Author: Chris

Gentle Reminder

Not that many of you would, but in case you were thinking about penning love letters to Senators McCain, Warner and Graham, please keep in mind that their bill, The Military Commissions Act of 2006, is an extraordinarily bad...

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Labor Day

Here’s a state by state map of the change in median household income between 1999 and 2005, taken from the Detroit Free Press. The illustrated Bush Boom, if you will. Via Kevin Drum.

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East Coast Driving Tips

Atrios offers some sound advise to drivers who might otherwise be inclined to try to shorten their commute by running over pedestrians using a crosswalk. Quite simply, he writes “Stop Running Over Pedestrians.” He goes on to...

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Um?

My friend Jane found what is perhaps the most intriguing, yet disturbing, paragraph written thus far in the 2006 election cycle. From the Politics PA’s Up and Down page: The good news for Rick Santorum is that three new...

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You May Indeed Have Rights

Shocking, I know. This is very far from over, but here is some very good news. DETROIT — A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an...

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