The Changing Political Landscape

History is often difficult to discern when it is happening. When you’re living what students will read about in textbooks in fifty years, it is really hard to see the picture the way historians can see it, with the facts laid out in a tidy outline on paper. Certain things are hard to miss (9/11 […]

X-Files Season 8

I was a bit skeptical going into this season, with Mulder gone and all, but the first couple of episodes were, well, not bad. Agent Doggett isn’t as bad as I had heard, but there are a few things that have been bugging me (and we’re halfway through the season): 1. Scully has become the […]

More Basketball

ESPN has an interesting little article by Bill Walton telling LeBron James to stand up and get serious about winning. James isn’t acting like the superstar he’s supposed to be — he’s too interested in playing nice and being respectful to the league and his teammates. Walton argues — quite correctly — that real superstars […]

Who’s the King?

A bit of sports news this morning…. Despite all the fanfare before the NBA season, it looks like Lebron James may only be a prince. Carmelo Anthony (who spent a year at Syracuse University) has been quietly helping the Denver Nuggets to a 11-6 record, compared to James’ Cleveland Cavaliers 4-14. And the two met […]

Jibber-Jabber

Lots of little things this morning…. First, Reason has an interesting article on the apparent policy flip-flops of the Republican and Democratic parties, especially concerning massive Federal spending (Republicans) and opposition to the Medicare expansion (Democrats). The Post-Gazette‘s Tony Norman writes about the real problem with talk radio these days. World Rally Championship news: Ford […]