The Plank
A Not-Remotely-Sarcastic Defense Of Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol is deeply concerned about the diving safety of Congressional staff: READ MORE >>
Foer Is One of the Five Best
I had to learn this from Frank Foer’s proud father -- Frank's book on soccer, How Soccer Explains the World: an Unlikely Theory of Globalization was recently named by Sports Illustrated as one of the most five most influential sports books of the decade. READ MORE >>
Did Obama "Dither"? Troops in Kandahar Aren't Complaining
Memo From Baghdad
Sock Puppet Theater of the Day
From Moveon.org: READ MORE >>
Andy Stern: Don't Kill the Bill. Fix It.
Few liberals speak about health care with the credibility of Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union. His organization represents more than two million unionized workers, from janitors to nurses, who care about better health care because it’s an issue that affects them personally. READ MORE >>
Today At TNR (December 18, 2009)
Washington Diarist: Ahmadinejad’s Giggle and Obama’s Cool, by Leon Wieseltier A Blueprint for 2010: How Democrats Can Make Next Year Better Than the Last, by William Galston READ MORE >>
Wrapping Up Lieberman Psychoanalysis Week
Gail Collins semi-endorses, and adds detail to, my Lieberman's-not-very-bright theory: READ MORE >>
Tsing Loh's Ongoing Obsession With Her Own "Badness"
Divorce may or may not be ruining America, but it's wreaking havoc on the work of essayist Sandra Tsing Loh. Typically an exceedingly stylish, entertaining writer, Tsing Loh seems unable to construct a sentence these days that doesn't sound simultaneously whiny, narcissistic, self-justifying, and contemptuous of everyone else. READ MORE >>
