Sally Ride the ‘Absent Heroine’?
Andrew Sullivan believes Sally Ride “had a chance to expand people’s horizons and young lesbians’ hope and self-esteem, and she chose not to.”
Boy, ABC News Really Messed Up Its Coverage Of The Colorado Shootings
Because of a culture where being first is more important than being right, ABC News made a few mistakes in its Friday morning coverage of the Colorado shootings.
Sally Ride ‘Comes Out’ in Obituary
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died yesterday aged 61. Her obituary revealed that she was gay.
Bobby Bowden Not Rejoicing Over Career Wins* Lead
Bobby Bowden now owns the record for most wins by a head coach in college football’s top division, thanks to the NCAA taking 111 wins away from Joe Paterno. He’s quite rightly not excited about it.
Utah Goat Man Risks Hunters to Enjoy Wildlife
A man dressed like a goat is living among the mountain goats of northern Utah.
The Obama Campaign Would Prefer You Not Think About The Economy In November
Between the polls and the state of the economy, It’s rather obvious why the Obama campaign keeps trying to change the subject.
Jack Daniels Issues Nicest Cease-and-Desist Ever
The cover of Patrick Wensink’s novel Broken Piano for President bore a striking resemblence to the label of a certain quality Tennessee sour mash whiskey. So, Jack Daniel’s’ lawyer sent him a nice note.
NCAA Hits Penn State With Crippling Penalties
The NCAA more than lived up to the hype of “unprecedented” sanctions.
Voter ID and Attitudes about Race
Polling racial attitudes and its linkage to support fro voter ID laws.
Politics and Political Science
It would be nice if people who make authoritative decisions had some idea what they are talking about.