May 18, 2015 – One of the black holes of intelligence at Slate is a guy named William Saletan. … The lack of objective reporting from its territory makes the true extent of the slaughter unknowable, but social-media posts from the … The problem in France was clearly not too much monitoring of Muslims as the slaughter of the staff of the satirical magazine Charlie…

May 14, 2015 – notion among some that the only reason big government doesn’t work is because of Republican obstruction. … He might be a social moderate, but I sure admire a guy who consistently stands on principle like he does in the face of such overwhelming … Surprisingly, the Honolulu area is actually the least radical part of the state.…

May 28, 2015 – While he is running on a 2001-esque theme of “tough on terrorism,” we need to remember that this is the guy who vetoed a specialty … what was locked behind the door. … That it was only fitting after the damage George Pataki wrought on the New York Republican party that he be confined for the remainder…

May 24, 2015 – The guy running the Connecticut Obamacare exchange wants you to know that you’ll be amazed by the names! … can may be kicked down the road. … Combine the infrastructure, cut the overhead – that translates to ‘fire some people,’ by the way – and maybe the new mega-exchanges…

Jun 9, 2015 – By all means, Big Labor: eat your own. I’ll happily pass you the salt. Maybe some pepper?   … PPS: As for Kathleen Rice: well, I suppose if Big Labor wants to torpedo the career of the physical and spiritual successor to the … I am weeping at the thought.…

Jun 18, 2015 – The Good Part Pope Francis affirms the dignity of man, the holiness of the traditional family, and the sanctity of life from conception … the Earth to the exclusion of man Created in the Image of God. … The mind is boggled and the imagination beggared.…

Jun 17, 2015 – Let’s unpack the important parts of this bit about the Democratic Party’s latest rebranding effort.   … Translation: he helped the Democrats lose 63 seats in the House. Also now at SKDKnickerbocker. … Was a legitimate big guy in the Oughts. Was a senior adviser to the DCCC in 2010. Didn’t do so hot in 2014, either.…

Jun 16, 2015 – The only thing we can do now is to effectively seal the border so the situation doesn’t get worse and to make sure that people who … Don’t support him in the primaries. … But be sure that if he’s the guy left over at the end, he is going to be light-years ahead of Hillary or any other potential Democrat…

Jun 16, 2015 – The argument has long been that much human pain is the result of denying the heart its deepest desires, that the path of indulgence … Even within the context of the left’s own arguments you see the utter imbecility clawing its way out of the very thin-shelled egg.  … It is hard to say that they are in the same universe when it comes to the scope of the problem.…

Jun 10, 2015 – The honeymoon is over. The bloom is off the rose. The cold light of dawn has arrived.  … For a few weeks POLITICO, and in particular its correspondent Dylan Byers (@DylanByers), has been the go-to guy the mainstream media … George Stephanopolous was allowed to grill the author of “Clinton Cash,” Peter Schweizer, without disclosing his big-dollar donations…

Jun 24, 2015 – One week after the failed coup attempt on the newly elected Chairman of the Colorado GOP details have begun to leak out, and it doesn … the things necessary to drive the boat in the direction we need it when elections come along. … Craig’s a great guy, and they love the technology and we don’t want to take it out of their hands, so we  established that an interface…

Jun 24, 2015 – And this is a big but. … What was the story that dominated the news all week last week? … The challenge for Walker now is to become the same guy on the campaign trail that he is in the governor’s mansion.…

Jun 23, 2015 – the Confederate flag (note: the flag in question is actually the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, but for sake of brevity … When I see a black guy wearing a Malcolm X hat or shirt I assume that I am dealing with a dyed in the wool racist. … For all the talk about a “big tent” it is becoming increasingly clear that on the conservative side of the political spectrum we are…

Jul 8, 2015 – The side representing the Little Guys against the Bigs – Big Government and Big Cronyism. … be for the little guy. … The biggest Big Government Big Cronies of them all? Or the Little Guys?  …

Jul 1, 2015 – The Ouroboros. The snake that eats its tail. It seems utterly stupid on the surface. … well a car just drove through the Chicago Pride parade cops had to smash the windows and cut the guy out pic.twitter.com/seUNsrsnps … So now it’s the Civil Rights Government Industrial Complex versus the Big Pink. The winner gets to pig out like Pigford.…

Jul 15, 2015 – Among the big winners in the agreement to curtail Iran’s nuclear program, count a notorious and shadowy Iranian general who helped … Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly denied that the 58-year-old general was on the list to be freed from the sanctions yoke. … “Soleimani is the guy that sent the copper-tipped IEDs into Iraq,” said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman [mc_name name=’Sen…

Jul 14, 2015 – I’m agnostic on the presence of Donald Trump in the GOP primaries. … of the image. … Is this guy really ready to play in the big leagues?…

Jul 13, 2015 – Remember when everyone thought Chris Christie was the Next Big Thing – last year’s bright, shiny (and big) object? Huh. … You see the next Teddy Roosevelt and all I see is someone who talks big and carries a small schtick. … The WHINO is a captive of the populist Right’s master narrative, which is the tragic tale of the holy, holy base, the victory of which…

Oct 6, 2014 – He’s building a big headquarters in London from which to push nanny statism global, lobbying the likes of London Mayor Boris Johnson … Meanwhile, Nanny Mike’s allies at the World Health Organization are currently prepping for a big bash to be generously hosted by keen-to-impress-on-the-global-stage … You know a philosophy has to be awesome when it has the backing of Nanny Mike, Big Bad Vlad, Erdogan and UN bureaucrats.…

Oct 3, 2014 – point where the reporter read them a transcript of the call.   … First off, the Washington Post didn’t put the actual transcript in the article. … In Beltway-speak that translates to Start the Doom Clock on this guy.  …

Oct 1, 2014 – … But in seizing on issues animating her party’s base — the influence of big banks, soaring student loan debt and the widening gulf … between the wealthy and the working class — Ms. … She talks populism and looking after the “little guy” but when push comes to shove she is as much a tool of corporate interests as…

Sep 30, 2014 – Even idiot dope dealers are blasting information on Youtube, which is really stupid when you’re breaking the law like that. … I will say though it’s very interesting that a guy who sold a spyware program has been arrested for it. … By the way, you may have heard about the ‘bash’ or ‘shell’ bug.…

Oct 16, 2014 – The actual drafter of the speech, Ralph E. … that the president himself inserted the reference to the role of the Congress, an element that did not appear in the delivery of the … The final thing to understand about how the structure of the award process produces the research results is the process by which grants…

Oct 22, 2014 – super clubs that are practically mini-me governments so the big britches boys in DC can’t boss us around.” … The intent was that every man be armed, the method was through the militias and the army. … The pillar of the cloud existed only in the wilderness. In the nonage of the Israelites.…

Oct 20, 2014 – Even the stupid ones: “The way we’re going to reduce risk to Americans is to do the steps of protection and stop Ebola at the source … I suppose a big-brain guy like McConnell sees “stop[ping] Ebola at the source” as being compatible with a free-flow of travel from … In the big scheme of things, this statement by McConnell bodes ill if he becomes Senate Majority Leader.…