Early last week the Washington Post unveiled a conservative blog, "Red America," on its site authored by 24-year-old Ben Domenech. Domenech's previous experience consisted of writing for National Review magazine and he was one of the co-founders of the popular blog-community Redstate.org. By Friday, Domenech had resigned after it was discovered that he had committed […]
That humongous monstrosity of an airliner that Airbus is selling had a "safety drill" today. The goal was to evacuate 873 passengers and 20 crew from the plane in just 80 seconds. They were apparently successful -- everyone got out -- but there's that pesky problem of 33 injuries (in what would be a best-case […]
Afghani Christian Abdul Rahman has had the case against him dropped due to "lack of evidence" -- which I suppose is better than decreeing him insane. However, it doesn't hold a lot of promise for religious freedom in that country. In fact, if all you read is the headline, you'll probably miss the fact that […]
News today that you should take President Bush's look into the soul of Russian President Vladimir Putin and that whole "trust" thing with a heaping dose of skepticism. The Russian government had sources inside the American military command as the U.S. mounted the invasion of Iraq, and the Russians passed information to Saddam Hussein on […]
The Padres Geoff Blum was traded to the White Sox last season as they made their run for their first World Series title since 1917. Blum hit a home run in his only World Series at-bat in the 14th inning of Game 3 to give the Sox the vicotry. But what had been going on […]
Columnist Jeff Jacoby has an excellent article on the practical effects on the nation if the lawsuit dubbed Roe v. Wade for men succeeds. [I blogged about the suit when it was first filed here.] The culture used to send a clear message to men in [Matthew] Dubay's position: Marry the mother and be a […]
Wednesday the Supreme Court ruled 5-3 that police officers may not search a home if any person residing there objects. In the incident that created the case, police had been called to the home on a domestic violence dispute. During the course of the investigation, the wife told police that her husband had cocaine in […]
When the New York Times first exposed the NSA's terrorist surveillance program it was a day or two later that President Bush publicly confirmed the existence of the program and his approval of the program. I was working that day and saw the headline on the San Diego Union-Tribune's front page story on that issue […]
Editor & Publisher notices the Associated Press' "straw man story" and then does something sadly predictable when it comes to recounting conservatives' criticisms of the piece. Reaction also came from Loven's critics, such as Powerlineblog.org, the Minnesota-based site that has chronicled Loven going back to her coverage of the 2004 presidential election. Among its complaints […]
I often read the letters to the New York Times editorial page not necessarily for what they say, but too see how disparate the ideological balance is on the page. I'd love to know if the Times overwhelmingly receives letters from the left/liberal end of the spectrum or if the mix is a little more […]