America's race problem

Posted by | 4:54 PM
An interesting story in The New Republic about how racial attitudes influence voting patterns . For all the talk of "values voters"...

The importance of economics

Posted by | 4:48 PM
Back from my Thanksgiving break, and eager to blog once again! But, for better or worse, my chosen profession of economics has taken over my...

The chief state sponsor of terrorism

Posted by | 8:53 PM
I'm now reading Londonistan , by Melanie Phillips, a book about the Islamic radical threat in Britain. Much of the book is worthless, a ...

Rape in Pakistan, or, The Madrassa vs. The Pill

Posted by | 4:14 PM
One item of news today that flew under the radar of the major newspapers but got picked up by the bloggers: Pakistan has (slightly) toughene...

Do's and Don'ts for the Dems

Posted by | 9:02 PM
It's the question that seems to be on everybody's lips (or everybody's blogs, anyway): Now that Democrats have taken Congress fr...

The party of VICTORY

Posted by | 8:01 PM
They did it. In spite of Republican voter intimidation , voter fraud , slanderously false negative advertising , gerrymandering , cash advan...

For the Record

Posted by | 4:02 PM
My fearless prediction when the smoke clears on Wednesday: Senate : Dems (and affiliated independents): 48 Repubs: 52 House : Dems: 215 Repu...