Monthly Archives: July 2009

A response to those who recommend highly specialized niche blogging. Heinlein: A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a … Continue reading →

President Obama on country music, via David Goldstein: “Now, I know folks think I’m a ‘city boy,’ but I do appreciate listening to country music because like all Americans, I appreciate the broad and indelible impact that country has had … Continue reading →

Richard Cohen on the soon-to-be-confirmed Sonia Sotomayor: she’s boring. But she has no cause, unless it is not to make a mistake, and has no passion, unless it is not to show any, and lacks intellectual brilliance, unless it is … Continue reading →

One of the uglier elements of last year’s election was the Republican’s appeal to “Real America”: the rural, white, working-class, religious demographic that makes up the Republican base. Efforts to pander to this crowd, combined with fearmongering over the possibility … Continue reading →

My favorite baseball team has a problem. Actually, because they’re the Texas Rangers, and the only team in major sports to have never one a single playoff series, they have many problems. Historically, though, offense has never been one of … Continue reading →

I am an unabashed fan of good country music. You don’t it on CMT or country radio stations, which prefer to peddle celebrities in cowboy hats. I’ve been working on this partial list, mostly as a way to combat the … Continue reading →

Sorry about the absence. My brief foray into blogging has taught me two important lessons: 1) blogging involves a pretty significant commitment, and 2) if you’re not willing to put in a certain amount of effort into it, it’s not … Continue reading →