Like McCreery, I’ve been thinking about leaving BoB for a good amount of time—well before the actual campaign kicked off over summer. The difference is that I’m pulling the ripcord, at least for a while.
Most of the reason has to do with increasing professional demands driven by the astonishing economic mess Bushco has […]

Will it hold up? I’m surprised he has “given up” so much: disclosure of past and future funders of his foundation, submitting his speaking requests to the State Department for clearance, stepping down from the day-to-day management of his foundation, no foundation meetings/conferences overseas, etc. It looks like more than a kilo of flesh.
What do […]

Life in the Blogopticon. Links include more from Elric in India and year’s first “best of” book lists.

If you buy heroin on the streets of New York, Kansas City, Greenville, South Carolina, or any other city or hamlet in the US, you are helping to prop up the Taliban to the tune of a cool $470 billion (that’s with a “b”), according to a new report from the UN. And they are stockpiling […]

Complicity and responsibility, w/November Theme Song, Habermas, I’m scolded, Hecht poem on evil, plus gravy-licious links, plus great song about complicity and responsibility.
UPDATE: Not that you were going to go, but don’t. Typepad done ate it.

OK, the part about me and Jurgen Habermas is back up, and typepad slamming, but links? None for you.

My brother emails from Mumbai.

Escape from blogblah thwarted by Max Boot, a story of my failed novel, links far better than you deserve, simply the most beautiful song you’ll hear today (if you allow yourself).

Blogging in entropic Obamastan. Literature links. Music links. Two songs. Oh, and my team sucks.

Weapons procurement gone wild? There is a US Government agency with a budget of $3 billion investigating the idea of a Flying Submarine.
Now I was invited to join Best of the Blogs in part because of my knowledge of military affairs. However, I do not think I really need to explain to the average person […]

This is my favorite week of the year. It’s all about family and friends and giving and sharing and thanking and being thankful. We have 14 family and friends coming for Thanksgiving. All Democrats, except for my brother who will be odd man out when the Obama celebration kicks in.
Thanks for all your support and […]