The New Republic

Jack Hitt on a war criminal who went new-age. Clive James on the sexual harassment allegations and neverending controversy surrounding the Oxford Professorship of Poetry. James Crabtree on a television station making noise in Pakistan. READ MORE >>

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It would seem that White House officials think so--at least judging from what Doug Wilder told Politico about the White House's efforts to get him to endorse Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate: “The case that they made is that in Virginia and New Jersey — the two states that are up for election — losing one is bad, but losing both would be devastating.” READ MORE >>

Here it is, courtesy of Michael Goldfarb, with inspiration from Martin Niemoller's famous poem about Naziism: First They Came For The F-22s Goldfarb adds: "They killed the RRW, they killed F-22, they're gutting missile defense. They'll get to subs eventually." Upcoming: 'Robert Gates, Liberal Fascist.' --Isaac Chotiner READ MORE >>

Here is David Brooks, in a back-and-forth with Gail Collins: Gail, you made a reference in last week’s conversation that caught me up short. You said something about how badly my guys, the Republicans, have been behaving during this whole health care thing. It made me wonder, are they really my guys? Do I have guys anymore? READ MORE >>

Conor Friedersdorf does it: READ MORE >>

"Wynton Marsalis says, 'My worst fear is to have to go before the criminal-justice system.' Absurdly enough, it’s mine, too." READ MORE >>

One line in particular from today's WaPo analysis of its latest Palin-related poll highlights a key challenge to any dreams of national office being entertained by the soon-to-be-ex-governor: "Among white evangelicals, Huckabee outpaces Palin and the others by better than 2 to 1." READ MORE >>

On the front page of today's Washington Post, I read that health care reform is dying: Health Reform Deadline In DoubtProcess Could Be Slow And More Contentious READ MORE >>

As legislators in Sacramento work late into the night to pass the budget package agreed to by Governor Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders earlier in the week, it's worth checking out Kevin Drum's spot-on summary of the consequences for the Republican Party of California's supermajority budget requirement. READ MORE >>