Adding to what Zandar discussed earlier about the New Republic, I sat and thought about what I remember about the New Republic. Here is the extensive list: Stephen Glass Franklin Foer throwing Scott Beauchamp under the bus, backing the bus up, and then delivering his carcass to wingnuts. The Bell Curve Elevating Betsy McCaughey and …
The Deserving Dead
I’m sympathetic to arguments that grave-dancing is unseemly and that we lefties should leave ghoulish glee over the untimely demise of idiots to our more bloodthirsty brethren on the right. On the other hand, it’s hard not to at least perceive karmic justice when a loud-mouthed gun-humper takes a slug in the noggin after handing …
What Floats? Very Small Rocks! Cider! Baked Gravy!
Poor guy has no clue the Graeme Frost/Scott Beauchamp/Sherrod treatment he is about to get: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has told medical officials that his captors locked him in a metal cage in total darkness for weeks at a time as punishment for trying to escape, and while military doctors say he now is physically able …
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Say Hello to President Dudebro
Interesting development: The Obama administration is preparing to unveil a legislative proposal for a far-reaching overhaul of the National Security Agency’s once-secret bulk phone records program in a way that — if approved by Congress — would end the aspect that has most alarmed privacy advocates since its existence was leaked last year, according to …
Adios, TBogg
I hate seeing Tbogg leave, but at least he is doing it on his own terms. Here are some of his greatest hits, although I always loved this post back from the Beauchamp days. The list of funny names and funny titles and awesome posts is almost too long to list, but I will always …
Edward Snowden: Even Paranoids Have Real Enemies
Because I am informed that not everyone reads the comments. Video from the Guardian, which is of course all over this story. For the TL;DR demographic, NYMag‘s abbreviated version: … Edward Snowden is a 29-year-old former CIA analyst and current employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. “I have no intention of hiding who I …
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Military Justice Updates and Open Thread
In the military justice realm, we have two new developments in the Manning case and the conclusion of US v. Hatley.
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