Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at Columbia University yesterday. Groups such as the National Organization of Women and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation staged large-scale protests, denouncing Iran’s deplorable human rights record with respect to women, gays and lesbians. Their numbers dwarfed those of anti-war marches scheduled to coincide with Ahmadinejad’s speech. In statements posted [...]

Bill O’Reilly is an ass.

Just received the following from a friend: “Recent hurricanes and gasoline issues are proof of the existence of a new chemical element. Research has led to the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, [...]

…the 9/11 Conspiracy insanity, that is. To the host of one of my favorite podcasts, the Podfather himself, Adam Curry. Adam says that Zeitgeist is compulsory viewing. I say that he needs to take up smoking again, as the lack of nicotine seems to have had a delitirious effect on his brain.

I envy Michael J. Totten. I’ve been following his work since early 2003, in the months leading up to the Iraq war. I found his blog during a brief (and mostly fruitless) search for sane, pro-war liberals. As his blog became increasingly popular, he began traveling to the Middle East to get a first-hand look [...]