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The Crank Becomes the Cranked, Part 2: The Gloating
The media did all they could for the last month to make this a winner-take-all race, but now everybody wants to talk about delegates. Go Obama! W00t!
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The Big House
Via Matthew Yglesias, the best, most practical government reform idea I’ve ever heard: increase the size of the House of Representatives. In 1789, the House had 65 members, each representing about...
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On the Subject of Dementia
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Mike Gravel, former Democratic and current Libertarian candidate for president. (Via Matthew Yglesias, who needs the traffic.)
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Rent-a-Bic
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but… wandering around Barcelona, I noticed these rows of red bikes in self-locking racks. It turns out this is an enterprise called Bicing, basically...
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Did Barack Obama Play the Race Card… Again?
Can you name a category of people (besides Republicans) who are often said to “take pride in being ignorant”? Here’s a hint. Here’s another. What is Barack Obama saying about John McCain? Nota bene:...
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Being on television means never having to say you’re wrong
This video clip has been getting a lot of play in the liberal blogosphere (e.g., TPM): In it, Mark Halperin says (with respect to the “how many houses” “controversy”): My hunch is that this is going to...
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Notes on Canvassing, 2008
It’s often said that Democrats need to work harder to attract rural and suburban voters. As a campaign volunteer, I say: More urban voters. More apartment complexes. More row houses. Fewer front yards....
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Seriously, People: Vote
If you live in a Blue State: Vote. If you live in a Red State: Vote. If you live in a “battleground” state: Vote. Tell your parents: Vote. Tell your siblings: Vote. Let your born-again uncle slip your...
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Good job, America.
Probably the most historic aspect of Tuesday’s election is that it broke my four-year-old election-canvassing jinx: In 2004, I canvassed for ACT NOW (not John Kerry, wink wink) in Liberty, Missouri....
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The Golden Shield of Law
It sound like the legal system might be the next RIAA, doomed to stand athwart history, yelling stop: Jurors are not supposed to seek information outside of the courtroom. They are required to reach a...
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