Completely Misreading the National Mood, AIG Makes It Rain. AIG, the mammoth and mismanaged insurer — which incidentally holds the global financial market by the balls — is giving out $165 million in bonuses after getting $170 billion in taxpayer bailout money. Everyone is pissed. AIG said its legally obligated to pay the bonuses, which Read More
shani-o: This week I’m endorsing Jamie Foxx’s third album (y’all ain’t forget about his first, 1994’s Peep This, did ya?). I don’t listen to much contemporary pop, so when I find an album I like I’m pretty impressed. Intuition has delivered on the promise of Unpredictable. It’s mature, but not too serious; sexy, but not ‘girl-bend-over-and-lemme-put-it-in-ya’ explicit; and Read More
“Pork” seems to be a favorite word among right and left politicians alike. I always assumed it was a reference to waste or spending that was ultimately unhealthful. Not so, according to NPR Political Junkie: Pork is short for pork barrel. Wordsmith William Safire said it began before the Civil War, likening lawmakers plundering budget Read More
We’re, um, kickin’ it old school this Friday. *ducks* This week’s list is inspired by Kurtis Blow’s magnum opus, “The Breaks.” 1. Sucka MCs – Run-DMC 2. So Fresh, So Clean – Outkast 3. Don’t Say Nuthin’ – The Roots 4. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo – A Tribe Called Quest 5. The Read More
Seemingly oblivious to the fact that a tentpole of the GOP’s platform is its opposition to abortion, Michael Steele gave a GQ interview in which he engages in some candid but politically problematic equivocation on the issue. How much of your pro-life stance, for you, is informed not just by your Catholic faith but by Read More
The Corner’s Lisa Schiffren: The doctors, lawyers, engineers, executives, serious small-business owners, top salespeople, and other professionals and entrepreneurs who make this country run work considerably harder than pretty much anyone else (including most of the chattering class, and all politicians). They are not robber barons, or trust-fund babies, or plutocrats, or even celebrities. They are Read More
This unsettling and thought-provoking story from the Washington Post has been all over the Internet recently. The charge in the courtroom was manslaughter, brought by the Commonwealth of Virginia. No significant facts were in dispute. Miles Harrison, 49, was an amiable person, a diligent businessman and a doting, conscientious father until the day last summer Read More
[via The American Lawyer.] One of the (many) reasons I oppose the death penalty is because of the shitty track record the criminal justice system has not just in the prosecution of capital offense but also for routinely botching non-capital felony cases. Why should we have faith in the system when it comes to deciding Read More
