Liberal Talk Radio

As recently as this fall, Rudy Giuliani ranked highly in both nationwide and state polls. Now, it’s gotten so bad that even people in the tri-state area are wondering about his chances:
For months, the Republican establishment in New York and New Jersey marched nearly in lock step behind Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former hometown mayor [...]

Provocative Op-Ed in the Sunday NYT. Psychologist Daniel Gilbert argues that we’re hard-wired to “help a brotha’ out,” so to speak, and a new generation of marketers is exploiting this fact to sell us Nissan Altimas:
Nissan knows that we will bend without thinking because the impulse to help is bred into our marrow. Our [...]

Although I think it’s interesting and important to have a public conversation about the best way to deal with the terrorist threat, I wonder if we would be as vocal about rights, wiretapping, extraordinary rendition and everything else if Bush wasn’t in power.
The issue seems to be boiled down to this:
How the measure will look [...]

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to incentivize good behavior among the poor vis a vis cash handouts finds a surprising proponent in Newt Gingrich (!):
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich yesterday endorsed Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to try to change the behavior of poor New Yorkers through cash handouts, saying the experiment was “worth doing.”
“When [...]

Tom Friedman is saying what Matski was thinking. Except the Flatter Earther has a little different take:
I’m not sure yet who’s the winner in the war between Hezbollah and Israel, but I know who’s the big loser: Iran’s taxpayers. What a bunch of suckers.
Isn’t it obvious? As soon as the reckless war he started was [...]

The Times notes how magazines use crazy numbers to get our attention:
A trip to the newsstand these days can be a dizzying descent into a blizzard of numbers. The March issue of Elle Girl promises readers “375 excuses to shop.” Harper’s Bazaar offers “783 new ideas to flatter you.” Marie Claire trumpets not only “71 [...]