Irony so strong it’s burning through your screen.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  November 2nd at 12:05 AM  | 

This is very inside blog-ball; it’s mostly for the old-school warbloggers, most of whom will hopefully at least get a chuckle at this. Quote #1 (via Megan McArdle): Do you fight crime by leaving some gangs alone? That’s one of the arguments put forth by Mark Kleiman, author of “When Brute Force Fails.” In the book, the UCLA public policy professor argues that police forces | Read More »

Meet New Boss Rep Shea-Porter (D, NH).

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  August 30th at 10:09 AM  | 

So… four years ago, she was getting escorted out of town hall meetings; now she’s the one ordering the escorting. Sort of a microcosm of the selling-out story arc, isn’t it? …Shea-Porter can be seen instructing security to remove a man for standing to ask a question without a ticket. Shea-Porter previously held a lottery to determine who could ask questions. She can also be | Read More »