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I'm off for a weekend away again. In the meantime, be sure to check out my friend John McKay's excellent work at archy regarding...

Some actual good news emerged from the White House today: Solicitor General Ted Olson resigns There are no reasons given, but one has to ...

We have known for some time -- since at least Bush v. Gore -- that the Scalia-led conservative faction of the Supreme Court is politically ...

Rush Limbaugh, on his June 17 broadcast: The [9-11 Commission] report said that Mohamed Atta did meet with an Iraqi Intelligence Agency, o...

I'm starting a new Hall of Shame for the World's Dumbest Men. My list so far: Ethan Hawke Eric Benet Jack Ryan Pretty goo...

Paul Krugman decides to tackle the William Krar case: Noonday in the Shade It hits most of the right notes, particularly: Strangely, tho...

I'm sure everyone's been following the brouhaha over the Enron Tapes and what they reveal about the tactics of the now-mostly-defun...

I'm sure I wasn't alone in feeling a little stricken if sympathetic when Hesiod announced he was departing the ranks of bloggers. C...

What I like about Father's Day: Being a father.

It's looking like a plum year for documentaries, isn't it? Like many of you, I'm looking forward to the release of Michael Mo...

It was twenty years ago this weekend that Alan Berg, the Denver radio talk-show host, was gunned down in his driveway by members of The Orde...

Why, who should descend from Olympus to mingle with the common folk the other day but Tucker Carlson, (or "that smug little homunculus...

It's not easy being a Bush apologist these days. In fact, it's getting so bad that they have to just make shit up. (OK, so they...

Speaking of right-wing politics creeping into the mainstream ... Has anyone else noticed that one of the candidates for the Showtime ...

This story is worth noting, though there are reasons to be skeptical: Group promotes secession from U.S. A Texas group wants conservati...

Things certainly looked grim for Terry Nichols last week after the Oklahoma City bombing jury spent only four hours deliberating in convict...

Well, I've been arguing for some time now that Ralph Nader has clearly become a right-wing tool. Now he's gone and removed all ...

I'm still trying to play catch-up, so it will be old news to many of you that University of Idaho computer-science student Sami Al-Hussa...

[San Franscisco gallery owner Lori Haigh, after being assaulted for displaying an antiwar painting.] This is how it begins. One little...

Here's a disturbing story about the way extremist behavior and beliefs have been creeping into popular entertainment -- in this case, th...