No Straw Men

I have both good news and bad news. The good news: Before the summer is over, I plan to start blogging again! The bad news: I will no long...

Welcome aboard the Straight Talk Express , governor! "I have a wife who genuinely loves to fish," he told the local radio station....

Earlier today, the Supreme Court ruled that "terror suspects can appeal in civilian courts," as the NYT headline reads . One frie...

Well, it appears that my last question to John McCain about the difference between YouTube and MySpace didn't burn any bridges. And so ...

"One day you will take a fork in the road, and you're going to have to make a decision about which direction you want to go. If you...

"Sexy play can be green and efficient as well. As seen on TreeHugger TV , showering together can save water (if things get steamier, we...

Teaching assistants do: Hat tip: Radley Balko .

1. Warren Cole Smith, " Divided We Stand ." 2. Philip Klein, " The Barr Threat ." 3. David Weigel, " Bob Barr Expec...

1. Kenneth P. Vogel, " Cash-Strapped Clinton Fails to Pay Bills ." 2. Brian Stelter, " Citizen Huff ." 3. Matt Welch, ...

1. Greg Veis, " Raising McCain ." 2. Christopher Hitchens, " The Perils of Identity Politics ." 3. Rick Moran, " Th...

George Will reports : Residents of Austin, Texas, home of the state's government and flagship university, have very refined social consc...

1. Eric Lichtblau, " The Education of a 9/11 Reporter ." 2. Erick Erickson, " Protect Yourself ." 3. Ben Worthen, "...

Last summer, Joe Biden's debating skills spurred me to write an op-ed on withdrawing from Iraq. The op-ed was never published, but you c...

1. Frank Bruni, " Fear of Not, Er, Flying ." 2. Elaine Sciolino, " A Guide to the French. Handle with Care ." 3. Jeff Du...

1. Victor Davis Hanson, " A Speech Obama Could Have Given ." 2. Radley Balko, " You Want It to Be One Way... but It's the...

Love him or hate him , the guy's brilliant. Who else can explain, so succinctly and so lucidly, the political potency of earmarks and th...

1. Patrick Gavin, " WH Reporters Get Randy ." 2. Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch, " Tuned Out ." 3. Matt Welch, " Joh...

"We need a president who is ready on Day 1 to be commander in chief of our economy." — Hillary Clinton .

"I'm voting Republican. The Democrats left a bad taste in my mouth."

1. Michal L. Sifry, " Mashup Madness, and the Rise of Videracy ." 2. Michael Liedtke, " Security Lapse Exposes Facebook Photo...

"Part of the reason that I won New York by 67 percent are my earmarks." — Hillary Clinton .

The separation isn't perfect, but I'm trying to post all content related to new media to the Digital Flacking blog. Two recent post...

1. Howard Kurtz, " As War Dragged on, Coverage Tone Weighed Heavily on Anchors ." 2. Guy Raz, " Christopher Hitchens, Literar...

"Senator McCain will bring a lifetime of experience to the campaign, I will bring a lifetime of experience, and Senator Obama will brin...

Note: "The Daily Digest" is now "Of Note." Can Your Dog Do This? Can You? 1. Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, " The Cli...