I'm just as surprised as everyone else to discover that the first New York Times public editor, Daniel Okrent, would turn out to be the the toughest, most critical and most honest of the Times ombudsmen. I make this note in the wake of Sunday's column by new ombudsman Clark Hoyt. John Hinderaker over at […]
This quote in Sunday's Washington Post on Al Gore's Live Earth Concerts says just about everything. John Buckley of Carbon Footprint, an organization that helps companies reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, said Saturday that Live Earth will produce about 74,500 tons of the gas. "We would have to plant 100,000 trees to offset the effect […]
That's an ironic little joke that longtime staffers at the San Diego Union-Tribune like to toss out from time to time. I was reminded of that little joke when I read this article about The New York Times' new building. The soaring new New York Times tower — already known for its weird toilets (when […]
National Review's "The Corner" pointed me to this article and quote in The New York Times: Michelle Campbell, 26, a librarian in Washington, said that librarianship is a haven for left-wing social engagement, which is particularly appealing to the young librarians she knows. “Especially those of us who graduated around the same time as the […]
A couple of months back, the city of Vista (located just north of San Diego) passed an ordinance requiring people who hire day laborers to register with the city. The ACLU has filed suit before over the ordinance alleging, oddly, that requiring registration infringes on free speech and equal protection rights. Which raises the question: […]
Al Gore's big concert was today in a number of cities worldwide. I watched about 45 seconds of some musician I didn't recognize and was surprised that all of the concertgoers weren't pumping away on stationary bikes hooked to a power grid to supply juice to all of the stage lights, amplifiers and other assorted […]
If there's one thing that annoys the h-e-double-hockeysticks out of me when it comes to the global warming debate is the belief of many that human output of carbon dioxide has an infinitely greater effect on the climate than a humongous, uncontrolled fusion reaction commonly referred to as: The Sun. The learned Al Gore made […]
I haven't written anything about Al Gore III's arrest for allegedly speeding and possessing pot and a variety of prescription drugs -- mainly because I agree with the good captain that it's irrelevant to any larger issues of public policy. What held greater interest for me was how the media would handle the story -- […]
Usually I agree with Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz on Israel and nothing else. Well, now Dershowitz and I agree on the fate of Lewis Libby too. This was entirely a political case from beginning to end. Libby's actions were political. The decision to appoint a special prosecutor was political. The trial judges' rulings were […]
Presidential hopeful John Edwards got quite a bit of flak a few months back when he spent $800 of campaign funds on two haircuts. Today, The Washington Post tells us the rest of the story. For four decades, Joseph Torrenueva has cut the hair of Hollywood celebrities, from Marlon Brando to Bob Barker, so when […]