Liberal Talk Radio

A while back, I wondered if one of the right-wing TV hacks (Hannity, O’Reilly, etc.) would start trolling for incendiary comments from, say, Al Sharpton and gin up some kind of controversy wherein Barack Obama would be asked to “denounce” Sharpton every time he fired off his crazy-ass mouth.
Y’know, just because he’s black, and Obama’s [...]

Perhaps you wondered why that fantastic unsolicited op-ed you wrote received no response from the Times opinon editors? Well, to start, is your father a New York Times bestselling author and a former Times writer & Times guest op-ed columnist? If so, then perhaps that perceptive piece about your semester abroad would fit nicely there, [...]

If you ever wondered how and why that hot dude or babe serving you at a restaurant was so, so inept, here’s part of the reason:
In a lawsuit and a consent decree filed yesterday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission backed accusations by workers that Daniel Boulud denied them promotions at his restaurant Daniel because of [...]

Federalism sucks when it comes to natural disasters (think Katrina, for example) and waging fourth-generation war against the nihilistic forces of international terrorism. Which is to say, I actually don’t see what’s so great about New York City’s aggressive counter-terrorism program:
The cutting edge of the NYPD’s antiterrorism efforts, though, is David Cohen’s Intelligence Division. “We’re [...]

There may be a slight reprieve for internet radio broadcasters:
In the wake of an appeals court’s decision not to delay the imposition of a new, expensive royalty scheme, Internet radio broadcasters got an unexpected bit of good news from an unlikely source. During a Congressional roundtable initiated by Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), SoundExchange executive director [...]

Even Bob Costas didn’t get the true meaning of Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop”* . . . does that make Tipper Gore a total perv? Yes, I think so.
And by the way, douchebags — I distinctly remember Al Gore being one of the main advocates for toppling Saddam. Add the PMRC to the mix, and he’s [...]

Verizon has apparently decided that the time is ripe for an Epic Battle of Liberties, pitting Right Against Right in a No-Holds-Barred Fight to the Finish. What else can you say about a claim that handing over customer data without a warrant is protected speech under the first amendment?
The response also alleges that the case [...]

Do we really still live in a world where potential first ladies like Cindy McCain need to showcase their favorite recipes on their husbands’ campaign sites? What years is this? What century is this?
I browsed some other candidates sites and none seem to feature such an extensive recipe collection, so let’s chalk it up [...]

I wasn’t terribly surprised when Vonnegut left us; I saw him speak when I an undergrad, and he was frail then.
Losing Halberstam, on the other hand, is a shock. I was hoping that he would produce a book on the Bush wars as incisive as this one and this one. If you haven’t, buy [...]

If they ever start allowing cell phones to be used on planes, I will be very, very mad.
Getting to the airport is a stressful experience. Waiting on ticket lines stressful. Going through the invasive security check is stressful. Waiting to get a seat is stressful. But once you’re on the plane, [...]