An Objection to War, From My Father to Me
Since today is my Father's birthday, I thought I'd share a brief story about one of his experiences 40 years ago, and how learning about this experience contributed to my perspective today.On November...
View ArticleThanksgiving With Teabaggers
I spent the Thanksgiving holidays with my girlfriend at her sister's house. My girlfriend and I talk politics fairly often, since she knows that it's very important to me. We also share many of the...
View ArticleThe Irresponsible Stonewalling of Torture Evidence in Britain
A couple of months ago, the British High Court ruled that a document containing information on the torture of Binyam Mohamed should be disclosed in full. The original document supposedly contains...
View ArticleRepublican Rep Calls Waterboarding "Torture", Still Likes It
Last night on Hardball, when discussing why he was opposed to bringing Gitmo detainees over to a supermax prison in Thomson, Illinois, freshman Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) defended the use of...
View ArticleHappy 20th Birthday, The Simpsons! (with VIDEOS galore)
On December 17, 1989, the first episode of The Simpsons hit the airwaves with "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire."After more than 400 episodes and a feature-length movie later, they are now today 20...
View ArticleThe Poster Boy for Cheerleading the President
Jacob Heilbrunn has a new essay up at the Huffington Post titled "Please, Cut Obama Some Slack." It is Exhibit A in hero mythology of the President, as well as a prime example of chastising anyone --...
View ArticleHuff Post & Pataki Bash Obama on Terrorism, Fail Miserably
Earlier this evening, the Huffington Post ran an editorial by former Republican Governor of New York George Pataki, entitled "The Obama Administration's Systemic Failure on Terrorism." Pataki's...
View ArticleLike Crosswords? Then You'll Love Fireball Crosswords
To puzzle solvers and friends of puzzle solvers:Last year, the New York Sun folded, taking with it one of the best series of crossword puzzles in the country. Peter Gordon, the former New York Sun...
View ArticleDaily Kos Crossword Puzzle: 1-16-10 (solve it online!)
Greetings, puzzle solvers:It's been a while since I built a crossword puzzle for the community -- about 8 months, to be precise. Back then, one of the problems I ran into while posting crosswords in...
View ArticleDaily Kos Crossword Puzzle: 1-23-10
Greetings, puzzle solvers.Today's 13x13 crossword puzzle is titled "It's All Greek To Me!" You can solve it online or on paper by printing out the PDF file in the diary. See below the fold for more...
View ArticleKossacks, Please Please PLEASE Stop the Abuse.....
of my username!Okay, maybe "abuse" is too strong of a word. In fact, Kossacks aren't really abusing my username at all. But, I do have a point of procedure to make that I'd like others to follow. I...
View ArticleHow to Embed PDFs, Powerpoint, Excel into DKos Diaries
So, let's say the Supreme Court handed down a big ruling, or the Senate published a groundbreaking report of some sort, and you want other Kossacks to be able to read the PDF file. You could put a...
View ArticleNew Rules for Daily Kos Users: "How to Blog Good"
Last week, BFSkinner enlightened us on the finer points of "How to Write Good." He did a pretty good job of explaining some tips on how to make your Daily Kos diary shine, how to convey your message...
View ArticleNew Rules: Stop Thanking Daily Kos for Making the Rec List
Welcome to another addition of New Rules! This is an ongoing series in which I compile some of my least favorite meta trends on Daily Kos and then complain about them. You can read the previous diary...
View ArticleNew Rules: If It's a BREAKING Diary, It Has to Be a Diary
Welcome to another addition of New Rules! This is an ongoing series in which I compile some of my least favorite meta trends on Daily Kos and then complain about them. You can read the previous diary...
View ArticleNew Rules: Let's Talk About GBCW Diaries, Shall We?
Welcome to another addition of New Rules! This is an ongoing series in which I compile some of my least favorite meta trends on Daily Kos and then complain about them. You can read the previous diary...
View ArticleA War Criminal Confesses: Bush Authorized Torture
Last Sunday, the disingenuous and discredited (but still happily employed) torture supporter John Yoo wrote an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he bashed the Department of Justice for leading...
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2010 Oscar Predictions (and open thread!)
It's time for the Oscars! In the tradition of Nate Silver, I'm throwing together some predictions for how tonight's 82nd Academy Awards will go down. I'm also throwing in a little bit of analysis for...
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Journalism Win: Jeremy Scahill Wins the Izzy Award!
Jeremy Scahill of The Nation has won the second annual Izzy Award, an honor named after the muckraking journalist I.F. Stone and awarded to journalists who are recognized for "special achievement in...
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