Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Finally—a House, United, Stands Its Ground (04:40 PM) - There is a broad bi-partisan consensus in the House of Representatives that its ranks ought to be immune from criminal investigations. Especially if the crime occured within the halls of congressional power. The Associated Press reports: House leaders of both…
Duke Rape Case Update (01:50 PM) - LaShawn Barber continues to track the Duke rape case. Defense’s discovery request has been answered with an amazing 1,300 pages of documents. (No doubt including such things as Duke’s soda machine instruction manuals and the mayor’s recipe for chicken con…
George McGovern on Wal-Mart (12:45 PM) - The man had an opposite editorial in the Los Angeles Times two days ago, and he had something very sharp to say about the war on Wal-Mart, as part of his broader point: That unions need to settle for less.The…
Location, Location, Location (11:27 AM) - Dartmouth economics professor David Blanchflower is going to face some grilling, Craig Sterling reports for Bloomberg, from British lawmakers uncertain whether he can at the same time make policy for the Bank of England and teach at Dartmouth. My understanding…
Journal: Net Neutrality Debate (10:23 AM) - The Wall Street Journal, in a free feature, holds a debate on network neutrality. For is Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist. Against is Mike McCurry, the lobbyist whose client is the phone industry. From Mr. McCurry:”A level playing field” still…
AP: Fox, in U.S., Says Walls Won’t Fix Problem (10:01 AM) - Well, Vicente, it won’t fix your problem. But it will help to fix ours….
Hooah. (09:03 AM) - A major Taliban offensive in Afghanistan has been registering halfbleeps on American radars for the past thirty-six hours or so, and the confirmed numbers are finally in: Four Afghan soldiers, one Afghan policeman, and sixty terrorists are dead….
To the Tune of ‘Abstinence-Only’ (08:47 AM) - J.T. at Wizbang tells the fascinating story of a cabal of Massachusetts politicos who got themselves a spot on a task force of some kind and were supposed to make some recommendations regarding the best source of milk for babies….
Hastert tells Bush FBI raid was unconstitutional (08:17 AM) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation raids a congressman’s office—William Jefferson, Democrat of Louisiana—finds copious proof of corruption, law-breaking, and skylarkings innumerable. Can his co-workers condemn the crime? No, no. The FBI raid is the scandal here, not the bribery. And…
John McCain at Columbia University (08:07 AM) - John McCain’s commencement address at the New School in Manhattan was heavily publicized, since the New Schoolers could be counted on to embarrass themselves and their institution by turning their backs on a decent man. I imagine that day was…
Paul Newman Drives Toward Sunset (07:59 AM) - USA Today reporter A.J. Perez has the front page this morning, with an excellent article on actor Paul Newman, 81, his racing team Newman/Haas, and his love for open-wheel racing (with a few attending aspersions on NASCAR). RELATED: Motorsports majors…
One More From Herr Mozart (07:00 AM) - As you presume, the sudden increase in quotations from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s letters on this page is the result of my having academic work on the man this Spring. I’ve already discussed my final essay in “The Original Micromanager”. And…