Venezuelans Queue Up for Food
by Reuters reports that the inevitable result of market price controls has occurred in Venezuela: Venezuelan consumers are increasingly facing periodic shortages of basic food products …
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Pakistan Elections as Scheduled?
Reuters reports that Pervez Musharraf has committed to holding elections on January 9th, as previously scheduled: Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday a general …
Wild at Heart by John Eldredge: A Rambling Analysis
I’ll cut to the chase so the disinterested can cut and run without wasting their time: Wild at Heart is a book, perhaps the book, for …
Feinstein Caves on Telco Immunity
So, will the Democrats’ plan to hold out on this issue follow suit? Probably. Their resistance never did make any sense. Why hold corporations hostage …
Joe Lieberman is Awesome!
As Michael said earlier, there are some really good blogs on the list of the 2007 Web Logs award that are worth checking out. I …
Greenwald on Dems’ Mukasey Vote
Glen Greenwald laid into Senate Democrats for confirming Michael Mukasey’s nomination as Attorney General: Every time Congressional Democrats failed this year to stop the Bush …
Obama Contrasts Himself Against Clinton
Here’s part of the transcript from his interview with Linda Douglass of NationalJournal.com: Q: But do you think that voters should be concerned about whether …
Torture, the Litmus Test
There have been several anti-torture articles today, most in opposition to the practice. I’m glad of that – no one should want to have to …
Bhutto Calls Out Musharraf
In a NY Times editorial, Benazir Bhutto says that Pervez Musharraf’s declaration of martial law "will be remembered as the blackest day in the history …