King of the Hill Revisited: "The Company Man" and "Bobby Slam"The Company Man (air date: December 7, 1997) (Note: The last review in this series was here ; reviews of season 1, where "The...
Afghanistan book reviews: The Savage War and The Long Way BackReaders hoping to better understand Afghanistan and the outside world’s involvement in the country since 9/11 have been well...
I see you think I’m not very interestingWould it kill you to leave your cell alone for 30 seconds while we’re together?
Crowns and chaos in the Middle EastI wouldn’t suggest taking this classic bit of political science too seriously, with its everything-but-the-kitchen-sink...
Things The King’s Speech was silent aboutI got the book The King’s Speech for Christmas and just finished it; in the very wide field of “slender material adapted into a...
"People around here are more Newtish"In South Carolina, Gingrich sold himself as a bruiser who would take the fight to Obama and to the Washington establishment
What Do TV Ratings Mean?This is a question that I occasionally have to turn over in my mind when I think about something like the ratings of American Idol...
Ex-wife bombshell hits as Newt surgesMaybe Newt Gingrich should have opened a second six-figure Tiffany account -- for his ex-wife Marianne. ABC News is touting a new...
Not a ParodyThe great thing about YouTube and its supply of not-entirely-legal uploads: just when you think you’ve seen everything, the right...