Fact-checking: Useful in Politics Too
By Jesse Singal - Jan 8th, 2009 at 5:21 pmRep. John Conyers wrote a letter arguing against the appointment of Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General.
Ben Smith:
As Jake Tapper notes, the letter misspells…
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There’s Just No Reasoning With Some Folk
By Jesse Singal - Jan 8th, 2009 at 3:15 pmKate O’Beirne writes:
Mark my words.
On Wednesday, some conservative journalists had a final lunch discussion with Vice President Cheney at his residence. Over the…
If You’re in Springfield, Make Sure to Hit Up the Municipal House of Pancakes
By Jesse Singal - Jan 8th, 2009 at 11:46 amVia reddit, this hypothetical map of Springfield (which was apparently created seven years ago) is worth checking out, if merely to reminisce about The Simpsons‘…
We Don’t Need Laws Against Hate Speech
By Jesse Singal - Jan 7th, 2009 at 5:05 pmI’ve argued before that laws restricting certain types of offensive speech are a bad idea, and I think this story out of Boston is a…
Which of Our Bands Will Last?
By Jesse Singal - Jan 7th, 2009 at 3:55 pmI’m not nearly hip enough to know anything about JamsBio Magazine, but this article ranking every original song by The Beatles from worst to first…
Joe the Correspondent
By Jesse Singal - Jan 7th, 2009 at 2:36 pmInteresting news:
TOLEDO, Ohio — Joe the Plumber is putting down his wrenches and picking up a reporter’s notebook.
The Ohio man who became a…
Bad News for the Netroots
By Jesse Singal - Jan 7th, 2009 at 11:58 amSoapBlox, which hosts a large number of a progressive blogs, including some big ones like Pam’s House Blend, is folding following a major hacker attack…
Well, It’s a Start…
By Jesse Singal - Jan 6th, 2009 at 5:51 pmObama on Gaza: “The loss of civilian life in Gaza and in Israel is a source of deep concern to me, and after January 20th…
A Step in the Right Direction for iTunes
By Jesse Singal - Jan 6th, 2009 at 11:48 amLifeHacker reports:
The good news: CNET has sources saying the three largest music labels will allow Apple to offer music downloads free of copy-protection. And…
Another Bad Sign Among Many
By Jesse Singal - Jan 5th, 2009 at 12:50 pmAs Gawker points out, it’s surprising that today’s New York Times features a front-page ad, but not for the reasons you’d think:
The only thing…
There’s Suffering on Both Sides
By Jesse Singal - Jan 5th, 2009 at 11:48 amGlenn Greenwald makes an exceedingly basic point that’s worth taking a moment to think about:
I can’t express how many emails I’ve received in the last…
Making New Year’s Not Suck
By Jesse Singal - Dec 31st, 2008 at 1:51 pmGawker has up a list of the five types of New Year’s parties that pretty much nails this particular phenomenon. I’d like to thank the…
It Can’t All Be About Obama
By Jesse Singal - Dec 30th, 2008 at 2:36 pmEthan Porter has a really good piece in the most recent issue of Democracy (free registration required) about what Barack Obama’s presidency will mean to…
We Haven’t Quite Used Up the Internet Yet
By Jesse Singal - Dec 27th, 2008 at 2:15 pmxkcd’s Randall Munroe has up a blog post listing some search terms that led to zero hits on Google, and some others that, unfortunately for…
