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Why batters get hit

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:27:11 -0500

George Will’s discussion of Jason Turbow’s “The Baseball Codes” about the game’s unwritten rules in honor of Opening Day.

Delany calls larger tournament 'probable'

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:25:29 -0500

Delany calls larger tournament 'probable':

The Big Ten commissioner indicates the NCAA cannot leave well enough alone. Doug Gottlieb (former ‘Poke) gets it right on not expanding the basketball tournament, with a point that is not…

'RapeLay' video game goes viral amid outrage

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:00:41 -0500

'RapeLay' video game goes viral amid outrage:

Whether the result of moral confusion, or a necessary evil of the freedoms of the internet, or both, dehumanizing women still plays.

How the Left fakes the hate

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:58:14 -0500

How the Left fakes the hate:

Did happiness on the left die with Paul Wellstone? What was once worth a chuckle when it lived as Bush Derangement Syndrome, has now become tiresome with its manufactured state of projection.

More Greenland ice melts faster

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:00:32 -0500

More Greenland ice melts faster:

If the president is as successful with delivering his health care promises as he was to have been with the recovery from glacial melting the instant he was elected, presumably because Nature…

The health bill's collateral damage

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:05:57 -0500

The health bill's collateral damage:

The first of many such stories as to how Obamacare falls short of the hype, now that we get to find what was in the bill because it was passed.

The future of politics lies with women

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:05:57 -0500

The future of politics lies with women:

It is hard to refute the increasing influence of women on politics given the demographic trends in the West alone. However, to assume there is a monolithic leftist bloc waiting to tapped as…

Twins agree to terms with Joe Mauer

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:30:13 -0500

Twins agree to terms with Joe Mauer:

Making good on their implicit promise to build a winner now that they have their new stadium, the Twins quelled a slowly building anxiety and got a little bit of a hometown discount to boot. Now…

Acorn on brink of bankruptcy, officials say

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:40:44 -0500

Acorn on brink of bankruptcy, officials say:

We can only hope this is the end for Acorn. Professional activists have a way of surviving, so some form of reincarnation is likely.

Is food the new sex?

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:58:52 -0500

Is food the new sex?:

That there is a relationship between the human experiences of food and sex is a common sense statement. What is curious, as both have come into abundance in the West and the progressive view on…

US credit rating at risk, Moody's warns

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:44:02 -0500

US credit rating at risk, Moody's warns:

Here is a way Obamacare could get aborted: All that pre-collection goes to cover escalating debt payments, if the rosy recovery scenarios don’t play out. How long then until the executive branch…

Solar sector's long-term outlook is far from sunny

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:47:25 -0500

Solar sector's long-term outlook is far from sunny:

With solar being a low-density energy source, the need for innovation in not in the novelty of the technology, but in the reduction in cost and increase in scalability. This means that the…

Waterboarding for dummies

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:48:13 -0600

Waterboarding for dummies:

Free tip: If a technique can cause “physical fatigue or psychological resignation” to the point that a detainee will try to let himself die during the next time it is applied, then that is a…

Abortion and race: a complicated problem

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:19:21 -0600

Abortion and race: a complicated problem:

It does not take a freakish economist to recognize that ignoring the obvious leads to disproportionate negative consequences.

The Culture Project unveiled

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:10:34 -0600

The Culture Project unveiled:

Several years in the making, arguably before Phil Lawler’s current effort began, CatholicCulture.org announces it is ready for prime time.

What have the Olympics revealed about God and country!

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:18:09 -0600

What have the Olympics revealed about God and country!:

It took me until about the third time hearing a full-throated version of the host nation’s national anthem to recognize this.

Was Tiger sincere?

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:32:26 -0600

Was Tiger sincere?:

It is an all too common question that is still being asked. I’m uncertain the answer and whether I really care. Nevertheless, upon reading his statement, it seems there is something eerily…

Will government borrowing end the downturn?

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:58:31 -0600

Will government borrowing end the downturn?:

Avoiding a double-dip will likely come down to whether business cycle/bubble forces can overcome the unwinding of commercial credit, regardless of the attempt to short-circuit the deleveraging…

Sills, 13, commits to USC

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:56:07 -0600

Sills, 13, commits to USC:

While it is out of LA and not Bristol, it still should be taken with a grain of salt, but… Monitoring is one thing. Making a verbal offer to, much less getting a commitment from, a…

Obama in the Balance

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:20:00 -0600

Obama in the Balance:

A bit overwrought, but it is hard not to be amused when even TNR starts questioning the president’s… what’s the word? oh, yes… gravitas.