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"Weird Al" Yankovic has a new album out, and his new video "White and Nerdy" is a big hit over on YouTube. For those of you who are "Weird Al" fans, there's an excellent essay over at Slate that's well worth your time. For those of you who aren't "Weird Al" fans, the aforementioned article […]

At the bottom of a column designed to discourage scrutiny by starting out with the New York Times perfume critic, public editor Byron Calame drops a stunner: Since the job of public editor requires me to probe and question the published work and wisdom of Times journalists, there’s a special responsibility for me to acknowledge […]

Unfortunately, too many of Justice Antonin Scalia's colleagues on the high court don't want their own jobs, they want the legislators' and the president's job -- without the accountability. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Deeply controversial issues like abortion and suicide rights have nothing to do with the Constitution, and unelected judges too often choose to find […]

Yes, it's the political silly season, which means that the stupid too often gets mixed up with the serious. Serious: Sen. Harry Reid's shady land deals and failure to accurately report his investments, as required by Senate rules. Silly: This Time magazine story on Rep. Jane Harman's (D-Calif.) efforts to keep her seat on the […]

Sen. Bob Menendez, who was appointed to his current job when John Corzine decided that he preferred running the state government, apparently believes that New Jersey voters are complete morons -- especially the Jews. Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's tough re-election fight has caused his Democratic colleagues in the Senate to walk a fine line, […]

James Taranto over at OpinionJournal.com notes an unintentionally revealing story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on two women who are going to spend some not-serious-enough time in prison. "Jennifer Kolar and Lacey Phillabaum seem unlikely criminals," declares an article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Well-educated young women passionate about environmental causes, they share a love of the […]

It should come as no surprise that I'd suggest that you not vote for Jerry Brown for Attorney General of California. One of Brown's TV ads, however has been bugging me recently -- and I'm not the only one. Dale Franks over at QandO has some more background (see previous link), but I too was […]

For those of you living within the boundaries of the Grossmont Union High School District, Hoystory encourages you to vote for the following people for the school board: Richard "Dick" Hoy Andrew John "Andy" Sundstrom Ken Sobel Hoystory readers, being among the most intelligent people on the planet, will recognize that the first endorsee shares […]

I don't know why I even bother scanning his Internet screeds, but the editor of Editor & Publisher is so blinded by liberal bias that it causes his brain not to work. Mitchell has taken up the cause of the politically motivated researchers at Johns Hopkins University who have come up with a number of […]

If you haven't read Anton Myrer's "Once an Eagle," you should. The more I hear from retired Gen. Wesley Clark, the more I'm reminded of Myrer's Courtney Massengale, an social climber who puts his own advancement above his concern for the men he is leading. Over at Vital Perspective, they have some links to a […]