The New Republic

Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday by a vote of 68 to 31. Though she was not expected to face any significant opposition, the hearings were not uneventful. Here is a selection of some highlights from the confirmation saga. --Noah Kristula-Green READ MORE >>

Time's Mark Halperin makes a few points about the mobs. Here's a good one: Ask Republican members of Congress who voted for President Bush's massive prescription drug entitlement law how many of them read that bill before they voted in favor of it -- or how many bills they EVER read in their entirety. READ MORE >>

Here's a great moment in the history of the Pakistan's infamous intelligence service, known for its endless double-dealing with the Taliban and other Islamic radicals. It seems the ISI has READ MORE >>

Yesterday, Keith Olbermann released the following statement to TV Newser about former Newsweek writer Richard Wolffe’s current position with the corporate PR firm Public Strategies, Inc.: READ MORE >>

Ed Kilgore is managing editor of The Democratic Strategist, a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, and a frequent contributor to a variety of political journals.   READ MORE >>

National Review editor Rich Lowry writes, "The birthers have been denounced by every reputable conservative." So, he's employing disreputable conservatives? Or is Andy McCarthy so far to the right he's not a conservative? I'm open to either interpretation. READ MORE >>

There's something of an emerging conventional wisdom that sectarianism in Iraq is largely behind us, and that the real issue to worry about as the U.S. prepares to leave is a vicious Arab v. Kurd war. READ MORE >>

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First it was Arlen Specter announcing that he was switching parties explicitly because he didn't think he could be reelected as a Republican. Next, of course, it was Sarah Palin eschewing politics as usual by vacating the Alaska governor's mansion eighteen months before the conclusion of her term. READ MORE >>

I couldn't imagine that any movie preview this year would compare to the marvelous Where the Wild Things Are trailer released way back in March, but I should have guessed that if any came close it would be... the second trailer for Where the Wild Things Are:   READ MORE >>