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Ever wonder where the slang meaning of “junk” comes from, as in the “Don’t touch my junk” kind of junk, of John Tyner vs. TSA notoriety? Well, I found an interesting possibility... ...read more
Prop. 19: The Grass Is Greener in California
The media discussion of Proposition 19, the California ballot proposition that, if passed, would legalize marijuana for recreational use, offers something of a break from all th... ...read moreUn-curbing Democratic Enthusiasm
For the first time in 80 years, this year’s Republican turnout in statewide midterm primaries held before September exceeded Democratic turnout – by 4 million votes.... ...read moreSinging Like a Russian Canary
The 10 sleeper spies who came in from the not-so-cold were discovered not because of stellar investigative work by the CIA, but because someone sang like a canary. At least, tha... ...read moreBP Shakedown: What Happens When You Combine Oil and Wind
“I think it is a tragedy of the first proportion that a private corporation can be subjected to what I would characterize as a shakedown – in this case, a $20 billio... ...read more
The Kagan Standard: On Eponyms and the Supreme Court
In 1995 Elena Kagan, then a University of Chicago law professor with (presumably) little inkling that her words could one day be applied to herself, wrote an academic article sa... ...read moreSimiles as Thick as an Ash Cloud
Remember the tsunami of metaphors engendered by the Indian Ocean’s 2004 contribution to making the Japanese word a more readily accessible part of our lexicon? (The riptid... ...read more
Why Obama Chose “Black” on His Census Form
Barack Obama is black. Well, technically, ”Black, African Am., or Negro.” That, after all, is the box he checked on his U.S. Census form. Though he could have ticke... ...read more
Populism: Not As Popular As You Think
“This is about the people!” Sarah Palin exclaimed in the rousing speech she delivered this month at the Tea Party convention in Tennessee. “It’s so insp... ...read moreScott Brown and the Blob
Scott Brown’s victory in the Massachusetts Senate race will not endure, writes Daniel Henninger in the Wall Street Journal, “unless Republicans clearly understand th... ...read moreFollow Us
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