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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]