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Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Bruce Ivins, Credibility, and our Financial Markets

Something kept bothering me the other day as I listened to an interview on NPR discussing the evidence in the Bruce Ivins anthrax case.

I thought about it and thought about it and then it hit me what it was: I didn’t believe the story.
Now bear with me for a second. Because I’m not going to […]

Monday, August 4th, 2008

12 Questions Republicans Can’t Answer

In honor of Thomas Frank’s new book, The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule, here are 12 questions Republicans can’t answer.
I’d suggest using them sparingly. Perhaps between pigs-in-a-blanket at a cocktail party. Perhaps in response to the latest label someone tries to slap on Barack Obama (Muslim, Reverend Wright associate, snob, liberal, celebrity, transvestite).
Because these questions […]