Kim Jong-Un has surged ahead of other GOP presidential hopefuls in Iowa, edging out Ron Paul (at 24%) with 26% of likely GOP caucus goers. Romney is in 3rd (20%) and Gingrich has dropped to 15%. The margin of error as usual in GOP contests is huge.
This morning the news was all about Tim Tebow, the quarterback for the Denver Broncos. The lead of the story was that he is a great quarterback and an aggressive Christian, proud of his faith. I don’t really give a shit about football, but I REALLY don’t give a shit about his fucking faith. Please, [...]
It isn’t necessary to look for evidence that the right wing is insane, but it’s fun. A small example that dropped my jaw on Friday night. I was watching McLaughlin on PBS. I don’t know why I subject myself to it but I’ve always enjoyed the shouting match, and for the past few years McLaughlin’s [...]
A friend and colleague, Dave, appeared in my office on Friday to show me this description of a talk being given here at Cornell on colonialism and Okinawa. Dave is studying Japan and thought he ought to go to the talk, but the description made him wary. He and I like to talk about economics, [...]
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