The Myth of 'Squandered Sympathy'
A good take-down on the notion that the world loved us before they hated us. At the end, it comes down to doing things their way or being denigrated mercilessly by our allies. 9/11 simply couldn't erase all of our strategic and moral differences.
The making of the terror myth
Al Qaeda doesn't exist, Communism was just drummed up as something to fear, and Straussians and Islamists are two ends of the same stick. Or so says a BBC documentary. The Guardian article presupposes that most of their audience already agrees with some of the premises, which considering the Guardian's readership is probably right, but doesn't help those of us that don't tend to follow that line of logic understand where the director is coming from. I'm actually interested in seeing some of this.
Comic Book Superhero Gets HIV-Positive Sidekick
The hero would be Green Arrow, one known for political edginess over the years. I'd be more impressed with this if it didn't just scream of the desire to be politically relevent without being even modestly controversial.
Mobile Phones
As more and more people get cell phones without landlines, polling is going to be more difficult. It could be a good thing if it weens us from the horse-race mentality, or it could be bad if it just handicaps the race.
Bush v. Gore, Ticking Bomb
George Will, one of the more sober conservatives out there, takes a look at the what the implications could be for this election -- he's not particularly pleased and the prospects and puts forward a strong case.
Editorial: Oil for food: A scandal
It's surprising to me how ignored this scandal remains in the media. I don't post on it because a bazillion other bloggers do, but it's worth a mention every now and again.
John Eisenhower: Why I will vote for John Kerry for President
The son of the former president on why he's supporting John Kerry.
Paper: Expletive Hidden in Campaign E-Mail
Between things like this and the incident at the Chronicle where some wisecracking web editor named a JPG depicting a little girl in pro-bush decoration "brainwashed.jpg," companies and campaigns are going to have to be more careful about the lattitude web programmers are given.
Bobby Fischer vigorously defends his manhood
Bobby Fischer as in the famous chess player. Manhood as in... well... yeah... that.
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