Philip K. Howard was on The Daily Show last night. I remember his book, “The Death of Common Sense”, when it came out, but didn’t read it. I could say that this is irony made manifest, that a show on Comedy Central is bringing light to issues of governance, while cable television shows avoid it. [...]
John Stossel is a douchebag. This is a ‘debate’ between Ron Paul and a black guy who looks and acts like President Obama.
President Obama works the crowd at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Funny stuff. Seth Meyers rocks it.
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Sidney Lumet died last weekend. Looking through his credits, I saw that he had directed “Network“. I watched it last night for the first time in decades and loved the way it played. I don’t know if Sidney Lumet was a great director, but he was pretty good. He was a former actor and that [...]
Rep. Donna Edwards schools her Republican colleagues. And here’s the audio:
Stephen gets some guy who doesn’t know who Colbert is to advise him on proper English behavior. Oh my. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c My Fair Colbert – Hugo Vickers www.colbertnation.com
This guy is a real DIY guy. He has a lot of great projects at his site. This is the one that drew my attention. A DIY scanning electron microscope. See the video there.
Once upon a time, the Republicans were the party of sturdy responsibility. A combination of Northeast liberals and Western agriculture interests, they preached liberty and probity. These days, not so much. I’m not much of a Chris Matthews fan, but I think he has a point here: