Month: January 2012

Iowa Caucuses Thread

I’ve been dealing with a cranky boy with a bad cold. I think I need a nap myself. I did find time to read this piece by Ta-Nehisi Coates. I’m pretty sure that’s going to be the best thing I read all day. Maybe...

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Wanker of the Day: David Brooks

David Brooks really is insufferable. He runs in the most elite, intellectual circles and, yet, he is completely obsessed with the working man. He works for the New York Times but he tells us that the Republican Party is the...

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What Tonight Will Mean

On the morning of the Iowa caucuses, analysis pieces like this are almost obligatory. What happens under various scenarios that might unfold tonight? There are certain opinions that are becoming conventional wisdom. For example,...

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