesee-gubernatorial-candidates-basil-marceaux-and-james-reesor/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hvaeHllwtw I'm Basil Marceaux dot com, the Republican candidate for governor. I'd like to recall all permits and registrations for guns. Everyone carries guns. If you kill someone though, you get murdered, you go to jail. And uh, I'd like to put—plant grass or vegetation across the state on any vacant lot and sell it
- [It's all about the Benjamins, baby](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/22/its-all-about-the-benjamins-baby/) - So, the new $100 bill unveiled by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, is pretty baller. Heck, it's basically the Avatar of money, what with the spankin'-new 3-D features. Other thing that is awesome: The website for the Bureau is moneyfactory.gov. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwEBIC0a4RY In other dollar news, according to a recent Marist poll, a substantial
- [Homeownership sometimes isn't so good for society](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/14/homeownership-sometimes-isnt-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
- [A two-party system](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/11/a-two-party-system/) - If the recent debate over health care reform has taught us anything, it is that the U.S. does still have a functional two-party system. The two parties, however, are not the Democrats and Republicans, but the Democrats and the Democrats. This is not to suggest that his is necessarily a bad thing—for the Democratic Party
- [Girls who wear Abercrombie & Fitch](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/10/girls-who-wear-abercrombie-fitch/) - ...I'm not one of them, and never was. I never imagined the song could be about me. Actually, I've never been inside an A&F store, on some sort of vague "principle" formulated when I was about 14. That was also the age when I became a teeny bit obsessed with the band LFO. My years
- [Well, it's hurricane season](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/01/well-its-hurricane-season/) - Today marks the beginning of the official hurricane season, and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center predicts a pretty hectic season: Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA is projecting a 70 percent probability of the following ranges: 14 to 23 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher),
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 5 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/05/morning-constitutional-thursday-5-august-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Sandra Bullock is Hollywood's highest-paid actress and Lily Allen is having a baby. Now, your morning constitutional: California "has no interest in differentiating between same-sex and opposite-sex unions," ruled U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, striking down California's state ban on same-sex marriage. According to Walker, the ban violated the federal
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 4 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/04/morning-constitutional-tuesday-4-may-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Will there be a sequel to the hit comedy Anchorman? Now, your morning constitutional: Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized American citizen from Pakistan, was arrested last night in connection to this weekend's Time Square bombing attempt. He was on board a plane to Pakistan at the time of his arrest. Statement from Attorney
- [Dale Peterson wants you to vote for somebody else](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/17/dale-peterson-wants-you-to-vote-for-somebody-else/) - Dale Peterson, who we mentioned earlier during his race for Alabama Agriculture Commissioner, may not have won the primary, but he is not going gentle into that good night. Nay, he's got somebody he wants the fine folk of Alabama to vote for: John McMillan. As long as it's not dummy Dorman Grace. And he
- [Report from the heartland: Tea Party in Ohio](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/19/report-from-the-heartland-tea-party-in-ohio/) - My mom mentioned recently that there’s a Tea Party guy running for state representative in my home state of Ohio. No great surprise there, but what worried her was how many yard signs she’d seen for him in the neighborhood. Now, my parents do live in one of the more conservative parts of a pretty
- [Private buses and the government as a business](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/18/private-buses-and-the-government-as-a-business/) - Yglesias suggests that the future maybe should involve privately-owned intracity bus lines: Bus lines don’t have the power to transform neighborhoods that rail construction possesses. But buses are by far the cheapest and simplest way of adding mass transit, and municipal leaders should always have their eyes on potential ways to improve things. One possibility
- [We Start ... From Here](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/16/we-start-from-here/) - Seventy years ago, the United States became a world superpower. Historians can point to any number of events that brought the US to that point, and its ascendancy was, if not inevitable, at least likely, long before thousands of its men washed upon the shores of Normandy. The war would devastate Europe in a way
- [Why didn't the stimulus work as expected?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/20/why-didnt-the-stimulus-work-as-expected/) - With 500,000 new people applying for unemployment last week, the most number since November, it appears that the economy, propped up by temporary census workers and last year's stimulus package, is falling again. The Right is saying that the stimulus was a waste of money, the Left is saying it wasn't big enough. The truth
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 17 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/17/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-35/) - 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 Ain't Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [1,000 lawyers in a deep sea trench...](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/11/1000-lawyers/) - I think I'd like to make basketball the subject of my inaugural post. You see, I've been thinking a lot lately about the negotiations leading up to agreeing on a new collective bargaining agreement. There a lot of points of contention, lots of issues to be hashed out, but the gist of it is that
- [A Day at the Park, Statistics and the Day 7 Recap/ Day 8 Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/19/a-day-at-the-park-statistics-and-the-day-7-recap-day-8-preview/) - I spent the afternoon at Fenway with my father yesterday, taking in a beautiful day and one of the rare Red Sox games that moved at a brisk pace, as they played ten innings in under three hours. In the middle of that game, with the Sox still hitless, my father said something I never thought I'd
- [Airplane! and Zero Hour!](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/26/airplane-and-zero-hour/) - Surely, you can't be serious. Honestly, until finding this clip today, I had no idea how much of a connection Zero Hour! (straight outta 1957) has with far more widely known Airplane! (1980). I am serious...and don't call me Shirley. Apparently, it's a sort-of remake, and the makers actually bought the rights to Zero Hour.
- [Watch: Maya Angelou reciting "On the Pulse of Morning" at Clinton's first inauguration](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/05/28/watch-maya-angelou-reciting-on-the-pulse-of-morning-at-clintons-first-inauguration/) - Sadly for humanity, Maya Angelou died in her North Carolina home at 86. Above she is reciting what is likely her most famous poem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59xGmHzxtZ4 Below, a tweet from just four days ago that is beautiful in its simplicity and lyricism. Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God. —
- [A Complete History of the Soviet Union Arraged to the Melody of Tetris](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/30/a-complete-history-of-the-soviet-union-arraged-to-the-melody-of-tetris/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTFG3J1CP8 This is pretty great. From the YouTube description: Buy the whole album at http://www.pigfaceboy.co.uk Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pigfaceboy A Complete History Of The Soviet Union Through The Eyes Of A Humble Worker, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris. Music by "Pig With The Face Of A Boy" Written and performed by DONALD NEWHOLM and DAN WOODS,
- [When It's Over: World Cup Recap and Brazil-Germany Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/08/when-its-over-world-cup-recap-and-brazil-germany-preview/) - Five days. It took me five days after the USMNT lost to Belgium to be able to read any of the many obituaries, encomia and tributes that followed in that match’s wake. It took me five days before I could begin to think on the accomplishments of the US team and reflect on what had happened. It
- [Are all choices equal?  Does it matter?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/12/are-all-choices-equal-does-it-matter/) - There's a fascinating article in Elle from July, in which Bettina Paige recounts her decision to undergo a "selective reduction" when she found out she was carrying twins after going through fertility treatment. She already had a toddler, felt the family couldn't afford to take care of two new babies, and her husband was strongly
- [A lesson in sportsmanship: Dominant high school softball team forfeits to help out struggling new team](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/26/a-lesson-in-sportsmanship-dominant-high-school-softball-team-forfeits-to-help-out-struggling-new-team/) - Because, sometimes you just want to hear a story of people being great: It happened at a junior varsity girls' softball game in Indianapolis this spring. After an inning and a half, Roncalli was womanhandling inner-city Marshall Community. Marshall pitchers had already walked nine Roncalli batters. The game could've been 50-0 with no problem. It's
- [Doctor Who, "Vincent and the Doctor"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/29/doctor-who-vincent-and-the-doctor/) - Doctor: "Is this how time normally passes? Really slowly, and in the proper order?" "Vincent and the Doctor" was a lovely episode, full of great moments, and the tone felt appropriate after last week's loss of Rory. Amy is in mourning though she doesn't even realize it, and she finally makes a human connection with
- [Juggalos: How do magnets work?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/13/juggalos-how-do-magnets-work/) - Jonah Weiner at Slate, for some reason, brings us a review of the new Insane Clown Posse video "Miracles." It's a rather grand review, comparing this particular posse of clowns to a rap-rock Wordsworth "dropping f-bombs aplenty in praise of the natural sublime," for example. The song is a catalog of whoa-dude epiphanies, the sort that
- ["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."](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/15/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/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMZ3CtC8KEY 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.
- ["HAHA U ARE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE YOU CAN DELETE BUT THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS WAT YOU SED BITCH"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/12/haha-u-are-in-a-lot-of-trouble-you-can-delete-but-the-whole-world-knows-wat-you-sed-bitch/) - Oops? The Republican vying for Rep. Jerry McNerney's seat in California's 11th district, Brad Goehring, posted the following to his Facebook account yesterday: If I could issue hunting permits, I would officially declare today opening day for liberals. The season would extend through November 2 and have no limits on how many taken as we
- [Alaska Republican candidate for Senate Joe Miller compares Senator Murkowski to a prostitute](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/27/alaska-republican-candidate-for-senate-joe-miller-compares-senator-murkowski-to-a-prostitute/) - Via Swing State Project. Alaska Republican (and tea party sweetheart) candidate for Senate Joe Miller : "What's the difference between selling out your party's values and the oldest profession? http://bit.ly/93kXBr #teaparty #tcot #alaska #ak" The link is to the Daily Caller, which cites a report from the Daily Beast that someone inside Lisa Murkowski's senate
- [In defense of an admittedly terrible argument](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/21/in-defense-of-an-admittably-terrible-argument/) - As you probably already heard from this post, Lady Blaga and I have a little wager going on concerning how many votes Elena Kagan's nomination manages to wrangle in the Senate. Based on some pretty terrible and Friday-night-related maths, I predicted she'd be confirmed, and that it would be by the slimmest of margins: 60
- [Super racist New Hampshire State House candidate Ryan Murdough is super racist](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/19/super-racist-new-hampshire-state-house-candidate-ryan-murdough-is-super-racist/) - Here's a special specimen. In a letter to the Concord Monitor, Republican (probably in name only, since "they sold white people out") Ryan Murdough writes: For far too long white Americans have been told that diversity is something beneficial to their existence. Statistics prove that the opposite is true. New Hampshire residents must seek to
- [Let them kiss, for chrissakes?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/12/451/) - The Daily Wh.at: Worthy Cause of the Day: Not a single episode of ABC’s uproarious new sitcom Modern Family goes by that I don’t find myself ranting and raving over the pseudo-progressivism of having an openly gay couple on a primetime TV show, and going out of your way to avoid having them show real-world
- [New Ways to Hate on Glenn Beck](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/15/new-ways-to-hate-on-glenn-beck/) - Continuing on my poetry theme, I wanted to share this delightful recent discovery. As the friend who forwarded the website wrote, “poems, jewish stuff, making fun of glenn beck...I assume you were already aware?” I was not! According to their email blast, “Jewish Funds for Justice staged the Internet's first "Twitterstorm" last week, flooding Glenn
- [Males' tears make them more attractive to the ladies](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/06/males-tears-make-them-more-attractive-to-the-ladies/) - Seriously: A guy who can shed a tear really can drive females wild—among mice, at least. According to a new study, male mouse tears contain a sex pheromone called ESP1, which makes female mice more receptive to mounting. ... Male mice shed tears to keep their eyes from drying out. As they groom themselves, the
- [Social conservatives and irrelevant solutions](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/21/social-conservatives-and-irrelevant-solutions/) - Well, David Boaz at Cato and I may share very few opinions, but I always appreciate a good smack-down: Social conservatives talk about real problems but offer irrelevant solutions. They act like the man who searched for his keys under the streetlight because the light was better there. Social conservatives tend to talk about issues
- ["Irrational Prejudice"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/09/irrational-prejudice/) - I'm on my way out of town right now, but a pretty huge development occurred yesterday that really needs mentioning before I go. In two decisions yesterday, Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. HHS and Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro held section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional.
- [Lindsey Graham's Mavericky Vote for Kagan](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/20/lindsey-grahams-mavericky-vote-for-kagan/) - Today the Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Elena Kagan's nomination, approving it in a 13-6 vote. Predictably, the vote went along party lines, with one notable exception. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham not only voted for Kagan, he explained at length why he did so, espousing his view of how the confirmation process ought to work:
- [Florida Governor Charlie Crist vetoes anti-abortion measure](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/11/florida-governor-charlie-crist-vetoes-anti-abortion-measure/) - Wait, is this the new Charlie Crist? Because I think I like the new Charlie Crist: Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have required women seeking a first-trimester abortion to pay for an ultrasound exam and, with few exceptions, view the image or have it described to them by their doctor. Crist,
- [Lightning Strike Proves God Hates Your Stupid Statue](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/15/lightning-strike-proves-god-hates-your-stupid-statue/) - In case the article Pop linked to in today's Morning Constitutional wasn't enough for you, here's video of the ridiculously huge and gaudy (and apparently enormously expensive-- $250,000!) Touchdown Jesus statue in flames. As YouTube commenter THeSLoTH77 wrote, "It's a sign... It's a sign that churches squander away an unbelievable amount of money that could
- [What happened to cap and trade?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/30/what-happened-to-cap-and-trade/) - David Roberts at Grist places the blame on the Senate's failure to pass climate legislation not on environmentalists, but on the broken political situation in the Senate itself: But step back for a moment and think about it. Climate and clean energy are incredibly difficult issues for any number of reasons. Yet environmentalists pulled together
- [Doctor Who, "The Big Bang"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/26/doctor-who-the-big-bang/) - Doctor: "We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?" "The Big Bang" opens not where we left off last week, but rather on a scene repeated from the season's first episode: Amelia Pond praying for someone to come and close the crack in her bedroom wall. This time, however, there
- [Baby not smiling because she likes you](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/01/baby-not-smiling-because-she-likes-you/) - Slate asks "Why Do Babies Smile?" But research from the last couple of decades shows there's more to it. Smiling typically develops around six to eight weeks, a time when a baby spends her days gazing at faces, and when her vision widens to take in the whole face, not just the eyes. It's unclear
- [Was President Obama in the "Whoomp (There It Is)" video?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/07/was-president-obama-in-the-whoomp-there-it-is-video/) - Via Gawker: Finally, a Barack Obama conspiracy theory for the rest of us! Everyone from Tea Partiers to hip hop message boards thinks Obama was an extra in the music video for Tag Team's single "Whoomp (There It Is)". Before you do anything else, check out 1:01 of the music video for Tag Team's 1993
- [Diplomats wager on U.S.-England World Cup Match](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/08/diplomats-wager-on-u-s-england-world-cup-match/) - Via Laura Rozen at Politico (although she gets the order of the conversation backwards and calls it the UK team), an email exchange between the Philip Breeden at the U.S. Embassy in London and Martin Longden at the U.K. Embassy in D.C. unveils quite the wager (and nerdy trash-talk). Of course you know, England plays
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 8 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/08/morning-constitutional-8-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. If you lived in North Korea, you'd be hearing all about how the Dear Leader's style is now in fashion worldwide because of his greatness. But, since you don't, here's your morning constitutional: President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a major nuclear arms pact this morning in Prague that will
- [Polltracking the Revolution](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/14/polltracking-the-revolution/) - Here's a handy little interactive widget to play with to see how everybody's doing in the horsey-race that is the upcoming U.K. election: [ed note from the future: this link is long dead] The important thing to know, for those not completely fluent in U.K. electoral politics, is to get a majority and build a
- [Finally, doing nothing might actually be a good idea](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/01/finally-doing-nothing-might-actually-be-a-good-idea/) - As has probably been made far more obvious lately, it's far easier for the Senate to do nothing than anything. They haven't even been able to pass an unemployment benefits extension for the past three weeks, depriving long-time victims of the shitty economy of at least a modicum of support. Ezra Klein points out that
- [Saving daylight](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/15/saving-daylight/) - Over at Greater Greater Washington, Matt Johnson seems to accidentally make a argument for Daylight Saving Time: In 1895, George Vernon Hudson first proposed Daylight Saving Time, the idea was to make use of an hour of morning daylight which people tended to sleep through. In the modern era, this was thought to save energy
- [Temperance Railway, next stop Cigaretteville](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/03/27/temperance-railway-next-stop-cigaretteville/) - I love maps, I love transit, I love transit maps, I love historical documents, and I love all things drink. So, you can imagine that I love this map. It's pretty great. From 1908, and recently dug up by the Library of Congress, it shows all the stops you'll go through if you continue down
- [ConDems?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/11/condems/) - The insanity that has been the last week of British politics looks to be coming to an end. Somehow a coalition made up of the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives will be ruling Britain (at the pleasure of the Queen, of course.) The Tories did go further than I imagined they would to make this
- [Oh noes! Traficant's comeback bid thwarted by one of the most ridiculous of roadblocks](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/06/oh-noes-traficants-comeback-bid-thwarted-by-one-of-the-most-ridiculous-of-roadblocks/) - Oh Mr. Traficant, maybe among my favorite of former disgraced congressman, I have to admit this news makes me terribly sad: Former U.S. Rep. and convicted felon James Traficant’s improbable bid to return to Congress appears to have ended before it began. The Ohio Democrat, who spent seven years in prison on a bribery and
- [63-37](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/05/63-37/) - Just moments ago, I watched the Senate finish voting to confirm Solicitor General Elena Kagan by a vote of 63-37. You'll note that I made a silly bet with Lady Blaga that the vote would be 60-40. So, I'm paying the lady her Hamilton. Sen. Ben Nelson was the only Democrat to vote nay, while
- [Best. Week. Ever.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/26/best-week-ever/) - With the awesomeness surrounding the passage of healthcare reform, new DOT policy should not be overlooked. Increased commitment to and investment in bicycle facilities and walking networks can help meet goals for cleaner, healthier air; less congested roadways; and more livable, safe, cost-efficient communities. Walking and bicycling provide low-cost mobility options that place fewer demands
- [Panda loves snow](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/01/06/panda-loves-snow/) - So, it's snowing today in the nation's capital, which is friggin' annoying, but you know who fucking loves it? That's right, that little bastard Bao Bao, our resident kind-of-a-baby panda at the National Zoo. It's his first snow, and he friggin' loves it. Like the bastard he is. Anyways, carry on with your miserable day.
- [On Women & This Week's Primaries](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/10/on-women-this-weeks-primaries/) - Rachael Larimore over at DoubleX is bemoaning the lack of excitement among feminists over the recent electoral victories for Republican women. She writes that "it is disappointing that many liberal women don’t even seem to want the GOP to have strong female candidates." I don't think she's got it quite right. It's not that I
- [Ross Douthat Suuuuucks.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/11/ross-douthat-suuuuucks/) - It will surprise no one to hear that Ross Douthat makes me mad. He makes me mad because his views are stupid, and because he doesn’t seem to believe in things like “data” or “facts,” and he also makes me real mad at the NYT Op-Ed page for hiring him in the first place. As
- [What happens tomorrow and Friday](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/05/what-happens-tomorrow-and-friday/) - Tomorrow, Britons will go to their polling locations and elect a new House of Commons. This much is certain. What happens next is anybody's guess. Currently, there is no parliament, but as required by law, there is still a Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. And, until the votes are tallied, and the "winner" is summoned to
- [What does the new Oval Office say?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/31/what-does-the-new-oval-office-say/) - Somewhat strangely, when President Obama took office, he opted to eschew tradition and not change anything about the decor of the Oval Office. Well, while the president was on vacation last week, he finally put his own personal stamp on the office. The Oval got new furniture, a new rug and new wallpaper. He kept
- [Tea Party rally in Washington cost taxpayers $13,600](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/20/tea-party-rally-in-washington-cost-taxpayers-13600/) - Nothing like good old consistency. The tea partiers, who have but one issue in common, cut government spending, held a rally in Washington, D.C. back in November. Seems that little rally cost $13,600, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: Months later, official expense reports show that the boisterous, 10,000-person rally to rein in big government and stop
- [B-A-N-A-N-A-S](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/16/b-a-n-a-n-a-s/) - Finally, bananas might be good for something after all: A simple fruit that many of us eat every day could soon prove to be a powerful new inhibitor of HIV, and lead to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of the virus. Bananas, according to new research of the University of Michigan Medical School, might
- [Why did Murkowski lose?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/01/why-did-murkowski-lose/) - David Weigel offers a post-mortem, as well as how it was her ability and willingness to work across the aisle that brought her down: The post-election gloating over Murkowski's problems revealed the problems conservatives had with her. She voted for the Troubled Asset Relief Program in 2008. In October 2009 she said she was "open" to
- [So what's next?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/11/05/so-whats-next/) - This morning, we went over the preordained Republican takeover of the Senate. So, other than having to hear "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says" over and over, what will the next two years look like? For the most part, you'd be correct in assuming that it'd look a lot like the last four years: With
- [Meet Pamela Gorman, Arizonan for Congress](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/30/meet-pamela-gorman-arizonan-for-congress/) - Another smash commercial, but this time from a candidate to represent the Arizona 3. Her name is Pamela Gorman, and she does have quite a shot. Although they never do show her actually hitting a target (?). Guess you have to watch it here since it won't embed for some reason.
- [Ready to die](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/08/ready-to-die/) - With so much coverage over the past several months of the Green Revolution in Iran, it's easy to forget how often disputed election results occur in nascent democracies, how often this leads to street-level protests, which end up, far too frequently, with street-level violence. And even without violence, disputed election results, whether caused by wholesale
- [Smart Dolphins](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/22/smart-dolphins/) - Cool interview in NYT the other day with Diana Reiss, psychology professor/dolphin researcher. This anecdote kind of floored me: Let me tell you a story. One of the first dolphins I ever worked with was Circe. I’d bring her a fish when I wanted her to do certain things. If she didn’t do them, I
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/25/poem-of-the-week-9/) - A friend suggested this week's poetry pick, telling me that a) it is her favorite and b) she has it memorized. So did I! Said friend also offered me homemade baked goods today, so obviously I would have been obliged to post her favorite poem even if I did not also like it. Which I
- [Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning), or Welcome to the "No-Spin Zone"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/29/where-were-you-when-the-world-stopped-turning-or-welcome-to-the-no-spin-zone/) - Filed under "Science is freaking crazy." Witold Fraczek from Esri ran some models using ArcGIS on an interesting—but unlikely—question: What would happen if the world actually stopped turning? The answer is actually rather fascinating: If earth ceased rotating about its axis but continued revolving around the sun and its axis of rotation maintained the same
- [Subjects of the drug cartel](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/25/subjects-of-the-drug-cartel/) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer believes that most undocumented aliens illegal immigrants er, Mex'cans are here to smuggle drugs. For real (original link went to Washington Post, but that link died): "I believe today, under the circumstances that we're facing, that the majority of the illegal trespassers that are coming into the state of Arizona are
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 23 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/23/morning-constitutional-tuesday-23-march-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Sarah has a reality show she wants to tell you about, Reese has a new beau, and Joan Jett has some advice for Lady Gaga. And we have a morning constitutional: President Obama signing the health care reform bill into law today, as Republicans vow to continue doing everything they can to
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 24 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/24/morning-constitutional-wednesday-24-march-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Jesse's hoping for a reconciliation with Sandra, and James "The Anti-Christ" Cameron wants to debate Glenn "f---ing a--hole" Beck. And here's your morning constitutional: The Senate begins a 20-hour debate over fixes to the the the health care reform bill today as Republicans try one last time to make arguments against the
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 19 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/19/morning-constitutional-friday-19-march-2010/) - Happy Friday, everyone. John Stewart is Glenn Beck, upsets apparently abound and if you needed any more, here's your morning constitutional: Who knew that a move from 'This Week' to 'Good Morning America' was a promotion? Rep. Steve Cohen with a touching tribute to Alex Chilton. "Oh, I keep the beer in the other fridge."
- [On war and oil](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/03/20/on-war-and-oil/) - There's a war on. Gas prices are rising. The means the war is bad, you see. The fact that the common sense wisdom of how wise or useful or necessary wars are is contingent on the price of crude oil is embarrassing and insulting. Instead of judging on if the costs of the war itself,
- [Worst past the post](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/03/18/worst-past-the-post/) - So the Bluesky candidate narrowly lost their primary election yesterday to a normal candidate and honestly I seriously don't give a fuck. Let the local populace choose their party's nominee and leave me out of it. I don't give a shit about congressional primaries. There's still a ton of attention online because they were the
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 16 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/16/morning-constitutional-tuesday-16-march-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Beckham's Achilles' tendon is really torn, Ovechkin is out for two games, and Spencer Pratt is taking some time off to fight cyber crime. Now, enjoy your morning constitutional: California felt some tremors this morning as a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit about a mile away from Pico Rivera. The Los Angeles Fire
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 25 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/25/morning-constitutional-thursday-25-march-2010/) - Good morning folks. We got a lot of news to get through, so sit down and shut up. Here's your morning constitutional: Republicans overnight have forced the Senate to adopt changes to at least two provisions in the health care reform fix bill, citing parliamentary issues, which would require it to be sent back to
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 26 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/26/morning-constitutional-friday-26-march-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. How about those games last night? Sorry about your brackets, though. Now, your morning constitutional: Russian bombers were intercepted in British airspace. Is Russia's military getting bolder? Protesters in Iraq are demanding a manual recount of votes in the recent election. The economics of an aging populace. The Obama administration announces plans
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 29 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/29/morning-constitutional-monday-29-march-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Butler, West Virginia, Duke and Michigan State: What in the—? Anyways, here's your morning constitutional: President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Sunday to meet with President Karzai and address the troops stationed there. Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Moscow Metro subway trains this morning, killing at
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 30 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/30/morning-constitutional-tuesday-30-march-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Ricky's gay, Sandra's dumping Jesse, but, worry not!, Heidi and Spencer are staying together. Now, your morning constitutional: President Obama will sign changes to student lending into law today. The changes will replace the current system of the government giving loans through private lenders and instead provide loans directly to students. The
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 32 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/01/morning-constitutional-thursday-32-march-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Here's your morning constitutional: In the U.K., the Labour Party has decided to use PM Gordon Brown's reputation for anger and physical aggression to their advantage, rolling out advertisements which portray him as a hard man, willing to take the fight to David Cameron, unafraid of confrontation. Vice President Joe Biden loves
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 5 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/05/morning-constitutional-monday-5-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Tiger's back, Erin's going to dance, and Erykah's getting fined for getting naked. Now, your morning constitutional: Two are dead in Mexico after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Baja California yesterday. The space shuttle Discovery successfully took off this morning, en route to the space station Destiny carrying a crew of seven
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 6 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/06/morning-constitutional-6-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Butler only started one senior. Now, your morning constitutional: Prime Minister Gordon Brown has declared the UK general election will be on May 6, an election that may well lead to his ouster. The British National party sure is keeping it classy, that's for sure. One hundred and fifteen Chinese coal miners
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: It's A Beautiful Life by Francis of Delirium](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/03/18/hump-day-song-of-the-week-its-a-beautiful-life-by-francis-of-delirium/) - Oops, missed last week — sorry about that. Here's a new one from Francis of Delirium off their upcoming record, Run, Run Pure Beauty coming May 29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p26AG6N1TQ0
- [There will never be an Arrested Development movie and that is fine](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/08/there-will-never-be-an-arrested-development-movie-and-that-is-fine/) - So, it looks like there won't be an Arrested Development movie after all. Co-star David Cross said in an interview: I think what I will tell you, it's not going to happen. It's not official, but I just don't think it's going to happen. Way too much time it's been (since the show ended). I
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 12 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/12/morning-constitutional-monday-12-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Phil Mickelson won a funny jacket this weekend. Now, your morning constitutional: Much to the consternation of locals, President Obama is hosting a two-day nuclear security summit in downtown D.C. The times notices that Pakistan is conveniently not on the agenda. Tragedy for Poland this weekend, as Polish president Lech Kaczyński and
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 13 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/13/morning-constitutional-13-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. The "brains" behind the the Jersey Shore have concocted another legend, only this time: Massholes. Well, then, on to your morning constitutional: The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 11,000 yesterday for the first time since September 2008, a hopeful sign that Wall Street believes that the economy is on the right track.
- [Morning Constitutional – 14 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/14/morning-constitutional-14-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Richard Dawkins may want to arrest the Pope, but here's your morning constitutional: Hundreds have been killed by an earthquake in western China on Wednesday. The earthquakes hit China's Qinghai province, home mostly to ethnic Tibetans. Another sign the economy is rebounding: Retail sales rose for the third straight month in March
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday 16 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/16/morning-constitutional-16-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Steven Seagal has...troubles. We have your morning constitutional: President Obama on Thursday night announced new rules ordering hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid to grant visitation rights to same-sex partners. The new rules also make it easier for patients to allow their partners to make medical decisions on their behalf. Volcanic ash
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 18 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/18/morning-constitutional-tuesday-18-may-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Charlie Sheen has signed on for two more years of Two and a Half Men, and at a salary of nearly $2M an episode, becomes the highest paid actor on television. Now, your morning constitutional: Democrats and Republicans go to polls today in primaries and special elections in Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Kentucky and
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 19 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/19/morning-constitutional-wednesday-19-may-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Campbell Brown is leaving CNN; could Eliot Spitzer take her spot? Now, your morning constitutional: Results in yesterday's primaries and the one special election were pretty much as expected: Paul won, Specter lost, Lincoln goes to a run-off. In Thailand, four leaders of the anti-government protesters have surrendered to police after troops
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 20 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/20/morning-constitutional-thursday-20-may-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Lindsay missed her court date, and there's a warrant for her arrest. Now, your morning constitutional: Thai authorities have restored an uneasy order to Bangkok, a day after rioting and violence killed 15 and injured nearly 100. The Staten Island Republican Party has endorsed Vito Fossella for another run for Congress. Yes,
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 21 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/21/morning-constitutional-friday-21-may-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Jesse James considers himself the world's most hated man. Now, your morning constitutional: The Senate on Thursday passed the financial reform package on a 59-39 vote. Four Republicans voted for the package, and two Democrats voted against. The bill now goes to conference to be reconciled before it will hit President Obama's
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 17 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/17/morning-constitutional-monday-17-may-2010/) - Good morning, folks. After 20 years, NBC cancels Law & Order, but orders Law & Order: Los Angeles. Now, your morning constitutional: General Motors on Monday reported it earned $865M in the first quarter of 2010, its first profit since 2007. BP announced that they are successfully capturing around 1,000 barrels a day from a
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 11 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/11/morning-constitutional-tuesday-11-may-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Bristol celebrated National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy by going to a hot New York club. Here's your morning constitutional: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai arrives in D.C. today for a visit hoped to warm the cold relationship between Afghanistan and the U.S. Yesterday, RNC Chair Michael Steele slamed Solicitor General Elena Kagan
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 10 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/10/morning-constitutional-monday-10-may-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Betty White smashed it on Saturday Night, didn't she? Now, here's your morning constitutional: Probably the worst-kept secret ever: President Obama is expected to announce that he will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Stevens. The Washington Post has a timeline of Kagan's career, and
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 5 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/05/morning-constitutional-wednesday-5-may-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Bret Michaels is out of the hospital. Now, your morning constitutional: Yesterday's primary results: Neither Secretary of State Elaine Marshall nor former state Senator Cal Cunningham won the North Carolina Democratic nomination for Senate outright, forcing a run-off. Former Senator Dan Coats won the Republican nomination for Senate easily in Indiana. Lt.
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 27 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/27/morning-constitutional-thursday-27-may-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Conan's writers are getting their own comedy special on TBS in June. Now, your morning constitutional: "Top Kill" method effective at stopping the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, says Coast Guard admiral. A bomb disguised as a pack of juice exploded in the southern Russian city of Stavropol, killing seven
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 28 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/28/morning-constitutional-friday-28-may-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Could Lady Gaga have...lupus? Now, your morning constitutional: President Obama is visiting Louisiana Friday to assess the ecological disaster caused by the oil spill in the Gulf. U.S. officials and BP believe the spill has been patched, although they will not know for sure for a couple days. The spill is believed
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 1 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/01/morning-constitutional-tuesday-1-june-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Spencer behaved a little crazy and moved out. Now, your morning constitutional: Flooding and landslides resulting from Tropical Storm Agatha, the first named storm of the season, has killed over 150 people in Central America. As Carol Browner, the White House energy and climate adviser, calls it the "probably the biggest environmental
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 2 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/02/morning-constitutional-wednesday-2-june-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Charlie Sheen is going to jail. Now, your morning constitutional: Rep. Arthur Davis lost the chance to be Alabama's first black Democratic nominee for governor yesterday. Dale Peterson (previously) also lost his bid for Agriculture Commissioner. No matter what happens in the fall, New Mexico will have its first female governor. BP's
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 4 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/04/morning-constitutional-friday-4-june-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Hold on to your childhood, because Warner Brothers is making an anime restyling of Thundercats. Now, your morning constitutional: "I simply misremembered it wrong," explained Rep. Mark Kirk, who is running for the Illinois Senate seat once held by President Obama, of how an award for the unit he headed became an
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 11 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/11/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
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 14 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/14/morning-constitutional-monday-14-june-2010-2/) - 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
- [Morning Constitutional –  Tuesday, 15 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/15/morning-constitutional-15-june-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Ubisoft is making a Michael Jackson video game. Now, your morning constitutional: Ethnic violence in Kyrgystan is beginning to wane as aide arrives in the southern city of Osh. Britian prepares Tuesday to release a report of the government investigation into the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings of demonstrators in Londonderry, which lead
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 16 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/16/morning-constitutional-wednesday-16-june-2010/) - Good morning, everyone. Charlie Sheen's car has been driven off a cliff — again. Now, your morning constitutional: In a speech from the Oval Office, President Obama last night urged action on new energy legislation and promised to make BP pay for damages related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Judge Vaughn
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 18 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/18/morning-constitutional-friday-june-18-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. The NBA has a new champion. Now, your morning constitutional: The interim leader of Kyrgyzstan says that the toll of the recent ethnic violence could be as much as ten times worst than previously believed. Democrats, while trying to restrict special interests, make loopholes for special interests. Liberal Senators threaten to abandon
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 21 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/21/morning-constitutional-monday-21-june-2010-2/) - Good morning, everybody. As I write this, Portugal just creamed PRK by a whopping 7-0. Sweet Jesus. Anyways, here's your morning constitutional: A worker on the Deepwater Horizon rig claims to have told BP that he found a leak on the rig just weeks before the explosion. Russia has begun to cut off natural gas
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 22 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/22/morning-constitutional-tuesday-22-june-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Did Toy Story 3 make you cry? Well, there's always your morning constitutional: Gen. Stanley McCrystal, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, was called back to Washington after making critical remarks in an interview about administration officials including the president and vice president. Former federal prosecutor Michael Bromwich on Monday took over
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 23 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/23/morning-constitutional-wednesday-23-june-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Jerry Seinfeld thinks Lady Gaga is a jerk. Now, your morning constitutional: Gen. Stanley McChrystal's fate, now unknown, will likely be determined today in his meeting with President Obama today. Some inside the White House may be suggesting he might be on his way out, which would not make Afghan leaders particularly
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 26 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/26/morning-constitutional-monday-26-july-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. The Kansas City Wizards beat Manchester United in a pointless friendly, but we'll take what we can get. Now, your morning constitutional: Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, a former Khmer Rouge prison chief, has been found guilty of crimes against humanity by a UN-backed Cambodian war crimes tribunal and sentenced to
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 22 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/22/morning-constitutional-22-april-2010/) - Happy Earth Day, folks. Enjoy your morning constitutional: Belgium's government collapsed Thursday, as Prime Minister Yves Leterme resigns. Nearly all flights in Europe are going ahead, but new ash is limiting Norway and Sweden's airports. While no one could have predicted how important the issue would become, before the financial system nearly collapsed, Obama the
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 23 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/23/morning-constitutional-23-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Not sure how this happened, but Helen Mirren and Russell Brand will be in the same movie. Now, here's your morning constitutional: After an oil rig exploded and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico, authorities have started worrying about the environmental impact of the incident. Unsurprisingly, newly-minted Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown has
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 26 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/26/morning-constitutional-26-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Lindsay's been dropped from an upcoming movie because she isn't "bankable." The Washington Nationals for the first time since 2005 have an over-.500 record, while the Boston Red Sox are way below that mark. Now, your morning constitutional: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scheduled a vote on financial reform Monday afternoon; Republicans
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 28 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/28/morning-constitutional-wednesday-28-april-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Jenny McCarthy has some medical advice for you and your kids. Now, your morning constitutional: The Coast Guard will attempt to burn off portions of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico today that is closing in on Louisiana's shore and ecologically sensitive areas around the Mississippi River basin. The slick
- [It Gets Better](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2011/09/20/it-gets-better/) - I’ve said this many times before, but here it is again: My pride and affection for the American experiment lies in its ability to improve itself, to get better. This morning, America got better. Finally, after decades of a terrible and ridiculous compromise that left thousands of American servicepeople as second-class citizens, the military policy
- [Some people gonna be voting today](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2012/01/03/some-people-gonna-be-voting-today/) - Holy shit—today’s the Iowa caucuses. At about 7:00 p.m. CST (8:00 p.m. EST because we’re east-coast-elite-centric here), at 1,774 precincts across the state of Iowa, Republicans (and, actually, Democrats too, but we already pretty much know who’ll win that one) will begin to select their choice for the Republican nomination for president. Polls in the
- [Iowa: What we learned](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2012/01/04/iowa-what-we-learned/) - Well, so last night they had some caucuses. Mittens Romney won by a landslide of eight votes. Eight votes. Rick Santorum’s surge proved to have been at the exact right moment, as he finished just behind. Ron Paul’s surge was just a moment too soon and finished fourth. Everybody else sucked. Here’s some things we
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 30 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/30/morning-constitutional-friday-30-april-2010/) - Good morning everybody. A very happy early May Day and Derby Day to all of you. Now, your morning constitutional: Oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reportedly reached shore overnight, although not confirmed by officials yet. Officials are stopping any new drilling until the spill is fully investigated. Hawaii's legislature
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 20 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/20/morning-constitutional-20-april-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Apple wants its phone back. Now, your morning constitutional: A limited number of flights in northern Europe, expected to be around half of normal volume, will go ahead today. While some planes are flying from Scotland and Northern Ireland, it is unlikely any planes will depart from London today. Some science behind
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 19 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/19/morning-constitutional-monday-19-april-2010/) - Good morning, folks, and happy Patriot's Day, a day that celebrates that accidental first engagement of Massachusetts militiamen and British Army regulars at Lexington and then Concord. Also, a marathon and a Red Sox game. Now, your morning constitutional: Due to the Icelandic volcanic ash, only about 30% of scheduled flights in Europe will fly
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 29 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/29/morning-constitutional-tuesday-29-june-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Steve Carell is indeed leaving The Office after next year. Now, your morning constitutional: General Petraeus appears for confirmation hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee today to lead the war effort in Afghanistan. His confirmation is basically assured, but questions will arise about the President's strategy for the war. Kagan taking
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 1 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/01/morning-constitutional-thursday-1-july-2010/) - Good morning, folks. The new Twilight movie broke some records for 12:01am shows. Now, your morning constitutional: President Obama will push for comprehensive immigration reform today during a speech at American University in D.C. German Chancellor Angela Merkel fights for survival after struggling to get her preferred presidential candidate, Christian Wulff, elected. Turkish aid from
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 6 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/06/morning-constitutional-tuesday-6-july-2010/) - Good morning, everyone. We're back from vacation, so here's your morning constitutional: Bronislaw Komorowski, the pro-business rival to the late President Lech Kaczynski, was elected President in Poland yesterday, beating out the former president's twin brother Jaroslaw Kaczynski. BP has cleaned up a lot less oil so far than it had promised it would. The
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 15 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/15/morning-constitutional-thursday-15-july-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Landon Donovan is not having a love child. Now, your morning constitutional: Financial regulation reform to be voted on in the Senate today and likely to pass. Former SEC Chair Harvey Pitt thinks it will create more problems than it solves. Paul Volcker gives it a "B." Why are some financial instruments
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 20 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/20/morning-consitutional-tuesday-20-july-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Elisabeth Hasselbeck doesn't like Kathy Griffin much at all. Now, your morning constitutional: The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court today. If she is approved by the committee, her nomination will go before the full Senate, who will likely vote on her before
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 23 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/23/morning-constitutional-friday-23-july-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Joss Whedon is going to direct The Avengers. Now, your morning constitutional: President Obama signed a bill yesterday finally extending benefits for those unemployed for longer than six months. Finding a total lack of votes, the Senate has given up trying to pass a comprehensive climate and energy bill this term. Long-time
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 30 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/30/morning-constitutional-friday-30-july-2010-2/) - Good morning, everybody. Ellen's leaving American Idol, and Diddy wants in. Now, your morning constitutional: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia are meeting in Beirut to work together to help stabilize Lebanon if a UN tribunal indicts members of the Hezbollah movement for the killing of Rafik Hariri. Republicans succeeded in
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 2 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/02/morning-constitutional-monday-2-august-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. After 14 days, Lindsay's finally out of jail. Now, your morning constitutional: Rescuers having trouble reaching 27,000 people still stranded after Pakistan suffers some of the worst flooding it has experienced in decades. The floods are already responsible for over 1,100 deaths. An ongoing famine in Niger threatens millions of people who
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 4 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/04/morning-constitutional-wednesday-4-august-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Bristol and Levi broke off their engagement again. Now, your morning constitutional: BP announced Wednesday that the "static kill" effort to permanently seal off the spilling oil well in the Gulf has been so far successful. Also welcome news: According to White House energy adviser Carol Browner, almost three-quarters of the oil spilled
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 11 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/11/morning-constitutional-wednesday-11-august-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Britney's going to be on Glee this season. Now, your morning constitutional: Former Senator Ted Stevens died in a plane crash yesterday in Alaska at the age of 86. It was not his first plane crash—in fact, Alaska has a much higher aviation accident rate than the rest of the country. Why
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 17 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/17/morning-constitutional-tuesday-17-august-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Tila Tequila was attacked on-stage by stones, bottles and various other things at the annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival in Illinois. Now, your morning constitutional: In Pakistan, one-fifth of which is under water due to horrific flooding, water-borne diseases such as typhoid, dysentery, hepatitis and cholera may bring further tragedy. At
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 18 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/18/morning-constitutional-wednesday-18-august-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood have called off their engagement. Now, your morning constitutional: Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty of one charge, making false statements to the FBI, but the jury was hung on the other 23 charges facing Blagojevich. Despite the fact that congress rushed to get
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 20 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/20/morning-constitutional/) - Good morning, everybody. Steven Tyler will be a judge on American Idol. Now, your morning constitutional: Israelis and Palestinians are expected to resume direct negotiations for the first time in 20 months. More donors are pledging money for Pakistan, which has suffered devastating flooding, after an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly. The election
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 23 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/23/morning-constitutional-monday-23-august-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Is Lauren Hill back? Now, your morning constitutional: Seventeen days after they were trapped in a cave-in, rescuers discovered 33 miners still alive in a small gold and copper mine in northern Chile. The rescue. however, could take months. There is still no official result of this weekend's election in Australia, and
- [Till the End of the Day — Friday, 6 March 2026](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/03/06/till-the-end-of-the-day/) - I know we said we would do less link-blogging, but we didn't say we would do no link-blogging. We used to do the Morning Constitutional, which was a daily roundup of news stories we found important/interesting, and Till the End of the Day (yes, this is a Kinks reference), which was more a dump of
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 15 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/15/morning-constitutional-monday-15-march-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Alice is still number one, Jennifer and Jamie broke up, and Jack might be heading over to NBC. Now, enjoy your morning constitutional: Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse take number one seeds in NCAA men's basketball tournament. One of us is officially cheering for a 16-1 upset of UVM over Syracuse. In
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 11 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/11/morning-constitutional-thursday-11-march-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Charlie Sheen says it never happened, and A.C. Slater is having a baby. Now, enjoy your morning constitutional: The Virginia General Assembly has moved to make it illegal for the government to require people to buy health insurance, a move clearly in response to current health reform efforts in Washington. Girl in
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 9 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/09/morning-constitutional-tuesday-9-march-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Betty White's going to host SNL, T.I. drops a new single, and Sean Penn might hope you die screaming of rectal cancer. Now, on to your morning constitutional: In California, Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn, arrested for drunk driving this weekend after leaving a gay nightclub, admitted Monday that he is, in
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 18 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/18/morning-constitutional-thursday-18-march-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Conan might be going to Fox, Tebow's throwing some balls around, and Jennifer Love Hewitt isn't that excited about being single. Basketball starts this afternoon, so let's get on with our morning constitutional: Whoo: Jobs bill passes Senate with 11 Republican votes. Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, is
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 24 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/24/morning-constitutional-tuesday-24-august-2010/) - Good morning, folks. It's primary day in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Vermont. But now, your morning constitutional: Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Federal District Court for the District of Columbia has blocked President Obama's executive order that expanded embryonic stem cell research. At least 33 were killed after Somali insurgents disguised themselves as police
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 30 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/30/morning-constitutional-wednesday-30-june-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Could there really be a Lego movie? Now, your morning constitutional: Legendary broadcaster Larry King will leave his show this fall after 25 years. Hurricane Alex, the first June hurricane since 1995, is moving westward through the Gulf of Mexico and is on course to hit Mexico and southern Texas, but nowhere
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 9 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/09/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
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 8 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/08/morning-constitutional-thursday-8-july-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Richard Starkey, the former drummer of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, turned 70 yesterday. Now, your morning constitutional: The Cuban government has agreed to release 52 political prisoners who were swept up during a major crackdown on dissent in 2003. The prisoners will likely be accepted by Spain. CNN: The face of
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 21 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/21/morning-constitutional-21-april-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Tara's not getting married after all, and Leonard's not going to act anymore. But we're still bringing you your morning constitutional: European airports have reopened, and about 75% of scheduled flights are expected to fly today. In U.S. auto industry news, Chrysler announced that it lost $4B since coming out of bankruptcy
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 8 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/08/morning-constitutional-tuesday-9-june-2010/) - Good morning, folks. First ThunderCats, now Voltron's coming back. Now, your morning constitutional: A headline I, for one, never thought possible: Obama looking for 'whose ass to kick.' Although, the AP's is pretty great as well: Obama talks tough on spill; keisters in peril. Iran is defiant in the face of potential sanctions as President
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 27 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/27/morning-constitutional-tuesday-27-july-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Amanda Bynes is apparently not so retired after all. Now, your morning constitutional: BP posted a loss of $16.9B for the three months from April to June, the largest ever for a British company. Meanwhile, CEO Tony Hayward is resigning and will be replaced by Robert Dudley, the executive who led the
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 29 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/29/morning-constitutional-thursday-29-july-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Kanye performed at Facebook HQ and got a Twitter account. Now, your morning constitutional: U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton has blocked some of the more controversial measures in Arizona's new immigration law from going into effect while the federal lawsuit goes forward. The Pima County morgue in Arizona is getting crowded
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 26 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/26/morning-constitutional-wednesday-26-may-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Lady Gaga calls the Glee tribute a dream come true. Now, your dream come—I mean, your morning constitutional: BP is poised to attempt choking the oil spill by stuffing it with heavy drilling mud and cement on Wednesday, a tactic called a "top kill." Singapore is battling an oil spill of its
- [Atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons know more about religion than you do](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/28/atheists-agnostics-jews-and-mormons-know-more-about-religion-than-you-do/) - The Pew Forum on Religion and Public life released a report today on America's religious knowledge, and the findings were...pretty surprising? Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons are among the highest-scoring groups on a new survey of religious knowledge, outperforming evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants and Catholics on questions about the core teachings, history and leading
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 10 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/10/morning-constitutional-tuesday-10-august-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Levi is running for mayor in a new reality show. For real. Anyways, here's your morning constitutional: More than 700 are dead due to a devastating landslide in the remote Zhouqu county, Gansu in northwest China. The House is back in session today to vote on a teacher and Medicaid package and
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 24 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/24/morning-constutional-monday-24-may-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Lost is over. Now, your morning constitutional: Frustrated after several attempts have failed, the Obama administration is losing faith that BP is actually capable of fixing the leaking oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. American delegation comes to China with long list of issues to work out on the economy and
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday 15 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/15/morning-constitutional-15-april-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the brains behind South Park and Team America: World Police, are writing a Broadway musical about Mormons. We're bringing you your morning constitutional: Ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano has shut down all flights in U.K. It also caused shutdowns in Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland,
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 26 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/26/morning-constitutional-thursday-26-august-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Miley and Liam broke up. Now, your morning constitutional: An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai who is being investigated for corruption is actually paid by the C.I.A. The Security and Exchanges Commission has approved new rules giving shareholders of companies more power to nominate board members. Food inflation is unexpectedly low,
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 27 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/27/morning-constitutional-friday-27-august-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. With little fanfare, Will Forte's leaving SNL. Now, your morning constitutional: Former President Jimmy Carter has left North Korea with Aijalon Mahli Gomes, whose release he had successfully gone to North Korea to secure. An increasing number of congressional Democrats are backing an extension of the Bush tax cuts, even those just
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 24 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/24/morning-constitutional-friday-24-september-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Lady Gaga's meat dress will be made into jerky for archival purposes. Now, your morning constitutional: Senate Democrats give up trying to vote on extension of Bush tax cuts before the November elections. Senator Mary Landrieu has pledged to block the confirmation of President Obama's new budget director unless the administration ends
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 9 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/09/morning-constitutional-9-april-2010/) - Good morning everybody. In an ultimate injustice, the Jersey Shore "kids" have not been welcome at Miami's hottest spots. Now, your morning constitutional: Rep. Bart Stupak, mostly responsible for a compromise leading to the passage of the health care reform bill, has announced he will not be seeking re-election. Did President Bush, Vice President Cheney
- [Truth in (Crazy Anti-Choice) Advertising](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/16/truth-in-crazy-anti-choice-advertising/) - Late last year, Baltimore City Council passed an ordinance requiring "limited service pregnancy centers" that do not provide abortion or birth control services to post signs saying so. The bill was enacted in response to complaints from pro-choicers that these centers were providing inaccurate and misleading information. Like, claiming that abortions are connected to breast
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 7 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/07/morning-constitutional-friday-7-may-2010/) - Good morning, folks. If you're in Pennsylvania, make sure you booze it up with moms on Sunday. Now, your morning constitutional: Tories made large gains in the U.K. election yesterday, ending over a decade of Labour majority, although not gaining enough seats to form a majority themselves. BP began the process Friday morning of lowering
- [Poem of the Week: Child at Heart Edition](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/13/poem-of-the-week-child-at-heart-edition-2/) - I've been suffering from some vague anonymous illness for the past week and a half, which is no fun. Unlike this poem's protagonist, I've not been playing hooky, though on the plus side, it's been very quiet in my office this week. In honor of mystery sicknesses, here's one of my childhood favorite poems, which
- [Morning Constitional – Monday, 19 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/19/morning-constitional-monday-19-july-201/) - Good morning, everybody. Mel Gibson might be moving back to Australia. Now, your morning constitutional: In a report called "Top Secret America," the Washington Post reveals the results of a two-year investigation into the security buildup after 9/11, finding that intelligence gathering has grown so much that nobody knows is exact costs, how many programs
- [The World Cup Trophy Is Not a Cup, and Many Other Words](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/12/4071/) - Hi everybody! (Stranger danger!) I’m the writer formerly known as Ghost. In the first iteration of this here blog, I mostly stuck to sports and booze, dabbling in the religion and politics beats — which is essentially how I spend my real life as well. There’s a really big sports event about to start in
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 31 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/31/morning-constitutional-wednesday-31-march-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Jesse James is going to rehab, there will be a Hangover sequel, and Matt Damon is going to guest star on 30 Rock. Now, your morning constitutional: The Obama administration will propose opening large swathes of the eastern Gulf of Mexico to natural gas and oil exploration and drilling. The price of
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 3 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/03/morning-constitutional-monday-3-may-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Was Obama funnier than Leno at this weekend's White House Correspondents Association Dinner? Here's your morning constitutional: Sidewalk vendors were hailed as heroes yesterday for their roles in identifying an SUV in Times Square containing an explosive device. Police now seek the man responsible for the device, who appears to have been
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 8 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/08/morning-constitutional-monday-8-march-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. The Dude was the best actor, Annie was the best actress, and The Hurt Locker was the best picture. Now, please enjoy your morning constitutional: Iraqis voted in large numbers Sunday, according to the New York Times, despite mortar and rocket attacks, a hopeful sign that the insurgency's strategy is wearing thin
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 28 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/28/morning-constitutional-monday-28-june-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. The U.S. and England are out. Now, your morning constitutional: Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving senator in history, is dead at 92. FiveThirtyEight looks at how the W.V. senate seat will be filled. Elana Kagan's confirmation hearings begin today. How Republicans are struggling for a line of attack. Slate
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 14 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/14/morning-constitutional-wednesday-14-july-2010/) - Happy Bastille day, everybody. Bristol and Levi are engaged (again). Now, your morning constitutional: President Obama has nominated Jacob Lew to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget. Lew had previously held the same position in the last few years of the Clinton administration, and most recently was deputy secretary of
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 21 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/21/morning-constitutional-wednesday-21-july-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Sarah's not going to Bristol's wedding. Now, your morning constitutional: USDA employee Shirley Sherrod resigned yesterday after it was revealed that she gave a racist speech to the NAACP. Oh, wait: turns out it was a speech about overcoming racism. This morning, President Obama will sign the Wall Street Reform and Consumer
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 28 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/28/morning-constitutional-wednesday-28-july-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Spain's finally getting their own version of The Golden Girls. Now, your morning constitutional: No matter who wins, whether it be Republican U.S. Representative Mary Fallin or Democratic Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins, Oklahoma is virtually assured of electing its first woman governor in November. Interestingly enough, Oklahoma ranks 49th in percentage of
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 7 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/07/morning-constitutional-wednesday-7-july-2010/) - Good morning, everyone. Lindsay's going to jail for a little bit. Now, your morning constitutional: The White House announced Tuesday that President Obama will use a recess appointment to make Dr. Donald Berwick the new Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid and how the
- [The National Book Festival](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/25/the-national-book-festival/) - This afternoon I braved the unseasonable heat (over 90 degrees in late September? Really, DC?) to check out the National Book Festival. Every year, the Festival takes over 4 blocks of the National Mall and sets up a dozen or so tents featuring authors and other literary programs. This was my first year going, and
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 9 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/09/morning-constitutional-monday-9-august-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Pop-Tarts World, a Pop-Tarts store, has opened in Times Square. Now, your morning constitutional: While the Obama administration has been deporting a record number of immigrants who have been convicted of crimes, students who came to the U.S. without documentation have for the most part been spared. Rwandans today are voting to
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Maybe Not Tonight by Lime Garden](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/03/05/hump-day-song-of-the-week-maybe-not-tonight-by-lime-garden/) - A day late because the scheduler broke. Anyways, just a pretty good song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV2SHgj601o
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 19 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/19/morning-constitutional-thursday-19-august-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Conan O'Brien is releasing two albums on vinyl featuring Frankenstein's monster and rockabilly. Now, your morning constitutional: The last combat brigade has left Iraq, two weeks ahead of schedule. Around 50,000 troops will remain in advisory roles. At least four million are homeless due to the extreme flooding in Pakistan. New applications
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 30 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/30/morning-constitutional-monday-30-august-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Modern Family and Mad Men are apparently really good shows. Now, your morning constitutional: Hurricane Earl is strengthening into a major hurricane as it moves into the Caribbean, and is forecast to become a Category 3 today as it moves toward Puerto Rico. The storm could affect areas on the U.S. East
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 31 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/31/morning-constitutional-tuesday-31-august-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Bristol Palin and David Hasselhoff are going dancing. Now, your morning constitutional: The war is over. Reliable security, a functioning moderate West Bank government, and a growing Palestinian economy are encouraging signs as preparations intensify for a Palestinian-Israeli summit at the White House on Thursday. Mexico fires 3,200 police officers as it
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 1 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/01/morning-constitutional-wednesday-1-september-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Conan's going to tell us the name of his new show today. Now, your morning constitutional: Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Robert Gates presided over a ceremony this morning to mark the transition of military operations in Iraq. President Obama is looking to make progress on the three "big" tasks
- [Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 2 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/02/morning-constitutional-thursday-2-september-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Tiger's getting a new place. Now, your morning constitutional: President Obama urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to not let the opportunity for a permanent peace deal slip away on the eve of new direct talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. According to a new report, the
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 3 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/03/morning-constitutional-friday-3-september-2010/) - Good morning, folks. A Malaysian man tried to bring 95 snakes on a plane. Now, your morning constitutional: The U.S. shed 54,000 jobs in August, raising the unemployment rate to 9.6% percent. The job losses were actually the result of public sector firing; while the private sector added 67,000 jobs, the Census let go of
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 7 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/07/morning-constitutional-tuesday-7-september-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Mark David Chapman is up for parole again this week. Now, your morning constitutional: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will remain prime minister, although with a minority government, after winning the support of two key independent MPs. However, six months after its election, Iraq still has yet to form a government, which
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 8 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/08/morning-constitutional-wednesday-8-september-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. David Letterman would like to kill that Jon Stewart bastard. Now, your morning constitutional: Thousands have been evacuated from areas west of Boulder as a 7,100-acre wildfire blazes out of control. The report from BP's own investigation into the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill unsurprisingly focuses on blaming other companies rather
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 10 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/10/morning-constitutional-friday-10-september-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Lou Reed made Susan Boyle cry. Now, your morning constitutional: In San Bruno, California, a natural gas line ruptured, causing a massive fire that has so far killed six and engulfed at least 53 homes and sent fireballs shooting through the air. The fire raging west of Boulder, Colorado, continues to burn,
- [Morning Constitutional – Friday, 17 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/17/morning-constitutional-friday-17-september-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Did you know Lady Gaga is the most-searched-for woman on the Internet? Well, here's your morning constitutional: The success of the tea party groups is forcing Republicans to revise their playbooks for 2012. Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, is shut down after Imran Farooq, the exiled leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, was
- [Morning Constitutional – Monday, 20 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/20/morning-constitutional-monday-20-september-2010/) - Good morning, everybody. Lindsay failed another drug test. Now, your morning constitutional: The busted oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is finally plugged for good. President Obama will revive its defense and support of the health care reform passed earlier, with a number of changes taking effect this week, including the elimination of co-payments
- [Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 21 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/21/morning-constitutional-tuesday-21-september-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Planet Michael, a virtual world devoted to Michael Jackson's life, is being developed. Now, your morning constitutional: The Senate will take up a Defense Authorization Act today that includes a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy forbidding gays and lesbians from serving in the military. Letting all the Bush tax
- [Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 22 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/22/morning-constitutional-wednesday-22-september-2010/) - Good morning, folks. Wyclef Jean has given up trying to become the president of Haiti so he can promote his new album. Now, your morning constitutional: A defense authorization bill failed in the Senate yesterday that contained a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, the DREAM Act, as well as a pay raise
- [The Postal Service (not the band)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/03/03/the-postal-service-not-the-band/) - I went to the post office today. No, this isn't the beginning of some Bukowski book, it's just a thing I did. I had the day off, so I could actually get to the post office to send out some things that needed to be sent when one isn't actually at work during the Postal
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: hollyweird by aja monet](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/02/25/hump-day-song-of-the-week-hollyweird-by-aja-monet/) - This week a cool one from aja monet. Here's her writing about the song.
- [The State of the Union address is too long and boring](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/01/27/the-state-of-the-union-address-is-too-long-and-boring/) - As according to custom, the president (LOL) has been invited to address Congress tomorrow on "the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." There are lots of ruminations and predictions going about as to what the speech will contain, what themes will be prevalent,
- [Watch: A whole bunch of hip-hop all-stars on Arsenio Hall in 1994](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/08/11/watch-a-whole-bunch-of-hip-hop-all-stars-on-arsenio-hall-in-1994/) - It's Monday, so you probably need something awesome to watch. Well, here it is. Sure, Arsenio Hall has once again been cancelled, but twenty (!!) years ago, right when it was about to be cancelled for the first time, a group of east coast hip-hop all-stars came to visit the Arsenio Hall Show to show
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Penny in the Lake by Ratboys](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/02/18/hump-day-song-of-the-week-penny-in-the-lake-by-ratboys/) - Today's is from Ratboys, from their new record Singin' to an Empty Chair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX5adLHQobY
- [Towards a smarter home, part 7: Pulling the thread](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/02/13/towards-a-smarter-home-part-7-pulling-the-thread/) - A happier one this time. In the early but far-too-recent Wild West days of the smart home, manufacturers used a wide variety of protocols and platforms, most of which were proprietary, and largely none of which were inter-operational. As time moved on, the devices landed on being at least minimally operational with the bigger platforms
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: All the People by Chinese American Bear](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/02/11/hump-day-song-of-the-week-all-the-people-by-chinese-american-bear/) - This week's song is brought to you because it has puppets. It's from Chinese America Bear's upcoming album "Dim Sum & Then Some," due out May 8, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1qWWVvICjI
- [How to watch the Super Bowl](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/02/06/how-to-watch-the-super-bowl/) - Let's see if we can get some SEO juice for the blog here on what is the most pointless post on every website and blog every year. You can watch Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. ET, on NBC and streaming on Peacock. Time: It's at 6:30 ET. Channel: This year
- [Towards a smarter home, part 6: Let there be lights (exclusions apply)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/02/04/towards-a-smarter-home-part-6-let-there-be-lights-exclusions-apply/) - Well, that was annoying. Where we left off, I had a running installation of Home Assistant with most of my devices running well on it, and a few other server applications humming along pretty well. Time to install some new devices. One thing I wanted to do right away was smarten my porch light. The
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Circles by Large](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/02/04/hump-day-song-of-the-week-circles-by-large/) - This week's is a dreamy one from Large, off their upcoming record Marine Life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2QazvzlRcY
- [Are you in Boston? See this.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/05/are-you-in-boston-see-this/) - Ivy: "We're all just people, some of us accidentally connected by genetics, a random selection of cells. Nothing more." Tracy Letts' August: Osage County, which won the Tony for Best Play in 2008, is currently playing at Boston's Colonial Theatre. The play centers around the Weston family, who come together when their patriarch, Beverly, goes
- [Watch: The Gulf coast oil spill explained](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/05/the-gulf-coast-oil-spill-explained/) - Al Jazeera with a pretty solid explanation of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Guess the other news channels were busy or something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLiqvZOP8TY
- [Texas Republican House Representative Wesley Hunt's chief of staff James Kyrkanides loves to spend taxpayer money on hotels](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/28/texas-republican-house-representative-wesley-hunts-chief-of-staff-james-kyrkanides-loves-to-spend-taxpayer-money-on-hotels/) - Earlier this week, we covered how Republican House Representative Wesley Hunt likes to stay home and not do his job. Yet, despite all that, his chief of staff, James Kyrkanides, has apparently been racking up quite the hotel tab: James Kyrkanides, the campaign manager for Senate candidate Wesley Hunt, charged taxpayers more than $44,000 in
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: City of Heroes by Billy Bragg](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/28/hump-day-song-of-the-week-city-of-heroes-by-billy-bragg/) - Billy Bragg wrote and released this new song this past weekend dedicated to the people of Minnesota.
- [Representative Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin clearly doesn't want you to know which party she's in](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/26/representative-stephanie-herseth-sandlin-clearly-doesnt-want-you-to-know-which-party-shes-in/) - Seriously, if you didn't know already, after watching this ad, you'd have no idea that Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is a Democrat. "No matter which party is in charge, I do what's right for South Dakota." That's the sound of selling out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3R4TE7K4xo
- [Towards a smarter home, part 5: Home movies](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/27/towards-a-smarter-home-part-5-home-movies/) - When we left off, we had a working Home Assistant instance running in a container on the home server. It works! Used it primarily for the last few days, and it largely replaces the advertising company's system, at least functionally. It's not pretty, and it's not that complicated or set up completely, but it's okay
- [Doctor Who, "The Vampires of Venice"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/24/doctor-who-the-vampires-of-venice/) - Rory: "You have no idea how dangerous you make people to themselves when you're around." First off, apologies to any readers (cue the sound of crickets) for the late recap. The alien story this week was mostly forgettable, save for the wonderful performance from Helen McCrory as Rosanna, but the interaction between the Doctor and
- [Towards a smarter home, part 4: That was easy (kinda)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/23/towards-a-smarter-home-part-4-that-was-easy-kinda/) - I finally installed Home Assistant. As you may have noted, I encounter a number of reasonably complicated problems beforehand, but may or may not have solved them. Now, with the help of a helper script, I have installed Home Assistant on my server, and it worked like gangbusters. Using this guide (previously linked for installing
- [New Turnstile is out let's fucking go](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/07/new-turnstile-is-out-lets-fucking-go/)
- ["Well now I feel the pain of racism"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/31/well-now-i-feel-the-pain-of-racism/) - I'd never heard of Doc Thompson until today. The only reference I can find of him in a very quick Google search is that he hosts some talk radio program out of Richmond, Virginia. However, apparently he was given the reins of Glenn Beck's radio program yesterday and decided to make a name for himself.
- [Candidate for Congress Ben Qualye thinks Obama is the worst president ever](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/17/candidate-for-congress-ben-qualye-thinks-obama-is-the-worst-president-ever/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqWMG_C6CkQ Ben Quayle, the 33-year-old son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, is running for a House seat from Arizona, released the above ad last week calling President Obama "the worst president in history." You'd think he would have read this week's conservative talking points. I'm referring, of course to a a list compiled by
- [We are so f**cking back](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/04/we-are-so-fcking-back/) - I would like to welcome you to the next chapter in Verities and Vagaries history.
- [Why Muslims](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/18/why-muslims/) - Mark Silk knocks it out of the park: In recent years, the wise guys in the Republican Party have cottoned to the fact that the U.S. of A. has become a good deal more Latino than it used to be, and that it might not be such a good idea for the future of the
- [Texas Republican House Representative Wesley Hunt barely ever goes to work, wants a promotion](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/23/texas-republican-house-representative-wesley-hunt-barely-ever-goes-to-work-wants-a-promotion/) - Nobody wants to work anymore. Hidden in this funnier story is this little tidbit: Clinging to a razor-thin majority, Johnson needed just one more Republican vote to defeat the measure. He kept the vote open for 22 awkward minutes while Democrats jeered and Capitol Police rushed Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) from the airport to the
- [Towards a smarter home, part 2: The mistake](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/19/towards-a-smarter-home-part-2-the-mistake/) - Well, oops. I was going to spend my second post in this series detailing my experience setting up the server, installing applications, and getting Home Assistant running. Instead, though, a pretty big oversight means I will have to wait a bit. I bought a refurbished Dell machine, which seemed plenty enough for what I wanted
- [Towards a smarter home, part 1: Intro](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/18/towards-a-smarter-home-part-1-intro/) - Gadgets and tech used to be fun and cool. In the far-too-distant past, products would be released that could do something tech couldn't do before, or faster, or were just neat. Commodore 64s and Nintendo Entertainment Systems gave way to Sega Genesises, which gave way to PlayStation's, which gave way to supercomputers in our pockets
- [Towards a smarter home, part 3: I will be your server today](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/23/towards-a-smarter-home-part-3-i-will-be-your-server-today/) - I used to be a bit of a techie. In the 80s and 90s, experiencing home computers and game consoles unlock their usefulness and capabilities was a wonder. But in those days, you had to be sort of a techie to use any of those devices. The first computers I learned how to use mostly
- [I had no idea this SNL sketch was a reference to The O.C.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/22/i-had-no-idea-this-snl-sketch-was-a-reference-to-the-oc/) - Here's a wild TIL. Back in April 2007 (god we are old), SNL aired this sketch Digital Short The Shooter (or Dear Sister). It was super weird. It's got Bill Hader writing a letter to his sister, and then while "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap plays, we go to slow motion while Andy Samberg
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Soft Touch by screensaver](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/21/hump-day-song-of-the-week-soft-touch-by-screensaver/) - When I first heard this (very recently) I swore it was a way older song. Nope, came out in the tail end of 2025. I guess 2025 was a long time ago, though.
- [All hope has been abandoned, like ballots drifting into the ocean](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/15/all-hope-has-been-abandoned-like-ballots-drifting-into-the-ocean/) - I keep meaning to link to this story, because, holy shit, this is happening right now in Miami: Every year, with the coming of high spring and autumn tides, the sea surges up the Florida coast and hits the west side of Miami Beach, which lies on a long, thin island that runs north and
- [Forget About the Money, I Want My Hour Back](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/14/forget-about-the-money-i-want-my-hour-back/) - A quick question for a rainy (oh so rainy) Sunday afternoon With all the glibertarian bloggerati* out there, blathering on about the government stealing their prodigious assets and other sundries, and encroaching further and further into our daily affairs, how is it that none of them ever voiced any concern about the fact that the
- [Quick Take: Portugal's Pepe Gets Himself Red Carded for Being Stupid](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/16/quick-take-portugals-pepe-gets-himself-red-carded-for-being-stupid/) - Portguese midfielder Pepe just got himself red-carded for head-butting German attacking midfielder Thomas Muller. [there used to be a Vine here. RIP Vine] DID PORTUGAL'S PEPE HEADBUTT THOMAS MÜLLER OR FORCE HIM TO JOIN THE ILLUMINATI? #WorldCup2014 pic.twitter.com/3Lnh2Io5Lz — STOP THE ILLUMINATI (@Illuminati_Stop) June 16, 2014 That makes three remarkably stupid red cards so far
- [Voters decide the government is doing too much to help them](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/11/05/voters-decide-the-government-is-doing-too-much-to-help-them/) - A hearty number of column inches (so anachronistic!) are being devoted today to explaining various reasons Democrats lost yesterday and Republicans won. It's the long-running day-after tradition, and it's rarely illuminating. But, you got to fill the papers, they say. Truth is, we all knew this was going to happen two years ago. Hell, we were
- [There was an original video for Chris Isaak's Wicked Games that was directed by David Lynch](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/09/29/there-was-an-original-video-for-chris-isaaks-wicked-games-that-was-directed-by-david-lynch/) - Chris Issak's "Wicked Game" was not a quick success. Despite being released in 1989, it didn't achieve real attention until it appeared on the soundtrack of David Lynch's movie Wild at Heart. In fact, David Lynch directed a video for the song as it was rereleased for the movie soundtrack. It definitely casts a different
- [I can't really write a good MLK post](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/19/martin-luther-king-jr/) - I don't really have the blogger credibility or the correct writing faculty to write a good post about Martin Luther King, Jr. Especially in light of the current climate: a bigoted idiotic wannabe dictator as president, the invasion of American cities by his fascist racist goons, everything that is going on. To be perfectly clear,
- [From the annals of minor hypocrisy](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/20/from-the-annals-of-minor-hypocrisy/) - I know some enterprising young girls who like to set up lemonade stands on warm days. Lucky for them, they live in a well-to-do neighborhood where folks tend to tip high ("a lot of times," they tell me breathlessly, "people give us a dollar and say to keep the change" for the 50 cent cups).
- [Stoppage Time Blues: Weekend World Cup Recap and Day 12 Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/23/weekend-world-cup-recap/) - I had to work until 8pm on Sunday. It was a terrible oversight on my part, the result of planning six months ahead, and requiring me to miss out on watching the USMNT take on Portugal in real time. Aside from Nani's 5th minute goal, following an absolutely calamitous attempted clearance by Geoff Cameron, I
- [Another unelected Prime Minister for the U.K.?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/10/another-unelected-prime-minister-for-the-u-k/) - A bit ago, I made a (likely inebriated) prediction to Estes that I suspected that David Miliband, who had served as Foreign Secretary in the last Labour government, would be Prime Minister before 2011. And, gosh darn it, it looks as though it might be closer to reality. Gordon Brown today announced that he will
- [Trump: A (Disgusting) Play in Three Acts](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2016/10/12/trump-a-disgusting-play-in-three-acts/) - Act the First: "Well, I'll tell you the funniest is that before a show, I'll go backstage and everyone's getting dressed, and everything else, and you know, no men are anywhere, and I'm allowed to go in because I'm the owner of the pageant and therefore I'm inspecting it," Trump said. "You know, I'm inspecting
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/18/poem-of-the-week-8/) - You Reading This, Be Ready Starting here, what do you want to remember? How sunlight creeps along a shining floor? What scent of old wood hovers, what softened sound from outside fills the air? Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right
- [In Which I Fail to Violently Disagree With Ross Douthat](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/14/in-which-i-fail-to-violently-disagree-with-ross-douthat/) - Wait, hold on: Ross Douthat wrote a column about feminism that didn't leave me retching? Is it opposite day? As soon as I saw the headline-- "No Mystique About Feminism," I readied myself for the ensuing rage that invariably comes with reading Douthat's commentary on the ladyfolk. And yet, the main point Douthat makes this
- [Tracking the oil spill](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/09/tracking-the-oil-spill/) - The New York Times has a pretty incredible animation showing the spread of the oil spill from 22 April to 9 May. Also, in crazy-time news, engineers are trying to determine if they can plug the leak with...garbage. Last week, we posted a video from Al Jazeera explaining how the spill happened.
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/23/poem-of-the-week-7/) - One of my all-time favorites. The Summer Day by Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean-- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her
- [Feminist rant of the day](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/05/feminist-rant-of-the-day/) - [I'm sure this won't actually be a daily feature here at V&V, but it's a pretty reliable description of what much of my blogging is about, so.] This is how it goes. You tell me you've figured out what the "77 cents to a dollar" means, and it isn't that a woman working the same
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/14/poem-of-the-week-4/) - Another long week almost over, and for those of us in DC, a forecast of warm sunny weather all weekend long. I'm excited to check out Yoga on the Mall tomorrow for the first time (kicking off DC's annual Week of Yoga, wherein yoga studios all over the city offer free and $5 classes. Pretty
- [Same-sex marriages in California possible on August 18](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/12/same-sex-marriages-in-california-possible-on-august-18/) - U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, the judge who ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, lifted the stay on his decision as of Wednesday, August 18, at 5pm PST. The evidence presented at trial and the position of the representatives of the State of California show that an injunction against enforcement of
- [This isn't over](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/25/this-isnt-over/) - With the Senate passing the House's bill with fixes to the health care reform package, and the House ready to take it up tonight (and likely pass it tonight as well), it almost feels like this long, national nightmare is over. It's not. Not by a long shot. You see, while this health care bill
- [What's up with all the Obamacare/court things today?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/22/whats-up-with-all-the-obamacarecourt-things-today/) - You may be aware that there's been some Obamacare news today. At issue is some imprecise language in the law as passed. You see, the Affordable Care Act set up the idea of exchanges, or marketplaces where a consumer could compare and buy health insurance. It was expected that each state would run their own exchange, but if
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week – "Car Alarm" by Gladie](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/11/19/hump-day-song-of-the-week-car-alarm-by-gladie/) - Let's bring this feature back. This blog needs more less depressing posts. Here's the new track from Gladie. The song rocks.
- [The Politics of Birth Control](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/28/the-politics-of-birth-control/) - Pop Quiz: Match the country with its government's birth control news: 1) In Country A, the president pledges to provide birth control to poor couples who want it. 2) In Country B, the legislature hedges on making any commitments to providing low-cost birth control to women who want it, in the face of loud opposition
- [The Girl Who Was Not Impressed](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/14/the-girl-who-was-not-impressed/) - My interest in books tends to vary inversely to the amount of hype, so I had about zero curiousity in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. But then both my parents recommended the series highly, and they both have great (and divergent) taste in books, so I figured if they both enjoyed it, maybe I really
- [Larry Sabato predicts huge wins for Republicans in November](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/02/larry-sabato-predicts-huge-wins-for-republicans-in-november-2/) - Republicans are undoubtedly going to have a good November, but University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato makes a pretty bold claim: Given what we can see at this moment, Republicans have a good chance to win the House by picking up as many as 47 seats, net. This is a “net” number since the GOP
- [Alabama Republican candidate for Senate Will Brooke shoots ACA, completely rips off Sen. Manchin](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/03/27/alabama-republican-candidate-for-senate-will-brooke-shoots-aca-completely-rips-off-sen-manchen/) - A second quality advertisement today comes from Will Brooke, who is running in Alabama for the Republican nomination for the Senate race. Invoking the Second Amendment, he gets in his truck, taking a print-out of the Affordable Care act with him out to where he can shoot it with a handgun, a rifle, and finally in
- ["Honestly, I’ve been having sex for a while now, and it took me a long time to be 'totally comfortable' with it."](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/05/honestly-ive-been-having-sex-for-a-while-now-and-it-took-me-a-long-time-to-be-totally-comfortable-with-it/) - (title quote from Amanda Hess, link to article below) So partly because I work in the women’s health world, and partly because I just find the subject fascinating, I think about sex education a fair amount. Mostly I think about how much the sex ed I had, freshman year of high school, sucked. It just
- [For the 2014th consecutive year, perennial favorite Christmas has won the yearly skirmish in the eternal War on Christmas.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/12/24/for-the-2014th-consecutive-year-perennial-favorite-christmas-has-won-the-yearly-skirmish-in-the-eternal-war-on-christmas/) - Oh well, we tried. We really tried. Finally successfully completed the annual Christmastime journey from V+V HQ to New England and looking forward to some solid carousing down at the V+V Boston Office this weekend. From all of us at Verities and Vagaries, however you celebrate, we hope the best for your wintertime festivities (or solemnizations).
- [This weekend, go see The Lego Movie](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/21/this-weekend-go-see-the-lego-movie/) - Last weekend, we went to the movies to see a matinee of Monuments Men. Unfortunately for our plans, it was sold out. But, starting five minutes later was the Lego Movie. Luckily, it was surprisingly really good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTqXEQ2l-Y I mean, I hadn't seen any reviews of it, and don't so much pay attention to kid's
- [Book Review: Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England, by Corin Hirsch](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/11/11/book-review-forgotten-drinks-of-colonial-new-england-by-corin-hirsch/) - Before pilsners and whiskeys were the tried and true choice of Americans, those in the New England colonies put their lips around a wide collection of concoctions to keep things loose through the day. In Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England, Corin Hirsch explores not just what we used to drink but how we drank
- [Moody's "double agent" ratings: How the game is rigged](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/28/moodys-double-agent-ratings-how-the-game-is-rigged/) - RJ Eskow: Despite all the evidence, Moody's is still treated as a credible player ... and one that's powerful enough to send a warning shot across the bow of the United States government. It threatened to downgrade the US government's debt last March if more wasn't done to reduce the government's debt. That's the kind
- [Annals of Disturbing Polling Results](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/16/annals-of-disturbing-polling-results/) - From the Nutrisystem Diet Index (TM) comes some truly frightening findings regarding Americans' attitudes toward weight loss. In national surveys, over half of women said they'd rather give up sex for a summer than gain 10 pounds. more people said they'd prefer to lose 10-20 lbs than get a promotion. almost 3/4 of respondents reported
- [Juice](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/07/juice/) - Hi internet friends, Man, jet lag sucks. So does not being in California. Being close to both ocean and mountains is just good for my soul, and conversely, arriving at BWI to 100 degree heat plus the usual swampy humidity is not. Anyway, I didn't keep up so well with the news while I was
- [Is Nikki Haley racist enough to be governor of South Carolina?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/22/is-nikki-haley-racist-enough-to-be-governor-of-south-carolina/) - People want to know: Mrs. Haley chose her words carefully in talking about the causes of the Civil War. "You had one side of the Civil War that was fighting for tradition, and I think you had another side of the Civil War that was fighting for change," she said. She did not use the
- [Your Official V+V  Sunday Super Tuesday Super Bowl Election Caucus Forum Trumphgasm Cocktails](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2016/03/01/your-official-vv-sunday-super-tuesday-super-bowl-election-caucus-forum-trumphgasm-cocktails/) - Hooray. Today is Super fucking Tuesday or whatever. Truth is, calling a date during which state parties in 11 states vote "Super Tuesday" is like calling the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs the "Super Bowl(s?)." Whatever. I mean, at this point, this whole fucking 2016 cycle is pictured below: Or, more eloquently: If
- [High Risk Insurance Pools, or Yet Another Way to Screw Over Women](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/19/high-risk-insurance-pools-or-yet-another-way-to-screw-over-women/) - Oh, what's that you say? You say health care reform might actually still allow some women who need it to access a legal medical procedure AND have it covered in their health insurance? Lordy, no, we Democrats won't stand for THAT. So we come to another battle over abortion in health care, only this time,
- [This is not okay](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/14/this-is-not-okay/) - True story. In the early evening; still really light out, I was walking near my apartment a couple nights ago when some creep waggled his penis at me. It was kind of awful and also so absurd. Why would anyone want to do that? I wasn't very scared for my safety- he seemed content to
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/29/poem-of-the-week-14/) - Have you ever before encountered a poem with a camel in it? I hadn't. Man and Camel by Mark Strand On the eve of my fortieth birthday I sat on the porch having a smoke when out of the blue a man and a camel happened by. Neither uttered a sound at first, but as
- [Watch: What happens when water and an effervescent tablet are combined in zero gravity](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/07/29/what-happens-when-water-and-an-effervescent-tablet-are-combined-in-zero-gravity/) - In January, the fifth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station brought astronauts an Epic Dragon camera by RED, which is capable of shooting 6K video. In the above video, astronaut Terry Virts uses it to show what happens when you add an effervescent table to water in zero gravity. Here's more information on the mission from
- [Baking Case File 1: Cinnamon-Chocolate Cookie Strips](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/03/baking-case-file-1-cinnamon-chocolate-cookie-strips/) - When I was starting college, my dad gave me a cookbook as a present. It is Betty Crocker's Quick & Easy Cookbook: 30 minutes or less to dinner every night. I was appreciative but skeptical. For one thing, my parents' cookbook shelf is full of Moosewood tomes, full of lovely vegetarian dishes by the lovely
- [Watch: A sleeping pig wakes up to the smell of a cookie placed by its nose](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/05/20/watch-a-sleeping-pig-wakes-up-to-the-smell-of-a-cookie-placed-by-its-nose/) - Because it's only friggin' Tuesday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zbsUtQL4nY
- [Alex Chilton: Likely or unlikely victim of the debacle that was the health care system?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/09/alex-chilton-health-care-system/) - Over at NOLA.com, there's a spectacular overview of Alex Chilton's life in New Orleans, where he lived mostly anonymously and quietly for over 28 years. I recommend you read it if you care about music at all (because you should care about Alex Chilton if you like music at all). This part, however, kind of
- [Have you met Les Phillip, the American patriot running for Congress from Alabama?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/27/have-you-met-les-phillip-the-american-patriot-running-for-congress-from-alabama/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-IwcTjAI4w The newest in our unofficial series where we meet candidates and look at their awesome advertisements, I'd like you to meet Les Phillip, who vows to protect America from enemies both foreign and domestic. Honestly, I thought we were done with the whole "Obama-pallin'-around-with-terrorists" thing, but I guess nothing wins quite like the classics.
- [Panda knows how to get down](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/25/panda-knows-how-to-get-down/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjSbA7xFJ2o Posted without comment. Carry on.
- [Sounds familiar...](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/25/sounds-familiar/) - There was a cool story in the Times yesterday celebrating the history of women's suffrage. Definitely recommend reading it. One part of the story really speaks to my 2010 self. Doesn't this sound familiar? That year (1918) the 19th Amendment passed the House. It stalled in the Senate — blocked by conservative Southerners — but
- [The Great Turkey Meatloaf Experiment of 2017](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2017/01/06/the-great-turkey-meatloaf-experiment-of-2017/) - I wanted to make a turkey meatloaf, but goddamn is turkey meatloaf terrible. Dry, tough, tasting mostly of bland poultry and salt—turkey meatloaf is basically the worst kind of "healthy" replacement foods. I thought what if it could be not dry and taste like something? There began Operation Turkey Meatloaf Experiment 2017. So I threw
- [The Stakes](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/08/the-stakes/) - Forget for a moment about Speaker of the House Boehner or Senate Majority Leader McConnell, or the likelihood of complete legislative stalemate. Often overlooked down-ticket races have even bigger consequences that affect races for the next decade: Republicans are within reach of gaining control of eight or more chambers in statehouses around the country this
- [Vanity Fair has a new piece on Sarah Palin, and it's somehow way more awesome than you'd expect](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/01/vanity-fair-has-a-new-piece-on-sarah-palin-and-its-somehow-way-mroe-awesome-than-youd-expect/) - Seriously, this thing is amazing. Here are some choice parts On Sarah the Hunter: This whole hunter thing, for Sarah? That is the biggest fallacy,” says one longtime friend of the family. “That woman has never hunted. The picture of her with the caribou she says she shot? She got out of the R.V. to
- [Doctor Who, "The Eleventh Hour"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/18/doctor-who-the-eleventh-hour/) - "I'm the Doctor. I'm worse than everybody's aunt...and that's not how I'm introducing myself." It took almost the full hour for me to adjust to the new Doctor Who, but it did happen. The episode opened with Eleven crashing to Earth in the TARDIS, and while it was an exciting opening shot, I wish they
- [Watch: This amazing and creepy Teletubbies/Joy Division mashup](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/03/29/watch-this-amazing-and-creepy-teletubbiesjoy-division-mashup/) - Inspired by this tweet (nightmares), here's an incredible and eerie video mashup of the Teletubbies in black and white accompanied by Joy Division's "Atmosphere" by Christopher G. Brown. Here's more on its creation. Maybe the Teletubbies already kind of freak you out, but either way, you'll never be able to unsee this. Pleasant dreams. And,
- [Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes warns that bike-sharing is a nefarious international conspiracy](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/04/colorado-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-dan-maes-warns-that-bike-sharing-is-a-nefarious-international-conspiracy/) - Dan Maes, Republican gubernatorial candidate and current tea party favorite for the nomination, thinks that bike sharing programs are a plot to give cities U.N control. Months ago, Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat who is also running for governor, helped start a large-scale bike-sharing program in Denver. At first, Maes liked it, but the
- [John 14:27](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2011/06/30/john-1427/) - I park the car behind the house, on the grass on the far side of the driveway. I come in through the back door. I’m expected. The back door leads directly to the kitchen, and nothing’s cooking. It’s only 11:15, so nothing would be. No one greets me. The long walk from the door through
- [Doctor Who, "The Time of Angels"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/09/doctor-who-the-time-of-angels/) - The Doctor: "The writing. The graffiti. Old High Gallifreyan! The lost language of the Time Lords. There were days—there were many days—these words could burn stars, and raise up empires, and topple gods." Amy: "What does this say?" The Doctor: "'Hello, Sweetie.'" Well, that was perhaps the best intro to a Doctor Who episode that
- [No hung parliament here](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/12/no-hung-parliament-here/) - With the 6 May election coming up in the U.K., there have been a great many predictions of the outcome, and most of them entail either an outright Tory win, or, more likely, a hung parliament. Of course, the obvious next prediction to make, at least by those who are paid to predict outcomes, is
- [Well, this is something.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/18/well-this-is-something/) - Not to harp on British politics, but it is indeed historic for Britain and holds many important implications for America when the Liberal Democrats top a poll for the first time in 104 years. (Caveat- The Lib-Dems are an 80's merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party, nonetheless....) The idea behind the
- [Your Weekend Roundup](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/23/your-weekend-roundup/) - So, there were a flood of posts this afternoon, many of them rapidly descending down the page without being given the spot of honor at the top that they deserved. There was some great writing that went on and it would be a shame if anyone missed it. It only seems proper and fitting that
- [On Omens and Destiny and Fate: US-Germany Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/26/on-omens-and-destiny-and-fate-us-germany-preview/) - I woke up this morning to find that the air conditioner in my bedroom had leaked inside and bubbled the paint under the window. I took the dog for a walk, hoping to get coffee, and he stepped on my foot and sliced upon my big toe. The first coffee place had a line about
- [An Iraq vet reacts to the end of combat in Iraq](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/01/an-iraq-vet-reacts-to-the-end-of-combat-in-iraq/) - Ryan Gallucci, an Iraq veteran and the editor at American Veteran Magazine, says it best: Tonight, President Barack Obama announced that combat operations in Iraq have ended for the United States, to which I say, as a veteran of the conflict, it's about time. I was happy to hear the President acknowledge that through the
- [Triumph for Religious Tolerance](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/04/triumph-for-religious-tolerance/) - I was glad to hear that the New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has voted to allow the construction to move forward for an Islamic Center near ground zero. The plan is moving ahead despite vehement protests from the usual suspects (Sarah Palin, calling for a "refudiation" of the mosque, Newt Gingrich, et al.), as
- [Weird and creepy political ad is weird and creepy](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/09/23/weird-and-creepy-political-ad-is-weird-and-creepy/) - Here's a new gem for the archives in the annals of weird-ass political ads. In this one, titled "Dating Profile," from Americans for Shared Prosperity (some Californian rich guy's Super PAC) a sad love-worn woman is mad about her boyfriend president. Because the reason women voted for "Barack" was because they were "in love," because he was
- ["Well, excited and scared."](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/03/well-excited-and-scared/) - Happy Friday! Congratulations, you've almost made it to the long weekend. It's an especially eventful Friday for me, because today happens to be the last day at both my current job and my current apartment. Neither of these are bad things, and in fact I'm excited about changes on both fronts. But at the same
- [In honor of the upcoming Jurassic World...](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/04/20/in-honor-of-the-upcoming-jurassic-world/) - This. This all the time.
- [Little girl is super sad that George Washington is not our current president](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/10/27/little-girl-is-super-sad-that-george-washington-is-not-our-current-president/) - Sick of campaign ads? Disgusted by the DC insiders and/or Tea Party outsiders running for office? This four-year-old girl, who just finished learning about early American history and became very enamored of our first president, feels your pain. http://youtu.be/0mKeDQVstyk
- [Cute Kid of the Day + More Poetry](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/27/cute-kid-of-the-day-more-poetry/) - So I'm back from vacation, and it was fun even though the weather was not particularly cooperative (by which I mean it rained for four straight days. Fact: there is nothing to do in Cape Cod when it is raining). Anyway, welcome back, me. Thanks to Poplicola for posting the great Edna St. Vincent Millay
- [The many moments of Rick Sanchez](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/10/04/the-many-moments-of-rick-sanchez/) - On Friday, CNN went ahead and sacked show-host Rick Sanchez, a day after he called Jon Stewart a "bigot" and suggested that—yes, he really did—that CNN is run by Jews: “I'm telling you that everybody who runs CNN is a lot like Stewart, and a lot of people who run all the other networks are
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/26/poem-of-the-week-5/) - I can't believe it's already the end of May. Or that it's almost 90 degrees here in DC. Anyway, despite the August-like-heat, it's peak wedding season: I went to one last weekend and am going another this weekend, and pretty much everyone I know seems to be attending weddings as well. Yay for newlyweds! And
- [Doctor Who, "The Hungry Earth"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/13/doctor-who-the-hungry-earth/) - Rory: "Can't you sonic it?" Doctor: "It doesn't do wood." Rory: "That is rubbish!" Doctor: "Oi! Don't dis the sonic!" "The Hungry Earth" felt very much like a setup for next week's conclusion, "Cold Blood," but there were some great moments and suspenseful scenes to enjoy. Intending to take Amy and Rory to Rio, the
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Cursive by Mandy, Indiana](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/14/hump-day-song-of-the-week-cursive-by-mandy-indiana/) - Here's Cursive, by Mandy, Indiana, from the upcoming album "URGH" coming out on 6 February 2026.
- [V&V Oversimplified Explanation Theater: What the hell is going on in Ukraine?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/19/vv-oversimplified-explanation-theater-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-ukraine/) - A new series, where we try to give a short, easy, way-oversimplified background and history to a story that could use at least a hint of explanation, but really needs like a massive book or several. So, what the hell is going on in Ukraine? There's these protests, people are mad, it's gotten violent, and
- [A land where everybody's drunk and ugly](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/08/a-land-where-everybodys-drunk-and-ugly/) - Maybe when you read this: The nation's females were lambasted when asked which country had the ugliest women in an international poll. Votes poured in, with people from around the globe eager to point out how overweight, unladylike, and generally foul British women are. Major complaints centred around how many are 'rude', 'drink pints of
- [On Teresa Lewis and the Problem of Capital Punishment](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/24/on-teresa-lewis-and-the-problem-of-capital-punishment/) - Last night, Teresa Lewis was executed in Virginia. The news stories I've seen all lead with the rarity of the death penalty being applied to a woman: Lewis was the first woman executed since 2005, and only the 12th in the 34 years since the death penalty was reinstated. There are questions about whether Lewis'
- [That's top swearing](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/13/thats-top-swearing/) - Man it is so hard to think about something to write about and find the motivation to actually write anything when everything everywhere is so terrifying. They flooded the zone with so much shit that there's shit everywhere, all over, just pouring down, spraying up, getting deep into our joints, our hairs, between our fingers
- [Watch: Geraldo Rivera confronted about Fox News coverage of Baltimore](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/05/05/watch-geraldo-rivera-confronted-about-fox-news-coverage-of-baltimore/) - We've been away for some things (big congrats to ghost!), but I'm popping in because everybody should watch this video of Baltimore resident Kwame Rose speaking truths to Fox News "reporter" Geraldo Rivera. Like, every single word is truth. This kid is terrific.
- [Mango the Cat](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/10/24/mango-the-cat/) - Dear V and V, I'm sorry it's been so long. Months ago, I had such good intentions of re-joining this blog with regular posts. Oops. A few things have happened in the interim-- law school graduation, bar exam, new job. Plus we got this very photogenic cat, Mango. She is very sweet, and if you
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/19/poem-of-the-week-11/) - On Saturday, I'm leaving for vacation! On the beach! I'm rather excited. In this week's poem, Ogden Nash celebrates the joys of doing nothing. On the beach. Thanks to my friend K., who introduced me to this very pleasant piece. Pretty Halcyon Days by Ogden Nash How pleasant to sit on the beach, On the
- [Florida and Gay Adoption Laws](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/27/florida-and-gay-adoption-laws/) - Kudos to Florida's Third District Court of Appeal, which last week overturned the state's thirty-year-old blanket ban on gay adoption. According to NYT, Florida was the last state in the country to have such a law, and Newly Progressive Gov. Charlie Crist came out in support of the decision, saying it was \"a great day
- [Doctor Who, "Amy's Choice"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/07/doctor-who-amys-choice/) - Doctor: "This is going to be a tricky one." Doctor Who returned this weekend after a short break with a strong episode that I'm late reviewing because my laptop was in the laptop hospital for most of the weekend. "Amy's Choice" was an exploration of one of the major ongoing conflicts this season: will Amy
- [Meet me at the combination doughnut shop and Chinese joint](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/15/meet-me-at-the-combination-doughnut-shop-and-chinese-joint/) - Over at the Atlantic, Katie Robbins explores the mystery of the Californian combination doughnut shops and Chinese restaurants: Like any good investigator, I searched for patterns, and a few quickly emerged. The establishments tended to be in working-class neighborhoods. As I'd noted at that first sighting in LA, most of the restaurants kept the Chinese
- [Faking It](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/10/05/faking-it/) - From the Department of Blindingly Obvious Scientific Findings: A hundred-plus page report, The National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, came out recently, documenting self-reported information about the sexual activity and behaviors of thousands of adults and teenagers. Among a myriad of results (some others are detailed here, there was this shocker: About 85 percent
- [Great Moments in Campaign Advertising: Morning in America](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/28/great-moments-in-campaign-advertising-morning-in-america/) - "Prouder/Faster/Stronger" A Reagan/Bush ad from 1984 featuring the famous tag-line "It's morning in America," was one of the—if not the—most effective campaign advertisements in U.S. history. A simple message—things are better now than they were four years ago, so why change?—yet, thematically very interesting. "Morning" both symbolizes the disappearance of the dark age of the
- [With Apologies to Howard Dean: What Happened Yesterday](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/07/with-apologies-to-howard-dean-what-happened-last-night/) - (Some quick thoughts while Estes collects his) Well, the U.K. voted yesterday. The results were not terribly surprising: The Tories won a plurality of seats, but not enough to form a majority government. This much was expected. However, what was not expected was the relative strength of Labour or the precipitous downfall of the Liberal
- [No, John Roberts, judges are not umpires.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/07/no-john-roberts-judges-are-not-umpires/) - I had read about former Supreme Court Justice David Souter's recent commencement address at Harvard, but it wasn't til today that I read the entire speech, available here. The address is an eloquent and persuasive response to (and take-down of) the theory of Constitutional "originalism" espoused vehemently by Justice Scalia, among others. I've been thinking
- [In Praise of Blogging](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/16/in-praise-of-blogging/) - Not V&V in particular — that would be just slightly too self-congratulatory, even for us. After I posted about the dog shooting at Adams Morgan Day, I heard from Simon Owens, who pointed me toward an interview he conducted with DCist Editor-in-chief Aaron Morrissey. The topic is DC bloggers scooping traditional news outlets, both with
- [Opening Day](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/05/opening-day/) - Ah, yes, it's Opening Day. The weather outside: delightful. The weather inside: oppressive. Regardless, baseball is started, there shan't be more snow blizzards, and everything is back to being right with the world. In keeping with custom, President Obama took the mound today to throw out the first pitch at Nationals Park. The park, in
- [Walking around the Garden of Eden moaning about the lack of mobile reception](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/13/walking-around-the-garden-of-eden-moaning-about-the-lack-of-mobile-reception/) - While PM Gordon Brown has yet to officially call a general election in Britain, it is widely assumed that it will happen 56 days from today when the English local elections are scheduled. For two years, the consensus has been that a Tory victory is inevitable. After the failed experiment that was the Iraq War,
- [Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen probably hammered right now](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/20/irish-taoiseach-brian-cowen-probably-hammered-right-now/) - Breaking News: The Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of the Republic of Ireland gets drunk. Quite a bit. In fact, he's probably rat-arsed right now. According, at least, to an alarming exposé by none other than that bastion of journalistic excellence, the Daily Mail: But a review of Mr Cowen’s public behaviour and his own admissions, coupled
- [No hipsters in China](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/21/no-hipsters-in-china/) - China is the world's largest bicycle market, where 51 million bikes were sold in 2009 alone, according to the China Bicycle Association. However, the world's largest bicycle trend, fixed-gear bikes, or "fixies," have been lagging in popularity. Actually, they're basically non-existent. "Fixes," so-called because they rely on only one fixed gear and the cyclist slows
- [Watch: This day-by-day animation of World War I](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/31/watch-this-day-by-day-animation-of-world-war-i/) - With about the least amount of fanfare possible, yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War. It wasn't just about the western front. Check out this animation, which shows all the movements each day. This is a war that may take a backseat in our history classes to the other big
- [Champions and Also-Rans](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/05/champions-and-also-rans/) - The British Parliament is holding elections on Thursday, with perennial majority Labour looking certain to lose 10 Downing St. to the Tories, or perhaps the Liberal Democrats. Today, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City — the English football teams supported by Ghost of Hemingway's Gun and Estes, respectively, square off in Manchester to potentially decide who
- [You probably didn't get to see the best Super Bowl ad](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/03/you-probably-didnt-get-to-see-the-best-super-bowl-ad/) - We at V+V have a pretty strong history of highlighting the best advertisements out there, even if they almost always political. Thanks to Ghost, we have the first new awesome ad of the relaunched V+V. Turns out Savannah, Ga.-area local personal injury lawyer Jamie Casino (that name, bro) bought some local ad time during the
- [Police News of the Weird](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/12/police-news-of-the-weird/) - This afternoon I stopped by Adams Morgan Day in DC, an annual street festival. B. and A. and I ate at Amsterdam Falafel, always a treat, and then I was talking to a couple friends while B. and A. walked around checking out the assorted booths. At around 1:15 pm, things got weird. Reports vary,
- [Who wrote the Republican's "Pledge to America?"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/24/who-wrote-the-republicans-pledge-to-america/) - Well, it turns out that if you open the PDF version of the Republican's "A Pledge to America," their follow-up to the 1994 "Contract With America," you learn that the author of the document was not, actually, some staffer in House Minority Leader John Boehner's office,* but none other than Brian Wild. The Hill: Huffington
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/26/poem-of-the-week-23/) - At the National Book Festival, in addition to snagging the awesome commemorative poster (which, seriously, I'm pretty excited about), I also got a copy of the Poetry Out Loud Anthology, a collection of poems high schoolers can memorize for the National Recitation Contest. Among a lot of familiar classics, here's one I hadn't seen before:
- [There are reasons nobody is trying to build a community center where you live.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/27/there-are-reasons-nobody-is-trying-to-build-a-community-center-where-you-live/) - Perhaps I’m treading on already trod ground, but the I have to wonder how much of the controversy over the not exactly Ground Zero, not exactly mosque is really just another proxy battle of misunderstanding between urban Americans and suburban/rural types. The distance of a few blocks is too far to walk on a 100
- [Look for the words "social justice" or "economic justice"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/15/look-for-the-words-social-justice-or-economic-justice/) - As basically an introduction to Q's letter, here's the story about how Glenn Beck has advised Christians who hear the words "social justice" or "economic justice" to leave their churches.
- [A letter to Glenn Beck](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/14/a-letter-to-glenn-beck/) - A friend of V+V writes a fantastic letter to Glenn Beck over Beck's admonition that Christians who attend churches that preach social justice should leave: From: Rev. Q Pastor To: Mr. Glenn Beck FOX News Network New York, New York March 14th, 2010 Dear Mr. Beck, Grace and Peace to you from our Lord Jesus
- [Republican Iowa Senate Candidate Joni Ernst wants to castrate Washington's spending and make them squeal or something](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/03/27/republican-iowa-senate-candidate-joni-ernst-wants-to-castrate-washingtons-spending-and-make-them-squeal/) - Oh, man, it's finally that time in the political cycle where we get back to some quality advertisements. Here we have Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa who is running for the Senate. In this spot, she basically says that she knows how to castrate pigs, so she'll know how to stop spending, all while we hear the
- [Watch: Today in Political Buffoonery](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/10/16/watch-today-in-political-baffoonery/) - So you're the unpopular governor of a state that hasn't been doing well, and you're having some issues in your reelection campaign. Your opponent is the relatively unpopular former governor, whose rank opportunism led him to switch parties. Yet, you're polling neck-and-neck. Of course, the proper thing to do if you're Florida Governor Rick Scott is
- [Watch: This guy give a KKK rally the perfect party music](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/07/21/watch-this-guy-give-a-kkk-rally-the-perfect-party-music/) - Dropping some sousaphone to illustrate just how dumb the whole thing is. Trolling in real life is the best kind of trollery.
- [On Rooney and Suarez, Playing the "What If" Game, and a World Cup Day 8 Recap and Weekend Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/20/on-rooney-and-suarez-playing-the-what-if-game-and-a-day-8-recapday-9-preview/) - Wayne Rooney scored his first ever goal for England in a World Cup yesterday, in his 10th match. He had four shots in that match: one was a header that struck the undersides of both the crossbar and the post and another a stinging point-blank shot directly into the keeper's stomach when anywhere else would have
- [Fed keeps on keepin' on](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/21/fed-keeps-on-keepin-on/) - The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee met today, and it seems they're keepin' on keepin' on. At least according to their release: The Committee will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and continues to anticipate that economic conditions, including low rates of resource utilization, subdued inflation trends,
- [I'm Sorry Ronaldo, Klose's For Real: World Cup Recap and Netherlands-Argentina Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/09/im-sorry-ronaldo-kloses-for-real-world-cup-recap-and-netherlands-argentina-preview/) - /taps mic I'm Sorry Ronaldo! Klose's for reeeeaaaal! Never meant to make your country cry, Die Mannshaft won it sieben-eins. The US conceded six goals in four games. Costa Rica gave up two in five. Germany has let four in over six. Reiging (until Sunday) World Champions Spain saw seven balls roll over the line in their three group stage matches, as did Portugal. It
- [Michigan Senate candidate hits other Senate candidate with ties to loan Sharknado or something](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/10/21/michigan-senate-candidate-hits-other-senate-candidate-with-ties-to-loan-sharknado-or-something/) - In this weird and kind-of awful ad, Michigan Republican Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land accuses Democratic Senate candidate Gary Peters for having ties to a loan shark. With Sharknado, because that's not over.
- [Crack Rock or a Jump Shot](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/09/crack-rock-or-a-jump-shot/) - In the school where I work, there's a fifth grader who wears a Notorious B.I.G. jacket. There are a few staff who covet it. Though I don't say anything, I'm one of them. The boy is 11. Biggie Smalls died 13 years ago, today. He doesn't know anything about Biggie. Couldn't name an album or
- [Breakfast Octopus](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/07/breakfast-octopus/) - Go ahead and read these two paragraphs (go ahead, I'll wait for you): So there sat Bezos at the breakfast table, faced with a question for which he was apparently unprepared. Many painful seconds passed without an answer. Rutledge let the pause lengthen as long as he could bear it and was just about to
- [Unconventional campaigns](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/22/unconventional-campaigns/) - Jonathan Bernstein wonders if Sarah Palin, with a national profile and an enthusiastic base, could run for the presidential nomination successfully without playing by the normal rules: Of course, Sarah Palin sits at this point of the campaign with total name recognition and terrific enthusiasm from a not insignificant number of GOP primary and caucus
- [Alaska candidate for Senate Joe Miller thinks unemployment benefits are not "constitutionally authorized"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/19/alaska-candidate-for-senate-joe-miller-thinks-unemployment-benefits-are-not-constitutionally-authorized/) - Joe Miller, a tea party-backed candidate running in the Republican primary against Lisa Murkowski is has some interesting things to say about Constitutional law. Not only does he not support extending unemployment benefits for those still unemployed after their benefits run out, he doesn't think doing so is constitutional: Tea Party-backed Senate candidate Joe Miller
- [Poem of the Week: The Rain](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/30/poem-of-the-week-the-rain/) - The Rain by Robert Creeley All night the sound had come back again, and again falls this quiet, persistent rain. What am I to myself that must be remembered, insisted upon so often? Is it that never the ease, even the hardness, of rain falling will have for me something other than this, something not
- [Happy Anniversary, Women's Suffrage!](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/18/happy-anniversary-womens-suffrage/) - On this day 90 years ago, Tennessee became the final state to ratify the 19th amendment, finally giving women the right to vote. If you haven't yet, go read Gail Collins' excellent column last week describing the circumstances leading up to that historic vote: My Favorite August. I was thinking about how to best celebrate
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/03/poem-of-the-week-10/) - Hi (virtual) friends, I'm sorry for my recent absence, but not TOO sorry -- I've been in sunny California, and it is marvelous. Mountains, oceans, cool breezes, lots of good food... it's been wonderfully vacation-y. And yet, I am still making time to share this gorgeous poem with you. It is by W.S. Merwin, who
- [President Obama invokes President Bush, for the better for both of them and us](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/10/president-obama-invokes-president-bush-for-the-better-for-both-of-them-and-us/) - At today's press conference, Anne Kornblut asked: Nine years after the September 11th attacks, why do you think it is that we are now seeing such an increase in suspicion and outright resentment of Islam, especially given that it has been one of your priorities to increase -- to improve relations with the Muslim world?
- [Book Rec: Some Girls](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/16/book-rec-some-girls/) - Another entry in my I Judged This Book By Its Cover And Was Only Partly Wrong list. Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, by Jillian Lauren Sounds trashy, right? I thought it would be a guilty pleasure, a fast read. It was a fast read, but there was more to it than I expected.
- [Church adopts local public elementary school for Jesus](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/24/church-adopts-local-public-elementary-school-for-jesus/) - This is going to end well: LAKELAND, Fla.—When his budget for pencils, paper, and other essential supplies was cut by a third this school year, the principal of Combee Elementary School worried children would suffer. Then, a local church stepped in and "adopted" the school. The First Baptist Church at the Mall stocked a resource
- [This seems about right.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/22/this-seems-about-right/) - Due to the weather in D.C. today, I've taken Beach House off of iTunes for a little while to listen to Husker Du's 'Standing in the Rain.' I recommend you do the same.
- ["Sweating like Vegas Elvis on a squash court" or Liveblogging the Brits part 2.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/22/sweating-like-vegas-elvis-on-a-squash-court-or-liveblogging-the-brits-part-2/) - In the last week, Nick Clegg, of the Liberal Democrats, went from leader of the third party to the leader of the tied for first (for the first time in 104 years!!!) party, to being unfairly demonized by the Daily Mail party. Shock. Any, in about two minutes Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg
- [Liveblogging the first ever British debate (except for, basically,  every week in Parliament)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/15/liveblogging-the-first-ever-british-debateexcept-for-basically-every-week-in-parliament/) - 3.35- Clegg opens. Fairness, greedy bankers, etc...Also, the background looks like a children's show set from the 1980's. The Early 1980's. 3.36- Brown and Cameron spoke. Yawn. 3.38- This seems like a Senatorial debate in the States. NO CHEF'S FROM OUTSIDE THE EU!!!!, Really Gordon? Really? That is where you go, the food makers? Have
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/06/poem-of-the-week-3/) - Guys, I don't know about you, but for me it has been a long week, in a number of ways, not all of them bad. Nevertheless, I have been ready since about Tuesday for this week to be over. Here's what cheered me up today: a mid-afternoon break to walk over to a nearby farmers'
- [It's So Hard To Say Goodbye, Except to Greece: Weekend World Cup Recap and Monday Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/30/its-so-hard-to-say-goodbye-except-to-greece-weekend-recap-and-monday-preview/) - Spain, Italy, England, Uruguay. Mexico, Cameroon, Croatia, Australia. Honduras, Ecuador, Japan, Cote D'Ivoire. Bosnia, Iran, Ghana, Portugal. Russia, South Korea, Chile, Greece. Gone. Flights booked, bags packed, tears shed, shirts exchanged. Every one of those teams came with the hope of playing in the Grand Final on July 14, and every one of them was sent
- [The everything app](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/09/the-everything-app/) - Don't look now (seriously don't), but X and its cousin Grok have a CSAM (child sexual abuse material) problem. And nobody is doing anything about it because nobody cares. And it has been coming (and happening) for awhile. Hell, Grok has been gross since at least last August. It's been going on for weeks (since
- [America's Next Top Jesus Sculptor](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/10/04/americas-next-top-jesus-sculptor/) - (Good?) News from Ohio, folks. The long wait for the replacement Jesus statue may finally be winding down, says Darlene Bishop, co-founder of the Solid Rock Church outside of Cincinnati whose "Touchdown Jesus" statue burned down in a freak (or God-sent?) lightning strike back in June. According to Bishop, the field of potential savior-portrayers has
- [What's Next for Touchdown Jesus](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/27/whats-next-for-touchdown-jesus/) - As you’ll recall, last month a 62-foot statue of Jesus burned down after a lightning strike. It happens that this monstrosity is right along the highway I take from the airport when I visit my family in Ohio, so I got to see the skeletal remains of TD Jesus when I was there last week.
- [Anatomy of a Goal (and Day Five Previews)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/16/anatomy-of-a-goal/) - Before we get to anything else, we need to talk about this: [this space used to be filled with a gif of a goal but sadly has fallen to internet rot] I know, it happened on Friday and there have been eleventy billion matches between then and now. But try to remember. Try to remember
- [Monday Gripe](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/19/monday-gripe/) - Story time! I live in a basement apartment. It can be kind of cave-like, but mostly it's fine, and stays cool in the summer, which has been a big plus given the recent heat. I thought the big downside was the lack of windows, but then last week the apartment flooded, and that was maybe
- [The Thrill is Gone](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/05/15/the-thrill-is-gone/) - R.I.P.
- [Thank God Pepe Was an Idiot so the U.S. Could Advance, or WHOOO DID WE WIN THE WORLD CUP YET?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/26/thank-god-pepe-was-an-idiot-so-the-u-s-could-advance-or-whoo-we-did-we-win-the-world-cup-yet/) - Sunday, I was ready to celebrate the U.S. advancing to the next stage of the World Cup. I was watching USA-Portugal at my favorite local, managing to get seats at the bar because I'm overly punctual and anxious. Portgual was looking if not worse for wear, at least potentially beatable. I was surrounded by perhaps a
- [The Knockout Game (not that knockout game): Weekend World Cup Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/27/the-knockout-game-not-that-knockout-game-weekend-world-cup-preview/) - Yesterday was probably the happiest I've ever been after watching my team lose, and pop's post yesterday in its aftermath summed up my feelings in words better than I could have put together (ed. note: that can't possibly be true). Because of the way the group stage is set up, all the US had to
- [Plumbing the series of tubes](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/08/08/plumbing-the-series-of-tubes/) - Did the internet somehow break while I was away? Did something change in the past 30 or so years since the internet went mainstream? Because there are a couple of weird undercurrents happening right now, in earnest, with great urgency, that seem to suggest that maybe something changed about the internet that really needs fixing.
- [Good News from Nebraska](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/14/good-news-from-nebraska/) - Well, that was quick. Today the US District Judge in the Nebraska biased counseling case I mentioned yesterday issued an order-- just a day after hearing oral arguments. She agreed that the clinic filing the suit has a likelihood of prevailing on its claims, and agreed to block the state from enforcing any of the
- [F-Yeah, Science: "Of course, what we're seeing here is salvation to zero-gravity heartburn"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/03/f-yeah-science-of-course-what-were-seeing-here-is-salvation-to-zero-gravity-heartburn/) - What happens when you add an Alka-Selter tablet to a sphere of water under micro-gravity? (March 22, 2003) --- Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit performs a series of microgravity experiments with water spheres and effervescent antacid tablets. In the second of four videos, Pettit inserts a tablet into a 50-millimeter sphere and
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/06/poem-of-the-week-15/) - One of my recent Netflix picks was Bright Star, the biopic about the poet John Keats and his lady love Fanny Brawne. I thought it was lovely--sad at the end, of course, but also unabashedly romantic. I could now present to you a poem by Keats, but that would be too obvious. Instead, here's one
- [My First Derby](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/03/my-first-derby/) - Before Saturday, I had never watched the Kentucky Derby, even though I grew up just a few hours north of Louisville. I guess I didn't feel like I was missing anything. But after reading Ghost's charming paen to Mint Juleps, I figured I ought to try one, and check out the race while I was
- [Doctor Who, "Victory of the Daleks"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/02/doctor-who-victory-of-the-daleks/) - Amy: "Ever fancied someone you knew you shouldn't? Hurts, doesn't it? But kind of a good hurt." This was by far my least favorite of the three new episodes we've seen so far this season. I'll skip going into detail about the plot this week because basically it revolves around the Daleks coming back (yet
- [Watch: Supercut of 1980s computer hacking](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/25/watrch-supercut-of-80s-computer-hacking/) - Man, computer hacking in the '80s was really cool.
- [Weapons of mass destruction](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/31/weapons-of-mass-destruction/) - When reading about the arrests of the Hutaree militia group members who had planned an attack against law enforcement professionals, it was mentioned (in the headline and the body) that they were charged with attempting to use "weapons of mass destruction," but the stories explained that they had planned on using Improvised Explosive Devices, which
- [Hell Bent for Election](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/02/09/hell-bent-for-election/) - So this is cool: an animated film directed by Chuck Jones that was basically a union-sponsored campaign ad for FDR. So this is cool: an animated film directed by Chuck Jones that was basically a union-sponsored campaign ad for FDR. From the YouTube description: Hell-Bent For Election was a 1944 two-reel (thirteen minute) animated cartoon
- [National Zoo's panda Mei Xiang not pregnant](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/28/national-zoos-panda-mei-xiang-not-pregnant/) - It's official: Mei Xhiang, the lady panda currently in residence at the National Zoo in D.C., is not pregnant. Pandas are notoriously difficult to inseminate and especially more difficult to test for pregnancy, and it was hoped that Mei Xhiang's artificial insemination in January may have taken hold. But, sadly, it was (yet another) false
- ["You got the Belgians running Europe?"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/02/you-got-belgians-running-europe/) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's memoir is on sale today, alongside a lengthy profile/preview of the book in the Washington Post. Based on the tidbits from the profile, I may just have to snag A Journey: My Political Life (What an original and totally interesting title!). The Post piece mostly centers on the backstabbingly
- [A little alma mater pride](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/03/a-little-alma-mater-pride/) - While I was in Ohio over the weekend, my brother showed us this YouTube video of Ohio State's very own flash mob, which took place a few weeks ago. He's a sophomore there and happened to be walking through the (new, gorgeous) student union at the time, when all of a sudden: choreographed dance routine
- [Our favorites, 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/12/30/our-favorites-2014/) - I'm starting this post, and hopefully the rest of the V+V team will come in and add theirs. Come back and see if they do. Update: here's Jack Burden's and here is ghost's. Poplicola: Here are my three favorite albums of 2014. I could argue that they're also the best records of 2014, but you
- [Favorites in Your Face from 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/12/31/favorites-in-your-face-from-2014/) - I'll bite. I'll share with you what 2014 licks I was humming in my head, what I was tapping my foot to, and what I was singing loudly at my dashboard. Adding to previous posts, here are my favorite albums of 2014. Disgraceland - The Orwells Don't know where I found this, most likely songza,
- [“The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.”](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/01/the-battle-sir-is-not-to-the-strong-alone-it-is-to-the-vigilant-the-active-the-brave-2/) - It’s like bringin a knife to a gunfight, pen to a testYour chest in the line of fire witcha thin-ass vestYou bringin them Boyz II Men, HOW them boys gon’ win? – Jay-Z, The Takeover When I moved to Boston, I lived in East Somerville. It’s a working class neighborhood full of Brazilians and Portuguese, and in
- [The Shot Heard 'Round the World](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/17/the-shot-heard-round-the-world/) - The single most important influence on me learning to love baseball was my grandfather. He was the first man I ever saw wrapped up in baseball games on the television, screaming obscenities at who I thought was the team he loved. He was a Red Sox fan who, in the eighty years of his life,
- [Why is the Spotify player such a piece of shit?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/04/22/why-is-the-spotify-player-such-a-piece-shit/) - Spotify is a pretty decent service. For free, you can listen to practically anything that's ever been released commercially (sadly, no RVIVR, but that's on them because they're UP THE PUNX), as long as you're willing to listen to some ads once in a while. And I'm not against listening to ads once in a
- [Great Moments in Campaign Advertising: Confessions of a Republican](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2016/03/07/great-moments-in-campaign-advertising-confessions-of-a-republican/) - Often overshadowed in the 1964 race by LBJ's infamous "Daisy" ad, "Confessions of a Republican" is great mostly because it's so weird. It's also really long—four minutes and change. I haven't been able to figure out when exactly it aired, or how really, because four-minute ad breaks aren't particularly common even now (and TV commercial
- [Poems for the Cruelest Month](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/06/poems-for-the-cruelest-month/) - T.S. Eliot was wrong. February is the worst. February by Bill Christophersen The cold grows colder, even as the days grow longer, February's mercury vapor light buffing but not defrosting the bone-white ground, crusty and treacherous underfoot. This is the time of year that's apt to put a hammerlock on a healthy appetite, old anxieties
- [Yes, it's hot outside, but the Potomac River is really not a good place to go swimming](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/02/yes-its-hot-outside-but-the-potomac-river-is-really-not-a-good-place-to-go-swimming/) - As if we needed another reason to avoid swimming in the Potomac River, now we have to be afraid of...sharks? Willy Dean has an incredible fish tale to tell. On Tuesday, he caught a shark while on the Potomac River in St. Mary's County, Md. Don't believe him? He has the pictures to prove it.
- [Today in History: The Sex Pistols play a poorly-attended show in Manchester](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/04/today-in-history-the-sex-pistols-play-a-poorly-attended-show-in-manchester/) - Today (June 4) marks the date in 1976 that the Sex Pistols played a show at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester. There were only about 35-40 people there (the space was big enough to hold hundreds), but it's considered still one of the most important concerts in music history. Why? Well, there's this:
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/09/poem-of-the-week-21/) - Part II of last week's theme: villanelles. I've read and re-read this poem in at least three different English classes, and haven't yet tired of it-- to the contrary, I find more to like each time. And it seems apropos in the whirlwind of unpacking to post a poem dedicated to the fine art of
- [Geometry teacher really bad at coming up with original examples](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/18/geometry-teacher-really-bad-at-coming-up-with-original-examples/) - From the "Obvious Things Teachers Shouldn't Do That Don't Involve Anything Sexual" Files: A Jefferson County teacher picked the wrong example when he used as­sassinating President Barack Obama as a way to teach angles to his geometry students. ... The teacher was apparently teaching his geometry students about parallel lines and angles, officials said. He
- [Yes, this is a Lego printer.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/02/yes-this-is-a-lego-printer/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX09WnGU6ZY From the YouTube description: "Lego felt tip 110" printer connected to an Apple Mac. This is not a kit you can buy and does not use mindstorms. I designed/built/coded it all from scratch including analog motor electronics, sensors and printer driver, the USB interface uses a "wiring" board."
- [Mea Copa - Group B](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/03/mea-copa-group-b/) - Yesterday, I wrote about the incomprehensible moments of success amidst the drudgery of failure that make up a game of soccer (or baseball, it's very difficult for me to separate the two games, which is its own incomprehensible moment). And, indeed, those moments make for transcendent moments, when strangers will leap from their chairs and
- [Mea Copa - Group C: Days Late, Dollars Short](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/06/mea-copa-group-c-days-late-dollars-short/) - One of the simultaneously great and awful things about being a soccer fan in the US is that the games are on early Saturday morning. Matches from England and Germany have replaced Captain Nintendo and Saved by the Bell in my life. I wake up, make coffee and settle down in front of the TV
- [Mea Copa: Group D, Where D Stands for Death](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/07/mea-copa-group-d-where-d-stands-for-death/) - I came late to soccer. I never played it, aside from whacking a ball around in friends' yards, until I got to college, where it was more an excuse to get out and enjoy the fall than it was anything like an athletic pursuit. But because I didn't grow up with it, I tend to
- [Mea Copa: Group E, Where E Stands for Every Team a Looker](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/08/mea-copa-group-e-where-e-stands-for-every-team-a-looker/) - There are certain teams in every sport that engage even the most casual observer. Whether through their energy, their story, their uniforms, their players (see: hotness thereof, often), they pull in the folks who just happen to be in the room. Think about the Cinderellas every year in March Madness. Think about the Rockies run
- [Mea Copa: Group H, Where H stands for Holy Crap](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/15/mea-copa-group-h-where-h-stands-for-holy-crap/) - Here's how most of my FIFA 2010 games start: Me: I'm really not that good. I don't play very much. Pick any team you want. (Opponent sitting next to me on the couch flips through teams) Me: No. You can't pick Spain. Spain is banned. Spain is the most recent Euro Champions. They have several
- [Mea Copa: Over the Line, Mark It Zero!](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/28/mea-copa-over-the-line-mark-it-zero/) - This weekend might have been the end of the American soccer boom that many pundits and fans had predicted would result from a deep Yank run combined with a serious push by ESPN/ABC to market the matches. The ratings are up tremendously over 2006, which was played in essentially the same time-zone, over the same
- [Mea Copa](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/02/mea-copa/) - I have been told that some folks (which can only mean, like, 3 people I don't live with) miss my postings. I have been remiss — blame poor educational services in US urban areas — and plan to make this up with more than quick hit videos. Therefore, beginning this very moment, and continuing every
- [Seal the Deal!](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/22/seal-the-deal/) - I spent much of the morning watching "Washington Journal" on C-SPAN. Nutters are pisssssed. That said, most of the anger seems to be about the 'process' and the 'back room deals.' Now, I've seen no formal analysis , but based on what I know thus far, most deals were over policy and did not happen
- [Writing Fads That Need to Die, Part 1](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/12/02/writing-fads-that-need-to-die-part-1/) - Welcome to a new series (maybe), in which we explore some ways people are killing the written language. 1. Using the word "because" purposely without "of." "The world works. Because science." This is dumb. Replace with "Because of science." Although that's pretty dumb as well, but at least it's grammatically correct. 2. The use of capitalized
- ["This is my timey-wimey detector. It goes ding when there's stuff."](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/13/this-is-my-timey-wimey-detector-it-goes-ding-when-theres-stuff/) - In honor of the upcoming premiere of Doctor Who's fifth season (Saturday, April 17 @ 9PM on BBC America), I thought I'd up the nerd quotient on this blog with my first Arts & Culture post. I'm a fairly new fan of the show, and I must admit, I haven't seen a single episode of
- [Nominee for Senate Christine O'Donnell thinks if you get AIDS, you deserved it. Also, thinks Joe Biden tapped her phones.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/17/nominee-for-senate-christine-odonnell-thinks-if-you-get-aids-you-deserved-it/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsk-5eRzS_4 One of many 1990s-era videos featuring Christine O'Donnell, the newly-minted Republican nominee for Senate from Delaware, spouting crazy nonsense. Did you know that condoms actually facilitate HIV transmission? Also, Politico has some stories from former staffers from her failed 2008 senate attempt: Kristin Murray, who left her position in the state party to serve
- [Christine O'Donnell's imaginary witchcraft](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/30/christine-odonnells-imaginary-witchcraft/) - Slactivist: The oddest thing to me about Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell's "I Was A Teenage Witch" claims is that so much of the reaction has accepted her claim that such a thing might be possible. It is not. Her claims of "dabbling" in what she called "witchcraft" are not true. The supposed witchcraft she
- [Christine O'Donnell "not a witch"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/10/05/christine-odonnell-not-a-witch/) - In her new 30-second spot, Delaware Republican nominee Christine O'Donnell—who claims to have "dabbled in witchcraft"—begins by making it quite clear that she is not, in fact, a witch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxJyPsmEask But, with that black top, dark backdrop, and pale skin, it might be fair to say "She look like one?"
- [Great Moments in Campaign Advertising: What has Nixon done for me?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/31/great-moments-in-campaign-advertising-what-has-nixon-done-for-me/) - Since you may have never seen a Hubert Humphrey advertisement. For a little background, most of Humphrey's advertising was negative, since he was in the uncomfortable position of being the sitting vice president in a terribly unpopular administration (and had been nominated above other Democrats who were far more popular, despite winning zero primaries). So,
- [Mea Copa: US v Ghana](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/26/mea-copa-us-v-ghana/) - With this morning's methodical victory over Good Korea, Uruguay become the Cup's first Quarterfinalist, and the US's potential opponent should the Yanks get past Ghana's Black Stars this afternoon (but more on that later). First we need to take a look at how the teams that got this far did so, and how some teams
- [Last Caress](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/04/04/last-caress/) - Since I bought it a million years ago, my copy of The Misfit's Static Age always had a weird skip on the first guitar strum of "Last Caress." I listened the hell out of that CD for years, and it eventually found its way ripped to MP3s on each computer I've had since then (don't
- [Make It So](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/12/08/make-it-so/) - It's getting to be that season again, so make it so, make it so, make it so.
- [Watch: Earth as seen from the International Space Station](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/09/05/watch-earth-as-seen-from-the-international-space-station/) - Pretty much what it says on the tin, except holy crap that's earth as seen from the space station. Hell of a way to start a weekend.
- [Uh-oh, SpaghettiOs](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/18/uh-oh-spaghettios/) - If you've got some SpaghettiOs in your pantry, you may want to take a look at this: Campbell Soup Co. is recalling nearly 15 million pounds of canned SpaghettiOs with meatballs because of possible under-processing, the U.S. agriculture department said. The recall includes 14.75-ounce cans with a use-by date between June 2010 and December 2011
- [A final short thought on the State of the Union address](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/01/29/a-final-short-thought-on-the-state-of-the-union-address/) - Yes, I've called the State of the Union address long, boring and pointless. And it is. But how is it that the most important presentation before the most powerful and important institution in the country is basically a 16th-century Puritan sermon? Hell, even churches—those bastions of technological innovation—in the 21st century use music to accompany to
- [President Obama backs Phoenix Suns' protest of Arizona immigration law](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/26/president-obama-backs-phoenix-suns-protest-of-arizona-immigration-law/) - It's NBA play-off time, and the Phoenix Suns (playing the Los Angeles Lakers) donned their "Los Suns" jersey for the home games. Usually, they only wear the jerseys for games celebrating Hispanic heritage. This time, it was in protest of Arizona's new immigration law. And supporting the protest is none other than the President of
- [Attention music fans](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/25/attention-music-fans/) - Readers of this blog: I assume you have huge fans of this thing called "music." Nearly everybody is, so, statistically, you are too. So, it is with great astonishment and pride that I make the following announcement. Every decade, if we the unwashed masses are lucky, a group of the preeminent musicians of the day
- [Watch: President Bush gets older, falls from the sky](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/12/watch-president-bush-gets-older-falls-from-the-sky/) - For his 90th birthday, President George H. W. Bush was more bad-ass than any of you pip-squeaks, in that he once again went sky-diving. His landing, though, wasn't the best: Mr President, you're going to need to do better if you want to get your Pilotwings A License. Just kidding. I'm in no position to
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/15/poem-of-the-week-13/) - Billy Collins is one of my very favorite poets. His writing is accessible and readable, and I appreciate those things, along with his wit and good humor and insight. Litany by Billy Collins You are the bread and the knife, The crystal goblet and the wine . . . Jacques Crickillon You are the bread
- [Sports in the Courts: Jeff Wilpon answers the allegations](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/10/31/sports-in-the-courts-jeff-wilpon-answers-the-allegations/) - It has been seven weeks since former Senior VP of Ticket Sales for the Mets, Leigh Castergine, accused her former boss of discriminating against her for being pregnant and unmarried. The team's Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Wilpon, was accused of numerous disparaging comments. Today, Wilpon and the Mets filed their answers in federal court in
- [Doctor Who, "The Lodger" and "The Pandorica Opens"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/19/doctor-who-the-lodger-and-the-pandorica-opens/) - Craig: "Has anyone ever told you you're a bit weird?" Doctor: "They never really stop." So. I'm a little behind on these Doctor Who posts, and I apologize. It's been a bit of a week for the Viola household. The season is finishing on a strong note, however, as we've had three great episodes in
- [Your Official 2014 V+V Guide to Who Should Win the Emmys](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/08/25/your-official-2014-vv-guide-to-who-should-win-the-emmys/) - It's that time of year again: The awards for people who make stuff on the TV. Here's who we think should and definitely will win tonight live on NBC®: Outstanding Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series Meh. Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
- [Watch: This Apple video from 1987 about 1997](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/07/08/watch-this-apple-video-from-1987-about-1997/) - Back in 1987, Apple made a (cheeky) video predicting what 1997 would be like. In it, Apple predicts that they will be basically the biggest company ever. Of course, we know that by 1997, they were basically bankrupt. Let's at least be happy that basically none of this came true, especially the glasses (or Vista
- [New York Time Columnist Line of the Day – 18 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/18/new-york-time-columnist-line-of-the-day/) - 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 Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Time Columnist Line of the Day – 22 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/22/new-york-time-columnist-line-of-the-day-2/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 20 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/20/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-20/) - 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 “Fried at Last” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 21 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/21/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-21/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 26 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/26/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-23/) - 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 Fries” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 22 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/22/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-22/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 28 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/28/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-24/) - 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 of Peach” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 27 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/27/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-da/) - 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 of Peach” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 30 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/30/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-25/) - 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 “They Hate Us For Our Friedman” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 3 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/03/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-26/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 5 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/05/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-28/) - 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: David "Yawny-Pants" Brooks, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks,
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 4 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/04/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-27/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 12 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/12/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-32/) - 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 Fries” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 6 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/06/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-29/) - 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: David “Yawny-Pants” Brooks, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks,
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 10 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/10/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-30/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 11 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/11/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-31/) - 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 Fries” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 19 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/19/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-36/) - 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 Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 13 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/13/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-33/) - 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 Fries” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 14 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/14/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-34/) - 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 Fries” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 20 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/20/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-37/) - 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 Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 26 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/26/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-40/) - 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 Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 21 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/21/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-38/) - 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 Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 24 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/24/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-39/) - 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 Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 28 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/28/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-42/) - 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 Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 27 May 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/27/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-41/) - 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 Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 1 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/01/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-43/) - 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 Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 3 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/03/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-44/) - 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 Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 4 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/04/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-45/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 7 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/07/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-46/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 8 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/08/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-47/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 10 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/10/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-48/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – June 14, 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/14/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-49/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – June 16, 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/16/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-50/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 17 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/17/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-51/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 18 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/18/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-52/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 23 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/23/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-54/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 21 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/21/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-53/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 28 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/28/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-55/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 29 June 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/29/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-56/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 15 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/15/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-60/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 1 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/01/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-57/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 7 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/07/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-58/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 14 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/14/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-59/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 16 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/16/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-61/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 19 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/19/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-62/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 21 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/21/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-63/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 22 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/22/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-64/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 26 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/26/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-66-2/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 23 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/23/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-65/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 26 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/26/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-66/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 23 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/23/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-65-2/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 27 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/27/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-67/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 29 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/29/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-68/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 30 July 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/30/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-69/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 2 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/02/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-70/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 3 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/03/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-71/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 4 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/04/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-72/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 5 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/05/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-73/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 6 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/06/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-74/) - 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
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 9 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/09/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-75/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 10 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/10/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-76-2/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 11 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/11/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-77/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 12 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/12/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-78/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 13 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/13/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-79/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 16 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/16/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-80/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 17 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/17/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-81/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 18 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/18/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-82/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 24 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/24/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-85/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 31 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/31/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-89/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 26 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/26/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-86/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 23 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/23/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-84/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 19 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/19/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-83/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 27 August 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/27/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-87/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 3 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/03/new-york-times-columnist-of-the-day-2/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 10 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/10/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-92/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 20 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/20/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-93/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 22 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/22/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-94/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 24 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/24/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-95/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 27 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/27/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-96/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 28 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/28/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-97/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 29 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/29/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-98/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 30 September 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/30/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-99/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 4 October 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/10/04/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-100/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 30 January 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/01/30/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-104/) - If you’re one of the three people who remembers this here blog from its hay-day, you have once in a blue moon checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You probably recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 6 February 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/06/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-107/) - If you’re one of the three people who remembers this here blog from its hay-day, you have once in a blue moon checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You probably recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 27 January 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/01/27/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-103/) - If you’re one of the three people who remembers this here blog from its hay-day, you have once in a blue moon checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You probably recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 24 January 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/01/24/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-102/) - Ha, two years since I typed that headline and the muscle memory is still in severely good shape. Anyways... If you’re one of the three people who remembers this here blog from its hay-day, you have once in a blue moon checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You probably recognize the names of
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 5 October  2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/10/05/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-101/) - 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. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 7 February 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/07/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-108/) - If you’re one of the three people who remembers this here blog from its hay-day, you have once in a blue moon checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You probably recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 20 February 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/20/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-112/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier "web log," you may once in a blue moon have checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 11 February 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/11/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-110/) - If you’re one of the three people who remembers this here blog from its hay-day, you have once in a blue moon checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You probably recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 11 February 2014, Part Deux](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/11/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-part-deux/) - My god this David Brooks column is SO David Brooks it hurts. First (I mean second), this line: Fertility rates, a good marker of confidence, are down. Is there a machine that pumps out David Brooks weird columns about how all economic and social ills are actually because confidence or values or emotions? Now, let's
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 27 February 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/27/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-113/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log ,” you may once in a blue moon have checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 5 March 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/03/05/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-114/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log,” you may have once checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 26 March 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/03/26/382new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log,” you may have once checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 8 April 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/04/08/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-119/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log,” you may have once checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 31 March 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/03/31/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-115/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log,” you may have once checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 2 April 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/04/02/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-117/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log,” you may have once checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 1 April 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/04/01/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-116/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log,” you may have once checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 15 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/15/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-17/) - 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 “Fried at Last” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 13 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/13/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-16/) - 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 "Fried at Last" Friedman, Gail "The Colander" Collins, Nicholas "The Dark Crystal" Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 16 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/16/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-18/) - 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 “Fried at Last” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 12 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/12/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-15/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 5 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/05/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-12/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 7 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/07/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-13/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 2 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/02/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-11/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 8 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/08/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-14/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 29 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/29/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-7/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 31 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/31/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-9/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 1 April 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/01/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-10/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 26 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/26/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-6/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 30 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/30/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-8/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 25 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/25/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-5/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 24 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/24/new-york-times-columnist-of-the-day/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 22 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/22/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-3/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 19 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/19/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-2/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 18 March 2010](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/18/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day/) - 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, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I've decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 1 July 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/01/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-138/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 15 April 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/04/15/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-120/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log,” you may have once checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 22 April 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/04/22/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-122/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log,” you may have once checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 18 June 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/18/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-136/) - If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log ,” you may once in a blue moon have checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 25 June 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/25/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-137/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there's a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 7 July 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/07/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-139/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 8 July 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/08/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-140/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 2 September 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/09/02/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-151/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 16 July 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/16/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-133/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 6 August 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/08/06/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-146/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 13 August 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/08/13/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-149/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 29 July 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/29/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-142/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 5 August 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/08/05/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-145/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 14 April 2015](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/04/14/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-170/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 12 November 2014](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/11/12/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-157/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 6 January 2015](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/01/06/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-163/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 8 May 2015](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/05/08/new-york-times-columnist-line-of-the-day-171/) - If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that
- [Mad Men, "Christmas Comes But Once a Year"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/04/mad-men-christmas-comes-but-once-a-year-2/) - Don: "I don't hate Christmas. I hate this Christmas." I hope everyone was excited about the return of Glen, or Creepy Glen, as I like to call him. As the Draper-Francis family picks out a Christmas tree, Glen emerges from the shadows to talk to Sally. His mother got re-married, he explains, and he heard
- [Mad Men, "The Good News"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/09/mad-men-the-good-news/) - Stephanie: "Nobody knows what's wrong with themselves, but everybody else can see it right away." Despite finding themselves in a precarious financial position as New Year's approaches, 1964 was a good year for Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. It has not been a great year for most of our characters' personal lives, however. The episode focuses
- [Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/10/03/sunday-sunday-sunday/) - I have very little to say, and even fewer excuses to make. So, instead, I propose a gift and we'll pretend all of this never happened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfuwNU0jsk0 You're welcome, and I hope it's still available, because that's genius. Starts a little slow, but from about 2:30 on, it's straight fire.
- [We're only 65% sure that Rep. Vance MacAllister's wife is not being held hostage hashtag blessed](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/09/23/were-only-65-sure-that-rep-vance-macallisters-wife-is-not-being-held-hostage-hashtag-blessed/) - We have another super creepy and weird political ad today (earlier). This one is from Louisiana Representative Vance MacAllister, who really, really wants to remind you that he and his wife a super-duper Christians hashtag blessed. You see, the problem with this whole "I'm wicked Christian" thing is that Vance got caught making out with
- [You Better Be Hungry: Polpette (Meatballs)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/05/29/you-better-be-hungry-polpette-meatballs/) - I'm not very good at a great many things. Despite my median height and more-than-median girth, I'm not very good at basketball (ghost will second this enthusiastically). My chess game lacks an endgame. I never beat Contra. I'm really, really, really bad at tennis (sorry, jack burden). But, there some things at which I excel.
- [Just some quick numbers](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/02/just-some-quick-numbers/) - So many folks have been saying all year that health insurance was not a high priority, and that the White House should have put off health care and worked on employment instead. Now, of course it's more important to have a job than health insurance, but there is just one quick comparison I want to
- [The Number of the Beast](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/04/the-number-of-the-beast/) - You'd be remiss to not check out Richard Eskow's new post on his blog: Revelation/Channel 13: “Biometric ID,” The Mark of the Beast, and Immigration Reform, where he does a spectacular job explaining why many evangelical/fundamentalist Christians will fear the proposal in immigration reform requiring workers to carry biometric identification by comparing it to the
- [V+V 2014 Summer Jam Party Time](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/05/27/vv-2014-summer-jam-party-time/) - Back in the V+V hey day, we had a one-year tradition of throwing out some candidates for Official V+V Summer Jam™. Now that we're clear of Memorial Day, and Wahurd is turning 34 this week (lol), seems time to dive back in and see what a. what the new hot summertime jams are, and b.
- [V+V Summer Jam Super Fun Time Party Part Three3Three](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/03/vv-summer-jam-super-fun-time-party-part-three3three/) - Here we are, back again for another installment of our V+V Summer Jam Party. I just noticed that our first episode's star, Fancy, is now at the top of the charts, so we're doing some good work here. It just got super dark outside, and looks like some weather is going to fall, so I
- [V+V 2014 Summer Jam Party Time Excellent Episode IV A New Hope](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/09/vv-2014-summer-jam-party-time-excellent-episode-iv-a-new-hope/) - Welcome back to the V+V 2014 Summer Jam Party. For our fourth installment, here are a couple more songs vying for 2014 Official V+V Summer Jam. First, here's Sia, who you may recognize from her having written a ton of huge hits for all kinds of pop artists, with her new single "Chandelier." This one you could swear was
- [V+V 2014 Summer Jams Party in the Back Time Chapter V is for Victory](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/13/vv-2014-summer-jams-party-in-the-back-time-chapter-v-is-for-victory/) - Welcome back to the V+V 2014 Summer Jams party. It has not gone unnoticed that this years' contenders have been, for a lack of a better term, not as bad-ass as they could be. Sure, there's some good tracks, performed by some talented musicians, and sure, some of them have been bad-ass to an extent. But, let's
- [Here are your official 2015 V+V Summer Jams](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/07/30/here-are-your-official-2015-vv-summer-jams/) - This year we opted to not just try and predict which jams would be summer jams as they were released at to just wait and see what came to be. Now that July has come, it's time to decide. It's been a pretty great summer for summer jams, all told. In fact, here are two.
- [Doctor Who, "Flesh and Stone"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/16/doctor-who-flesh-and-stone/) - Doctor: "I'll be back for you as soon as I can, I promise." Amy: "You always say that." Doctor: "I always come back." We're five episodes into this season, and I feel like I need some sort of flow chart to keep track of what's going on. This was a great conclusion to the new
- [Mad Men,"The Rejected"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/16/mad-menthe-rejected/) - Peggy, to Allison: "My problem is not your problem." Well, it looks like Allison did not take Don's rejection as well as it appeared last week, or even at the beginning of this episode. On the conference call, it's clear how good Allison is at her job -- she even gives Don a little bit
- [A quick dialogue on immigration](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/08/05/a-quick-dialogue-on-immigration/) - Crito: Meno, why have you come? Meno: I've been thinking about immigration. Crito: Oh, yes? What about it? Meno: Well, do you support loosening the immigration system to allow people to come and live in the U.S. and become citizens? Crito: Well, I don't know. It's a complicated issue. Meno: Is it, though? Crito: Sure it
- [This Is How We Die](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/01/this-is-how-we-die/) - We do not choose to die. But we do. It is an inevitability. It is the inevitability. Death comes for us all, some sooner and some later. Some die quietly and peacefully, some fight and rage until the last capitulation. But still we die. Death is not honor, so much as it is science. One can
- [On party girls and the question of treatment or punishment](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/16/on-party-girls-and-the-question-of-treatment-or-punishment/) - Twenty-year-old Laura Hall from Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, has become the first woman—nay—person to be banned from drinking everywhere within England or Wales. Hall was issued a Drinking Banning Order, which restricts her from going into any bar, club, or any drinking establishment whatsoever. She's also not allowed to buy adult beverages, carry unsealed containers containing
- [Doctor Who, "Cold Blood"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/21/doctor-who-cold-blood/) - Doctor, to Ambrose: "You are so much less than the best of humanity!" While I enjoyed "Cold Blood" much more than part one, "The Hungry Earth," I don't have much to say about it save for the final scene. After Ambrose kills Alaya, negotiations between the Silurians and the humans fall apart. The Doctor forces
- [Let the Eagle Soar](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/23/let-the-eagle-soar/) - The mighty United States today beat Algeria 1-0 with a goal in the 91st minute. Since England beat Slovenia (at the same time) 1-0, it means (based on goals scored) that the mighty United States won their group and advance to the next round (whoo!).
- [What we learned from Cantor's loss and what it means](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/11/what-we-learned-from-cantors-loss-and-what-it-means/) - Yesterday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost the Republican primary in his district in Virginia. It's the first time since 1899 that a sitting House majority leader lost reelection, and probably the firs time ever it was because of a primary. That's mostly because primaries as the democratic vehicles we know them as us a relatively new invention
- [Economic inequality and mobility are not the same thing](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/04/economic-inequality-and-mobility-are-not-the-same-thing/) - It's the story of the day. Well, it's the story of the past, well, ever. It seems the rich get richer and the poor get poorer and the middle gets squeezed. And, truly that's at least been the case since 1980. Some see the cure for this malady to be "economic mobility," which basically means,
- [This Is the Life I Chose or Rather the Life That Chose Me](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/16/this-is-the-life-that-i-chose-or-rather-the-life-that-chose-me/) - As this posts, I'll be at graduation. I'll be there with them. I'll applaud and I'll cheer. It'll be one of the moments that makes the year worthwhile. One of my favorite kids will leave school, be on his own. I'll feel almost good about it and I'll wish him well. In some ways, I'll
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/17/poem-of-the-week-22/) - It's a gorgeous afternoon in the Midwest, sunny and breezy with that autumn something in the air. Here's a poem. Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio by James Wright In the Shreve High football stadium, I think of Polacks nursing long beers in Tiltonsville, And gray faces of Negroes in the blast furnace at Benwood,
- [Nevermind is 23 years old](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/09/24/nevermind-is-23-years-old/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee6xkwVucIE Here's your reminder that Nirvana's Nevermind was released 23 years ago today: September 24, 2014. Armed with new veteran producer Butch Vig and a happier outlook on life by Cobain, the songs were cleaner, catchier and much more accessible than its predecessor, Bleach (and definitely its successor). It also introduced a new drummer in Virginia's own David Grohl, whose drumming was arguably
- [Photoblogging the Revolution](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/22/photoblogging-the-revolution/) - It was a really nice day on Saturday here in D.C, so Estes and I decided to take a jaunt around town and enjoy the sun. Apparently, a number of Tea Party activists had the same idea, so we decided to take some pictures. Below is a photo-journal of sorts of our walk around the
- [Drill, Barry, drill?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/01/drill-barry-drill/) - Well, it's happened again. Started writing something, then came across something better written arguing the same thing I was going to argue. I was going to write about how Obama's decision to drill is a pragmatic one that takes both sides of the argument into account but satisfies neither (much like many of his decisions
- [I win!](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/05/i-win-2/) - Ok, I slightly overestimated the vote count, but as of a few minutes ago, Elena Kagan has been confirmed to the United States Supreme Court in a vote of 63-37. Ben Nelson was the only Dem to vote no, while 5 Republicans voted yes: Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, and Judd Gregg.
- [First Thoughts on the Kagan Nom](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/10/first-thoughts-on-the-kagan-nom/) - I'm alarmed by the precedent that a Democratic nominee for Supreme Court cannot have a record on abortion. Elena Kagan doesn't have a record on much in the way of any controversial issues, but neither she nor Justice Sotomayor had any obvious pro-choice skeletons in the closet. which is disturbing because — "skeletons in the
- [Kagan Changes Her Mind on Hearings](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/29/kagan-changes-her-mind-on-hearings/) - Back when Elena Kagan was first nominated for the Supreme Court, I mentioned her 1995 critique of confirmation hearings-- she said they had become "a vapid and hollow charade, in which repetition of platitudes has replaced discussion of viewpoints and personal anecdotes have supplanted legal analysis." I was optimistic that Kagan would adhere to that
- [Lead-up to Kagan's Confirmation Vote](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/18/lead-up-to-kagans-confirmation-vote/) - Within the next few weeks, if things go as scheduled, Elena Kagan's SC nomination will be up for a vote in the full Senate. Who cares, right? Her whole confirmation process has been a snoozefest, and it's basically a given that she'll be confirmed. So how to make it more interesting? Put money on it,
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/02/poem-of-the-week-19/) - Most of the poems I've posted here so far have been free verse-- my usual preferred mode for both reading and writing poetry. But this is one of the best examples I've seen of the complicated villanelle form: a 19 line poem consisting of five three-line stanzas followed by a concluding four-line stanza. Villanelles feature
- [Things I Drink And So Should You: The Charles River Highball](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/02/things-i-drink-and-so-should-you-2/) - It is Easter weekend, which is about the busiest my calendar gets every year. I have hardly had time to breathe this week, let alone read this blog, never mind contribute. The craziness of my schedule has even prevented me from doing that which I love most: watch sports and drink. And that all ends
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/11/poem-of-the-week-6/) - I first discovered this poem freshman year of college in a Comparative Studies class that sometimes met outside (it was spring quarter). I loved that we would go outside, and that otherwise we would all sit around a huge table instead of at desks, but the class itself was only so-so. Still, thank you to
- [Great Moments in Campaign Advertising: "Read My Lips"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/16/great-moments-in-campaign-advertising-read-my-lips/) - This is the ad that, perhaps as much or more than anything else, most likely sank President George H. W. Bush's chances for re-election. Of course, it was those tax increases that made way for years of balanced budgets under Clinton, but don't tell anybody. And, of course, that raising the gas tax was maybe
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: DEATH CULT ZOMBIE by Genesis Owusu](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/07/hump-day-song-of-the-week-death-cult-zombie-by-genesis-owusu/) - Here's a song so we can get the depressing January 6 post off the top of the front page but also the song rules. So: win, win.
- ["I believe the Lord would have you be real."](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/21/i-believe-the-lord-would-have-you-be-real/) - So, we've been paying a lot of attention lately to Christine O'Donnell and Sharron Angle, the Neo-Palinists (a cursory Google search leads me to hope that I coined that term), but Michael Gross at Vanity Fair brings us something pretty spectacular from the Original Gangster herself that is pretty incredible. It comes in the form
- [Book Rec](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/10/book-recommendation/) - I picked up The Myth of You & Me at the library based solely on the title. I was not disappointed. This novel, by Leah Stewart, chronicles the unraveling of a friendship between two women, and more to the point, the intense bond they shared before falling out. The action takes place when the women
- [Late Summer Book Review](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/30/late-summer-book-review/) - The plus side of my rainy Cape Cod trip was that I had plenty of time for reading. I finished two of the books that I brought with me (the one I won't write about today is Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, which I thought was good but not great). This was the one I liked
- [Rich guy wants five more Californias](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/03/26/rich-guy-wants-five-more-californias/) - It's easy to look at California and imagine Churchill instead having said "Democracy is the worst form of government. No, really, it's the fucking worst." Between often electing unconventional politicians to high office, and a overly powerful ballot initiative system that makes it nearly impossible for even those few responsible leaders to govern, California is an example
- [BREAKING: Bankers are greedy and evil](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/28/breaking-bankers-are-greedy-and-evil/) - JPMorgan Chase wants you to sign the slip. According to the American Banker, in a mailing from JPMorgan Chase to customers whose debit cards had been switched from Washington Mutual when JPC bought WaMu, the bank strongly urged cardholders to sign the slip rather than enter their PIN when making debit card purchases. The mailing
- [Sharron Angle and "God's Plan"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/29/sharron-angle-and-gods-plan/) - No wonder she's trying to avoid the news-folk. Sharron Angle may have spouted some radically conservative ideas and convictions since becoming a candidate for Senate, but this has to take the cake: In a segment that has gone unnoticed since it first aired, the Tea Party-backed candidate told the Bill Manders show — a favorable
- [Sharron Angle finally talks to reporters, runs away](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/22/sharron-angle-finally-talks-to-reporters-runs-away/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SGjAPV3lNM You can imagine that reporters were delighted to finally get to cover a Sharron Angle press function. As we've noted before, she's been pretty shy about talking to reporters at all (unless she can get some fund-raising coin out of it). Of course, this could be because she tends to say ridiculous things when
- [Sharron Angle promises to bring Senate business to a halt](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/03/sharron-angle-promises-to-bring-senate-business-to-a-halt/) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's reelection hopes are probably about 50/50 right now, and now his main message to hopefully tip the prospect in his favor is that only he has the clout to deliver federal money and assistance to Nevada. Sharron Angle, on the other hand, is employing an only slightly different strategy. She
- [Sharron Angle believes Democrats are breaking the First Commandment](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/04/sharron-angle-believes-democrats-are-breaking-the-first-commandment/) - I may have ended my last post by noting that there is, indeed, nothing new under the sun. However, this sounds actually novel to me. Sharron Angle, the Republican vying to unseat Harry Reid in the Senate, who has said some ridiculous things in the past, is accusing the Democratic leadership—President Obama, Reid, and House
- [Nevada Republican nominee for Senate Sharron Angle makes fun of autism](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/24/nevada-republican-nominee-for-senate-sharron-angle-makes-fun-of-autism/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqxCCLr3Fa4 It's been awhile since we checked in with Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle. In the video above, taken at a tea party rally last year, she openly mocks a Nevada law that mandates health insurance coverage for "autism" (air quotes hers). She says: “Take off the mandates for coverage in the state of
- [How the scurvy cure was lost](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/08/how-the-scurvy-cure-was-lost/) - Over at Idle Words, a fascinating story about the history of scurvy, and how the cure, which was basically discovered in 1747, was somehow not well-known even as late as Robert Falcon Scott's 1911 expedition to the South Pole. Now, I had been taught in school that scurvy had been conquered in 1747, when the
- [World Cup, Bro ...](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/13/world-cup-bro/) - So that happened. The action kicked off yesterday and in the 11th minute, there was the calamity brought about by players who aren't used to one another. A cross through the Brazil penalty box (and it was a very dangerous cross that could have gotten results in any league against any team) whistled past a
- [Highways, A Metaphor](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/01/27/highways-a-metaphor/) - Started writing this for something else, but it ended up being a little too elaborate and didn't fit, so here. Everybody is born in a car, and the car is driving rapidly down a major highway. When each person comes to life, they know nothing, a reality not unlike John Locke’s posited tabula rasa. Each person
- [Quick Hits on World Cup Groups C + D](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/24/quick-hits-on-world-cup-groups-c-d/) - Everything that happened yesterday as pretty much as expected. Brazil and the Netherlands finish top of their groups, joined by Mexico and Chile. Brazil will play Chile and the Dutch will play El Tri, and both of those games should be entertaining as all four teams have gone out to win matches rather than not lose
- [The kid who sold crack to the president](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/20/the-kid-who-sold-crack-to-the-president/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAQxHDZvo50 (Apologies for the terrible video, but it's all I could find.) There's a great post on MetaFilter right now about the story behind President George H. W. Bush's "This is crack cocaine" address to the nation. "This is crack cocaine," Bush solemnly announced, holding up a plastic bag filled with a white chunky substance
- [Candidate for Senate Jim Bender hates when Uncle Sam gets fat](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/23/candidate-for-senate-jim-bender-hates-when-uncle-sam-gets-fat/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUvd2fDsBos Yum, yum, new student loan TAKEOVER that actually saves the government approximately $61 billion over the next 10 years. YUM.
- [Weekend Roundup](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/10/03/weekend-roundup/) - I'm reading Freedom, and it's way better than The Corrections, which I read and promptly forgot pretty much the entire contents of. Yeah, I know, pretty novel for me to rave about Jonathan Franzen's latest, but there you have it. It's quite riveting. I always forget, though, when I embark on a Serious Contemporary Novel,
- [January 6](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/06/january-6/) - Five years ago, the President of the United States instigated a violent insurrection with the aim of retaining power despite losing the presidential election. Somehow, no action was taken about this, and he is once again the President of the United States. January 6, 2021, is a date that should live in infamy, but sadly
- ["Well, space is there, and we're going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there."](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/01/28/well-space-is-there-and-were-going-to-climb-it-and-the-moon-and-the-planets-are-there-and-new-hopes-for-knowledge-and-peace-are-there/) - I've been struggling all day to put together thoughts on the Challenger tragedy anniversary and the bigger question of what role the U.S. should maintain in humanity's exploration of space. Part of it is the very happenstance of the calendar: it's a thought that only occurred because of the anniversary, as probably any other day
- [Process stories](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/09/process-stories/) - Interestingly enough, today's New York Times front page contains only two mentions of "health care." One is a letter to the editor, while the other is a link to a Paul Krugman blog post. I mention this, mostly because I discovered this odd fact while looking for yesterday's piece which did appear on the front
- [Two random North Korea-related stories of note](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/01/28/two-random-north-korea-related-stories-of-note/) - Just two random interesting things I came across today: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea apparently can't get enough South Korea's Choco Pies. In a country where the best jobs pay $63-100 a month, "the snacks are viewed as exotic, highly prized treats, selling on North Korea's black markets for as much as $10." In
- [She turned me into a newt](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/20/she-turned-me-into-a-newt/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iWRw3oZdg4 Good grief. So, Republican nominee for Senate Christine O'Donnell claimed back in (maybe) 1999 on Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect to have dabbled in witchcraft (but never joined a coven), and had one her first dates on a Satanic altar (after seeing a movie, of course). May be a cliché, but this is seriously some
- [OH NOES: Bacon spies!](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/07/22/oh-noes-bacon-spies/) - You better watch how much bacon you're eating! According to Texas Representative Louie Gohmert, the government could come after you for being a fat kid and eating all the bacon: Here's what I would say. Think about it. The federal government has all of your personal medical records. We've been told that the federal government
- [Belmont Picks](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/06/05/belmont-picks/) - An almost Happy Belmont Day to you. Less than twenty-four hours until the betting starts, and I figured why not put myself out there with some picks. American Pharoah is the fan favorite, the likely winner, and so there is no surprise the morning line odds have him at 3/5. Not a lot of money
- [Weddings](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/02/weddings/) - Sure, Chelsea may been made an honest women on Saturday, but more importantly, Lisa's wedding was the next day. Sadly, Lisa's didn't work out. (This actually came up in conversation yesterday while we were grillin', but none of us could remember what date it was supposed to be. A strange coincidence that some idiot kids
- [What's a Mob to a King? World Cup Final Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/11/whats-a-mob-to-a-king-world-cup-final-preview/) - First things first: You're going to watch this game. You have to watch this game. Even if you haven't watched a minute of this World Cup, even if you've never watched a minute of soccer in your life, even if you think watching a minute of soccer is a waste of a minute, you're going
- [Live-Trolling the Revolution](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/27/live-trolling-the-revolution/) - Tuesday, the GOP rolled out a new website, AmericaSpeakingOut.com (ed. note from the future: this site is now some kind of scam site so don't go there), which solicits new ideas from the public and allows this very same public to give the ideas a thumbs-up or thumbs-down. They're very, very proud and excited about
- [Merry Christmas from us at V+V](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/12/24/merry-christmas-from-us-at-vv/) - And check out some sitcoms when you're bored.
- [Primary Colors](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/05/17/primary-colors/) - There are several pretty important party primaries (and one special election) tomorrow around the country. Well, not important insofar as they'll have any real impact, but important because they'll guide the narrative leading to election day in November. Each party will see what messages worked, where the mood of the country is and is heading,
- [Questions](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/03/questions/) - What the fuck? No, seriously. What the fuck. Did Donald Trump actually order an assault on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its leader? Is this a dream? Are we dead and this is hell? Did he really fucking say that the U.S. would run Venezuela now? Forty people may have died in the assault? Did
- [Predictions, 2026](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2026/01/02/predictions-2026/) - Wow still not used to typing "2026" even this late into the year. Anyways, everybody else is doing predictions, why not us? Let's get started. The economy will finally break down Trump does seem to have the ability to escape gravity time and time again, but can number go up forever, despite him doing everything
- [Published, 2025](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/12/28/published-2025/) - What a year it has been, huh? Well, lots of blogs are pumping out their best posts of the year, and, well, we didn't pump out that many posts, so here's just a general list of what we published this year. Wrote a post about the TikTok ban. Reminder: It's still theoretically banned. lol. Celebrated
- [Required reading](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/02/23/hello-world-2/) - So, until this is all ready to go, go ahead and read Pericles's Funeral Oration, which is as follows: Most of my predecessors in this place have commended him who made this speech part of the law, telling us that it is well that it should be delivered at the burial of those who
- [Favorites, 2025! Part Deux](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/12/25/favorites-2025-part-deux/) - Ok, the chanukiah has burned out, the middle school band smashed Hot Cross Buns in the winter solstice concert, and you’ve listened to Fairytale of New York. With the end properly near, let me add to Favorites, 2025. Podcast When a lawyer wins a massive personal injury verdict, they owe the outmost thanks to the
- [Christmas stories](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/12/22/christmas-stories/) - The problem with composing a Christmas post is thinking of anything even remotely interesting to say. The themes have been tropes for centuries now: family, generosity, joy, the birth of a little bugger in Bethlehem (who is also from Nazareth?) who would go on to change the fate of the world. What the hell is
- [Happy 20th birthday YouTube](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/12/17/happy-20th-birthday-youtube/) - On this day twenty years ago, December 17, 2005, YouTube was born. By which I mean the SNL Digital Short "Lazy Sunday" was aired during an episode featuring guest host Jack Black and musical guest Neil Young. Youtube was nothing before this dropped, just one among many burgeoning video sharing sites, and immediately after became
- [Opportunity cost](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/12/16/opportunity-cost/) - We have wasted so much fucking time on this asshole. A constant theme of my posts since we have been back is how long it is going to take to get back to where we were before this asshole rode down that fucking escalator. People say years; I say decades or generations. We're still trying
- [Great moments in judicial history](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/12/12/great-moments-in-judicial-history/) - Oh, hey, look: it's December 12. Season's greetings. December 12 is, among a very elite few, one of the worst days in and for American democracy. On this date, 25 years ago, the Supreme Court decided a presidential election, baldly and openly on partisan lines and with partisan aims. Funny enough, it was also the
- [Favorites, 2025](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/12/09/favorites-2025/) - Getting towards the end of the year over here at V&V (and apparently everywhere else), and so it seems appropriate (like everywhere else) to post some favorites of the year. Here, in really no order, are some of my favorites of 2025. Now, note these are not "Bests, 2025." I have not consumed all the
- [Thank you, Thank you, and Childcare](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/20/thank-you-thank-you-and-childcare/) - I remember when Mike Tyson was set to take on Evander Holyfield, when the first iphone was advertised, and when the Era tour tickets were scheduled to go on sale. So, I’m not going to pretend like my return to the blog-o-sphere is not soaked with anticipation. What’s he been up to? Has he written
- [Hump-Day Song of the Week: Day In The Sun (Gettin' Wit U) by De La Soul](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/12/03/hump-day-song-of-the-week-day-in-the-sun-gettin-wit-u-by-de-la-soul/) - De La Soul are back with their 9th album, Cabin in the Sky, and while it is definitely missing Plug 2, it's almost certainly up there in my favorite records of 2025.
- [No cap](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/11/21/no-cap/) - It's so fun watching a sports league shoot itself in the foot. Well, not fun, honestly. Just, like kind of funny but really both disappointing and embarrassing. No, I'm surprisingly not talking about D.C. United's ridiculous decision to host a home match in Baltimore because it would seat more D.C. United Lionel Messi fans and
- [Killing Lincoln](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/11/12/killing-lincoln/) - Today is the last day the penny will be in production in the United States. It will probably go out unnoticed for the most part, as durable as the reddish currency has been for centuries. Made now out of just a speck of copper (mostly zinc), it's apparently more expensive to make than it holds
- [On walls](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/11/10/on-walls/) - Yesterday marked the 36th anniversary of the Berlin Wall collapsing under its own weight. It's a day I somehow remember, despite my young age at the time, mostly because our elementary school class included a German exchange student who took the news with a level of emotion I had never seen a fellow elementary school
- [World Cup Preview: Belgium vs. USMNT](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/01/world-cup-preview-belgium-vs-usmnt/) - People will say that the US is lucky to be in the Round of 16. They'll say, as we did, that Pepe, the Portugal centerback, had just as much to do with getting the US to the knockouts as anything any US player did. They'll note that they faced a weakened Portugal and lost to a German
- [Sandwich guy acquitted and towards a universal definition of what is not crime](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/11/06/sandwich-guy-acquitted-and-towards-a-universal-definition-of-what-is-not-crime/) - The D.C. sandwich guy™ has been found not guilty of whatever crime they decided to charge him with this time. He'd previously beat a grand jury on a felony charge, so the U.S. Attorney for D.C., in her infinite wisdom, decided to charge him with a misdemeanor. For throwing a sandwich at a cop. It's
- [Pelosi retiring](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/11/06/pelosi-retiring/) - The last time Congress increased the federal minimum wage, Rep. Nancy Pelosi was Speaker of the House of Representatives. You may not be surprised if you think the minimum wage was increased recently, but this was back in 2007, when Democrats retook the House in the midst of President George W. Bush's disastrous second term.
- [Libbing out, or, what happened last night](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/11/05/libbing-out-or-what-we-did-last-night/) - Election nights sure feel better when the evil people don't win, don't they? It's a big relief, seeing decent people win in a variety of races around the country, instead of an overwhelming deluge of losses to the worst people you have ever heard of. Just focusing on the executive races, we first had Abigail
- [In the Garage](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/08/19/in-the-garage/) - Garage season brings a smile. The bay door is up and the back door is propped open with a lawn bag of branches trimmed off the hedge earlier in the week. The openness allows a nice cross breeze as I sit here in a lawn chair, enjoying the shade, and looking out at the street
- [From occupied DC](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/08/17/from-occupied-dc/) - How does it feel to live in an occupied city? Well, it fucking sucks, man. How does all this feel? It fucking sucks, man. In case you're unaware because you've been living under a rock for the past week or so, our so-called commander-in-chief decided that the capital (capitol) city is such a hornet's nest
- [Making America More and Less American, for 249 years.](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/07/04/making-america-more-and-less-american-for-249-years/) - I’ve always felt lucky to be an American, and still very much do. It’s harder this July 4th though, to be proud when our rights and notion of equality are intentionally violated. So called "police," acting at the direction of our government without warrants, just arresting people on vibes, including U.S. Citizens like Adrian Martinez,
- [It's cold outside, so it's time for a hot toddy](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/02/15/its-cold-outside-so-its-time-for-a-hot-toddy/) - As it is the time of year we celebrate the birthday of our hallowed first president, many of us have been gifted the treasured three-day weekend. And since I have been gifted three days off in a row, my immune system has found it necessary to gift me in return a gnarly rhinovirus. Being sick,
- [Candidate for Congress Don Oehlrich wants to change Congress's diaper](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/08/08/candidate-for-congress-don-oehlrich-wants-to-change-congresss-diaper/) - Businessman Don Oehlrich is running for Congress in Florida's seventh district, currently held by Republican Rep. John Mica. In the above ad, he makes the "clever" analogy between congressmen and diapers: when they're fresh, they work well, etc. You know where that's going. Florida's congressional primary is August 26.
- [Most honest campaign ad of all time is also a fake ad](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/07/16/most-honest-campaign-ad-of-all-time-is-also-a-fake-ad/) - Gil Fulbright is not running for Senate. Gil Fulbright is not from Kentucky. Gil Fulbright is not a real person. He's the creation of a political group called "Represent Us," which aims to bring attention to the post-Citizens United atmosphere of legalized bribery and corruption.
- [The ones who got away, ranked](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/04/16/the-ones-who-got-away-ranked/) - Her. Her Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Her. Definitely not her.
- [Hamburger ingredients, ranked](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/03/24/hamburger-ingredients-ranked/) - 17. Heinz ketchup (if you must) 16. Bun 15. Lettuce 14. Tomato 13. Mayonnaise 12. Red onion 11. Pickle 10. Garlic powder 9. Onion powder 8. Pickled jalapeno slices 7. Mustard 6. Guacamole 5. Cheddar 4. Bacon 3. Pepper 2. Salt 1. Ground chuck
- [Things I Drink And So Should You: Ft. Snow and the French 75](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2011/01/10/things-i-drink-and-so-should-you-ft-snow-and-the-french-75/) - I am not a winter person. I’m not. I hate it. Worse: I‘m one of those people who constantly reminds everyone around them that I hate winter and think it’s awful. If you are among the thousands of people I have accosted with my rantings against, of all things (really, of all things), weather, I
- [Things I Drink and So Should You, The Return: Ft. the Toronto](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/12/15/things-i-drink-and-so-should-you-the-return-ft-the-toronto/) - Pop and I have been friends since before the internet, or since before a lot of people knew the internet existed. We were friends when the Patriots were a joke, when Britney Spears was not, when Bill Clinton was President, when the years started with a 1. We were young and naive, sitting in small
- [List](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/09/09/list/) - Things that suck about moving: -packing -unpacking -no Internet in apt for days (thank you, Cleveland Park library) things that don't: - awesome friends; who make moving lots faster and more enjoyable. Yay community! Also, pizza. -getting furniture finally into the best conceivable arrangement, after first dragging it all over the room in all kinds
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/26/poem-of-the-week-12/) - Lady Blaga is away this week on an likely much-deserved vacation, so I'm bringing you the poem of the week in her stead. Here we have Edna St. Vincent Millay, who was probably the coolest poet this side of Oscar Wilde. Here is one of my favorites of hers. Afternoon on a Hill I WILL
- [Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Basil Marceaux finally has an official campaign ad](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/08/03/tennesee-gubernatorial-candidate-basil-marceaux-finally-has-an-official-campaign-ad/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnx-SqMYknI That's right! He's got an official ad up on the YouTubes. It's rather amazing, as expected. He'd rather lose than take campaign contributions, so I can't imagine it'll be on TV anytime soon (with the exception of news or Tosh 2.0), sadly.
- [Why the hell are these games on at the same time?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/22/why-the-hell-are-these-games-on-at-the-same-time/) - So, it's been a nice couple of weeks watching World Cup action: three games a day, one at a time. That all changed today. As the group stage enters the half-way point, the schedule abruptly changes. Now, there are two times and four games, requiring all games to be on at the same time as
- [Ron Artest wants to the thank some people](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/18/ron-artest-has-wants-to-the-thank-some-people/) - Sure, game seven last night between the Lakers and Celtics in the NBA Finals was probably a good game. The five seconds I managed to watch at the bar sure looked like it. But, what was really phenomenal is Ron Artest's post-game interview. Seriously, in less than a minute, he's capable of thanking: everybody in
- [Things I Drink And So Should You – Sam Adams](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/06/11/things-i-drink-and-so-should-you-7/) - It is begun. The World Cup opened this morning with a 1-1 draw between hosts South Africa and fellow high altitude dweller Mexico. The altitude at some of the sites is something I meant to touch on but always forgot. There are some stadia on the coasts, which, obviously, are at or near sea level.
- [Getting Outside](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/27/getting-outside/) - It’s a boring, quiet Tuesday here in my cubicle. When one spends the entire day in a cubicle with no nearby windows, one can sometimes lose perspective and sort of forget that there’s a world outside, that it might, in fact, be a beautiful day out. Which it is, today. I just got back from
- [SEC Employees Fiddle With Themselves As Wall St. Burns](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/23/sec-employees-fiddle-with-themselves-as-wall-st-burns/) - An internal audit of SEC employee computer use has uncovered some staggering details about exactly what employees and contractors were doing with their time and their laptops. The results: "During the past five years, the SEC OIG (Office of Inspector General) substantiated that 33 SEC employees and or contractors violated Commission rules and policies, as
- [Poem of the Week](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/21/poem-of-the-week-2/) - It's gray and rainy and chilly in DC today, the kind of day that calls for the following lunch: a hot cup of lentil soup, a few wheat crackers, and some seasonal springtime poetry. That's what I'm having, anyway. This poem is one of my all-time favorites, and it appears in Tony Hoagland's excellent and
- [Why are novels so long?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/30/why-are-novels-so-long/) - Charles Stross has a really interesting explanation for why novels are the length they are: Once a trend like that becomes established, it's hard to stop. Put yourself in the position of a bored browser in front of a supermarket wire-rack, contemplating novels by two authors you've never read. They both cost the same, and
- ["Where Did All These Baseball Players Come From?"](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/04/where-did-all-these-baseball-players-come-from/) - The 2010 Major League Baseball season will be upon us in a few hours. As one of the few sports fans in the country who opts not to follow the NFL through the cold and lonely winter, I remind myself that it's not interminable by keeping up with the off-season moves of all 30 clubs.
- [Enjoy your brand new Parliament!](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/12/39/) - So, I read Pop's post on bipartisanship with interest, and I just wanted to add a comment or two. I mostly want to say that I think Pops is mostly right, but doesn't go far enough. It's true that it's good to have varying viewpoints in the discussion, and he's right to say that at
- [and I don't like Star Wars](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/10/and-i-dont-like-star-wars/) - Every year, when the weather is just warm enough to ditch the jacket and sweater for a few hours in the middle of the day, I get nostalgic for bicycling. I was never a competitive biker, or even particularly good at it, but I love it. It has been a few years since I lived
- [What even is TV now](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/08/23/what-even-is-tv-now/) - I wake up, in what amounts to some kind of haze. I've never been much of a morning person, so usually it takes an hour or so to just get back to cogent thought. If I have nothing urgent to do (work, or commuting to work, or the sporadic brunch appointment), I'll shuffle downstairs, plop
- [A tale of two search engines](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/10/31/a-tale-of-two-search-engines/) - Just a quick post here from the webmaster to show how much Google sucks and how Bing may be a little less sucky? Let's see what happens when you search the name of the blog. Google: And, Bing:
- [What cutting down a couple trees tells us about D.C. statehood](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/10/24/what-cutting-down-a-couple-trees-tells-us-about-d-c-statehood/) - So, as you may have heard, President Trump has decided to destroy the East Wing of the White House to build some kind of Bribery Ballroom (name pending, but actually not because it's going to be called the Trump Ballroom because of course it is). He also, you may not have noticed, cut down a
- [Dragon books](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/10/22/dragon-books/) - Fuck it. We did Psalm 1; let's do Psalm 2. For the past several years, in my old age, I have gotten back into reading what I call my "dragon books" — fantasy novels — to have some semblance of escape in my reading from the horrors of societal life since circa 2015. While it
- [Things I Drink and So Should You: The Mint Julep](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/30/things-i-drink-and-so-should-you-6/) - There's a woman in my church who wears a proper church crown. I call it that because it deserves the name. It's a royal blue, straw hat with plastic sunflowers emanating from the brim. She wears it proud, as each year of the 93 she's been alive has earned her the right to wear it,
- [What are they thinking?](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/10/10/what-are-they-thinking/) - Janet Mills, former Democratic governor of Maine, is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Many have described this as a "coup," specifically for Sen. Chuck Schumer, who wants to regain the majority in the senate, and has been trying to get Mills to run this cycle, seeing her as the best possible nominee
- [Rapture ready](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/09/22/rapture-ready/) - Well, lol, tomorrow's supposed to be "the Rapture." Are you Rapture Ready™? Those of us who grew up in fundamentalist/evangelical confines can probably readily remember the phrase "Rapture Ready." We'd get asked that a lot: "If the rapture were to happen today, would you be ready? Would you be [cough] Rapture Ready?" I still have
- [Emails](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/09/21/emails/) - Instead of writing a post tonight I wrote an email to a friend. Remember that? Writing an email to a friend? It was like letters that you would send, through the post office. "Remember me when I am killed at war," I imagine them seeming like. It was a long time ago, but before email,
- [The two ways](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/09/12/the-two-ways/) - Okay, everybody open up your bibles (or whatever you call them) to Psalm (or whatever you call it) one. Not One Psalms (there aren't multiple books of Psalms that I know of*), but the first psalm (the capitalization here is getting confusing). I guess before we get going, though, I should note that I know
- [Rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/08/01/rumors-of-our-demise-have-been-greatly-exaggerated/) - We're not dead, I promise! Some of us just went on vacation and have spent the last week trying to catch up on what's been happening on the internet. Wouldn't want to be redundant or duplicative, you know? Luckily, it seems nothing of note has happened in the past few weeks. Certainly not Trump firing
- [What even is the law now](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/07/16/what-even-is-the-law-now/) - You're watching a soccer game: It's USA versus Germany, World Cup knockout round. It's early in the match, about 13 or so minutes in, and Germany are awarded a corner kick. Pretty normal stuff. Well, there's some tussling and janking around in the box, a pretty normal big mess. But the referee blows his whistle—normal
- [RCV when](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/07/16/rcv-when/) - Well thank goodness DC may have ranked choice voting in 2026 because this is absurd. Expelled former DC council member Trayon White wins his seat back despite 70.55% of the albeit small electorate voting against him (probably on account of the crimes). You may think being a criminal would be a problem for people running
- [Trump take trophy](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/07/14/trump-take-trophy/) - From the annals of You Can't Make This Shit Up: President Trump has revealed that the champions of the Club World Cup won’t be getting the original trophy, because he’s keeping it. English club Chelsea easily dispatched France’s Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the tournament in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Sunday, with Trump joining
- [On the media (not the NPR show)](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/07/11/on-the-media-not-the-npr-show/) - We all have our issues with the news media. There are just too many to name, count, or even describe generally. It's a mess out there, whether it's corporate power, two-siding every issue, hell, even just describing facts. So, I will limit this post to just one issue: I am simply begging the news media
- [It's what they always wanted](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/07/02/its-what-they-always-wanted/) - The Big Beautiful Bankrupt Barbaric Baffling Bullshit Bill: What the hell else is there to say about it that hasn't already been said millions of times all over the print and online media. Let's recap: It's a terrible, horrible, fucking shitty bill that does a whole lot of remarkably shitty fucking things. It's unpopular as
- [Energy blogging](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/23/energy-blogging/) - We're currently living through two trends that are quickly converging with force. First, the electrification of the energy system: a long-running focus of environmentalists, who know that there is no way to combat climate change without changing things that run on fossil fuels to work off the electric grid. Sure, the electric grid currently is
- [Alabama candidate for governor McFeeters gets an owie](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/18/alabama-candidate-for-governor-mcfeeters-gets-an-owie/) - Ken McFeeters (maybe should stick to his McFeeters from now on) had a little mishap with a dirt bike. Okay, you see, he's a guy who ran for the U.S. House and I guess lost, and I don't care enough to look up whatever the hell else he has done, but he is currently running
- [On judges being around for a long time](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/16/on-judges-being-around-for-a-long-time/) - Finally, some good news: A federal judge in Boston said Monday the termination of National Institutes of Health grants for research on diversity-related topics by the Trump administration was “void and illegal” and accused the government of discriminating against racial minorities and LGBTQ people. What he wrote was especially good: “This represents racial discrimination and
- [Things I Drink And So Should You: Lager](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/16/things-i-drink-and-so-should-you-4/) - There's something about springtime that compels me to remember my youth. It's remarkably hackneyed to have these remembrances, and I try to shove them off, knowing that they're empty, knowing that they're shells of memories that ought to be tinged with a sadness of what's been lost. In the end, I fight off that urge
- [The answer—as always—is more ads](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/07/the-answer-as-always-is-more-ads/) - I'm sitting here watching the Gotham FC-Kansas City Current match on CBS. KC really came out early and smashed Gotham with two goals in the first 13', so it's not that interesting of a match at this point**. It's nice that NWSL matches are being aired on broadcast television. However, CBS (and some other broadcasters
- [Wake up in the morning feeling like [REDACTED]](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/06/wake-up-in-the-morning-feeling-like-redacted/) - WSJ reports that President Trump is going to give TikTok another extension to get their shit together make a effort to be legal: President Trump is planning to give TikTok another lifeline. With a mid-June deadline approaching and trade talks with China in limbo, Trump is expected to sign an executive order staving off enforcement
- [Things I Drink And So Should You: The Bloody Mary](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/23/things-i-drink-and-so-should-you-5/) - I was on vacation all week, which was fantastic. I watched the marathon on Monday, went on a date with my wonderful wife in the middle of the week, caught up on reading and sleep, and, sadly, discovered that I am not as hangover-proof as I thought. I have simple rules to prevent hangovers, and
- [Things I Drink And So Should You: The Manhattan](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/09/things-i-drink-and-so-should-you-3/) - As this is posted, yours truly will be about to board the world's greatest conveyance: the train. When you ride in a car, especially if you're driving — and I always am, since I'm a control freak* — you're worried about the car in the lane next to you, or the one oncoming, or the
- [Hatesgiving](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2025/06/04/hatesgiving/) - Or, The Hate U Give (which I just learned was a book and a movie? Am I so out of touch?). Anyways, with the news that a Democrat has entered the Senate race in South Carolina to run against Lindsay Graham, I feel the need to say: Please do not give any money to a
- [Majority of Americans want better relations with Cuba, and so do I](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/02/12/majority-of-americans-want-better-relations-with-cuba-and-so-do-i/) - A poll by the Atlantic Council found that 56% of Americans favor a more direct engagement, or even normalized relations with our neighbors off the coast of Florida. What's more: The poll offered even greater evidence that a political tide has turned with its finding that two critical domestic political constituencies favor renewed ties to
- [Man who ran military poorly unsurprisingly bad at doing his taxes](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/04/16/man-who-ran-military-poorly-unsurprisingly-bad-at-doing-his-taxes/) - Ladies and gentlemen, the former U.S. secretary of defense: "I have sent in our federal income tax and our gift tax returns for 2013," Rumsfeld wrote. "As in prior years, it is important for you to know that I have absolutely no idea whether our tax returns and our tax payments are accurate." .... "The
- [Pepe Has a Case of the Mondays: Day Five Review/ Day Six Preview](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2014/06/17/pepe-has-a-case-of-the-mondays-day-five-review-day-six-preview/) - An eventful Monday began just 10 minutes after noon, when João Pereira brought down Mario Götze in the Portuguese 18 yard box, conceding a penalty and drawing a yellow card for his troubles. A little over fifteen minutes later, Portugal's striker Hugo Almeida grabbed his hamstring and exited the match, swiftly followed by another German
- [Shakespeare's plays ranked](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2015/07/10/shakespeares-plays-ranked/) - 1. Richard III 2. Titus Andronicus 3. (tie) The Tempest The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Merry Wives of Windsor Measure for Measure The Comedy of Errors Much Ado About Nothing Love's Labour's Lost A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice As You Like It The Taming of the Shrew All's Well That Ends Well Twelfth
- [Forget sacrifice](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/04/06/forget-sacrifice/) - I don't tend to have a hard time getting outraged or upset about things. While walking around at the tea party protest a few weeks ago, one women proudly held a large poster of what I can only describe as a mangled fetus. I glanced at it, assuming it was another ridiculous "Obama=Socialist/Communist/Nazi/philatelist" sign, but
- [Things I Drink, And So Should You: The Negroni](https://www.veritiesandvagaries.com/2010/03/26/things-i-drink-and-so-should-you/) - Because this place needs another regular feature, I'm here, every Friday afternoon, to tell you that what you drink sucks. Being married to an Italian can be fantastic. The food is amazing. The scenery, when in Italy rather than on Mott St. or in the North End, can be breathtaking. The language, the art ...

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