Category Archives: Other punditry

Whatever you say, dude Apparently, I made some “ignorant claims” (scroll down, his permalinks don’t work) when I wrote about the NYT’s recent Houston hit piece. The gentleman in question doesn’t bother to specify which of my claims may have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Avedon has a good conspiracy theory going today, in which the mysterious founder of Media Whores Online is in reality Jennifer Liberto. The hatchet job was done to throw everyone off the scent. Works for me! Continue reading →

Local roundup Kevin Whited, whom I probably should have discovered before, has several items of interest. He’s attempted to fact-check Thom Marshall’s sorry ass – I wouldn’t hold my breath on a response if I were you, Kevin – he’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I saw a few conservo-bloggers link to this Ruben Bolling cartoon, which mocks Democratic attempts to claim that Bush should have known about 9/11. I’m willing to bet that most of them will not be linking to this week’s Bolling … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Turns out George Will wasn’t endorsing the position that pilots shouldn’t carry guns, as I thought he was. He was merely giving the other side’s viewpoint. Now he gives his. Continue reading →

Salon readers defend Media Whores Online and its style. It’s clear that a lot of MWO fans read Salon, and most of them didn’t care much for this article. Meanwhile Atrios responds to my previous thoughts about MWO and its … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Media whoring Jennifer Liberto’s article in Salon about Media Whores Online has gotten some buzz lately. As is often the case, Atrios is all over it. While I generally agree with the criticisms that are being made of Liberto’s piece, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I see that Mark Steyn is writing about how political correctness, in the form of a reluctance by the FBI to single out Arabs and Muslims as more likely to be terrorists, is a threat to Americans now and in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You know we’re living in strange times when George Will comes out against arming pilots. Continue reading →

Steve at Happy Fun Pundit discovers how he got on a Republican fundraising mailing list. It’s pretty funny, so check it out. Via Virginia Postrel. Continue reading →

I was going to warn Larry not to use the words “schmautopsy schmotos” anywhere near the words “Chandra Levy”, but it looks like I’m too late. Well, Larry, at least you know your friends aren’t trying to horn in on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but now that Michael Kinsley is no longer the editor of Slate, I hope he spends more time writing satire. He’s clearly shown that he’s very good at it. Continue reading →

Josh Trevino responds to my post about the moral responsibility to speak out against extremism. I had disagreed with Josh’s assertion that the failure of Europe’s leftist leaders to unequivocally condemn the murder of Pim Fortuyn is equivalent to the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Stanley Kurtz goes on yet another tired whine about misunderstood conservatives and liberal media bias: The belief in conservative bigotry is more than a misunderstanding. It is liberalism’s indispensable drug – the opium of the elites. Are there some bigoted … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Kathy Kinsley makes an attempt to “calm some fears on both sides” of the gun-control issue. I think her proposal needs a bit more work, but it’s a reasoned and reasonable place to start talking. What I really like about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rob at Get Donkey! points me to this article by Kristin Tillotson, who had the unfortunate experience of appearing on The O’Reilly Factor as the designated punching bag. Tillotson wrote a column defending the controversial book Harmful to Minors by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now that that’s out of my system, I’ll say something nice about Avedon Carol’s weblog, which is certainly worthy of praise. This piece about why David Brock is credible is right on. I’ve had the same thought all along but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Matt Welch points to an interview with his buddy Tim Blair about life, the bloggyverse, and everything. Blair’s a funny guy, and the interview is largely amusing, but Blair seems to suffer the same tired sense of victimization that many … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you were disgusted by the sicko anti-Semitic cartoons in the Arab News that Little Green Footballs linked to recently but didn’t know how to respond, take a peek at File13 and see how a pro handles it. Really, you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

To further demonstrate that Norah Vincent had no idea what she was talking about when she claimed that “nearly every big-city newspaper in the country” serves up a “bowdlerized opus of [left-wing] ideals” on a daily basis, we have this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Kathy Kinsley and InstaPundit praise Norah Vincent and her column about blogging for “getting it right”. Maybe Vincent has actually read a few blogs, but I have to ask: What universe does she live in where the Left’s “bowdlerized opus … Continue reading → Continue reading →

An interesting essay by Owen Harries, an Australian scholar who seems to have a pretty good grasp of what America is and what it’s about. His conclusion is a bit sobering: Let me be clear: After the outrage of September … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mark Evanier weighs in with his opinion on the Speedy Gonzales/Cartoon Network brouhaha. (Scroll down, he only has one permalink per day it seems.) There’s a bit more here than just a squeamish network caving in to Political Correctness, so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Having read Josh Marshall’s response to Natalija Radic, all I can say is that he was a lot nicer than I would have been. That disturbs me a bit, since like Ginger, I’m not in this for the pissing contests. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Gary Farber makes a good point about Matthew Engler’s much-derided Guardian piece about The Olive Garden, which is that Brits have a legitimate beef with the timing of our entry into WWI and WWII. Check it out. Continue reading →

Fritz Schranck has some good stuff about how we pay for roads. Check it out. Continue reading →

On a more serious note, Fritz Schranck gives a good explanation of How Things Get Done In Government. It’s well worth reading, and provides (as Schranck himself mentions at the end) another good argument against term limits. Continue reading →

Hey, Katherine! This guy thinks Silicon Valley sucks! And he lives there! UPDATE: Ken Layne hates San Francisco too! Be sure to follow the links, especially this one from Nick Denton’s blog to one of Layne’s old Tabloid.Net pieces. Woof. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Charles Dodgson sums it up pretty well for me. I like the free market just fine, thanks, but I’ve never viewed it as magic. I agree with Molly Ivins here – government is like a hammer. It can be used … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Damian Penny talks about why he so dislikes the far left. He’s right, of course, but I hope he recognizes that the same is true of the far right. I always have one of those it’d-be-funny-if-it-weren’t-so-sad moments whenever I hear … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Andrew Sullivan recently wrote a piece that compares President Bush to Frodo from Lord of the Rings. This prompted a reader to write in and claim that Bush is really Sam Gamgee: Bush is most clearly NOT Frodo…Frodo has the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mark Evanier asks why there isn’t a handy one- or two-word term that means “Moralizing based not on morals but on political advantage.” His suggestion is “bennetting”, in honor of public scold Bill Bennett and former Clinton lawyer Bob Bennett. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s been said many times, but one of the best things about the Web is the proliferation of viewpoints. I stumble across well-written opinion pieces all the time, from people I’ve never heard of, most of whom are doing it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Word to this Thomas Friedman column. Continue reading →