Group Think, Duct Tape and Slam Dunks
INSERT JOKE HERE NEW YORK TIMES DAVID BROOKS A nice phenomenon of the past few years is the diminishing influence of I.Q. For a time, I.Q. was the most reliable method we had to capture mental aptitude. People had the impression that we are born with these information-processing engines in our heads and that […]
MoreA Surge, and Then a Stab by Paul Krugman NY Times To understand what’s really happening in Iraq, follow the oil money, which already knows that the surge has failed. Back in January, announcing his plan to send more troops to Iraq, President Bush declared that … “…Iraq will pass legislation to share oil revenues […]
MoreOne-sided rules of political debate The “controversy” over the MoveOn ad is petty and vapid but nonetheless revealing of the double standards governing our political debates. Glenn Greenwald Sep. 12, 2007 | (updated below – Update II) Now that it is inescapably clear to everyone (rather than just bloggers) that we will remain in Iraq […]
MoreWe’re all very proud around here. Pearl says she’s got an old bottle of Cutty Sark locked away in the grey folding metal filecase on the first floor. I’m famished…. TULLYCAST Hooray! I’m uploading some Joni (w/Jaco Pastorious) at Santa Barbara County Bowl just to celebrate…
MoreWednesday, September 5th 2007 Boomer Esiason, at left, and Craig Carton Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton kicked off their morning show on radio station WFAN yesterday without anything close to a “boom,” which means “mission accomplished” for all concerned. After the messy and awkward firing of longtime morning host Don Imus in April, WFAN […]
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