Welcome to the Darkest Timeline (via Ken White at  The Atlantic ). Federal prosecutors filed three briefs late on Friday portending grav...

I need to get this review done before the year does. I bought these two books at the same time. This was back in July, when they wer...

As the year comes to a close, these lessons: There is no such thing as Peak Wingnut . The Republican Party has gone so far Right Wing th...

So I'm reading Driftglass' blog today and come across an article where he calls to task David Frum - conservative pundit of intrapa...

Rise up, my fellow Unitarians and high school Latin students! There is a WAR ON SATURNALIA AND I CAN PROVE IT. You never see Bill O'R...

I've given up on creating new rules for the drinking game(s) needed to watch these blowfests, but if you want to crib notes from the pr...

We've bumped into Erick Erickson before . The fear-monger threw a conniption back in 2010 over the "invasive" nature of the U....

And on this day, the Good Lord let us witness this: There are few other ways to celebrate this day of crazed, bird-carving ritual of dis...

Update : Thank you Crooks and Liars audience for checking in from Mike's Blog Round-up . Please take a moment to glance about the blog,...

1) That while Memphis is an excellent football team this season, Houston is still a dominant power and deserving of its current unbeaten sta...

Dear God. Tonight in Paris, there is blood and pain and sorrow all because of men with rage and murderous intent. From the BBC : At ...

You see, the original line went " When the Legend becomes Fact, you print the Legend ." However, the Facts surrounding Ben Cars...

Getting deeper into the weeds with my NaNoWriMo challenge, and yet I can't ignore the current state of affairs in the political arena. ...

So here I am, trying to claim I won't go blogging this month of November because of my NaNoWriMo efforts - P.S. please visit the Writing...

Well, not on the blog itself, but I will be doing my NaNoWriMo novel attempt again this year. If I do blog here during the month, it bett...