The Long Arm of Terror My wife and I are in Montreal over the Thanksgiving holiday. My father-in-law, who was diagnosed several weeks ago with normal pressure hydrocephalus, had undergone neurosurgery, and after several worrisome weeks has shown a rapidly advancing recovery. So this Thanksgiving we have had something to be truly grateful for. And… Continue reading

From a conservative professor at University of Denver to David Frum: I find it astonishing that conservatives can discuss the election results and their path back to power without addressing the right wing’s increasing estrangement from science. Religious conservatives have refused to acknowledge that evolution is the cornerstone of biological sciences and that the earth… Continue reading

Good news for Publishing Industry newshounds: Pat Holt is back, in blog format.

In light of the Citigroup meltdown, Rod brings up what’s on the mind of many of us: OK, here’s what I don’t understand. Obama’s new economic team — Tim Geithner, Larry Summers and Peter Orszag — are all universally acclaimed as brilliant. But they are all proteges of former Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, the… Continue reading

Hitch explains why Hillary is an unfortunate choice for Secretary of State.