Judicial Activism for Toddlers

Saturday morning cartoons aren’t what they used to be. The 24/7 nature of television, along with the increased demand for folksy morning-news programming, has put most weekend cartoons out to pasture. Still, some vestiges of this ancient Saturday morning tradition remain — especially on cable. Take, for instance, the Disney Channel cartoon “Higglytown Heroes.” It’s … Read more

WordPress 2.1

Non-bloggers will want to ignore this post, but I just want to note that I’ve upgraded to the latest and greatest WordPress 2.1 (the software that runs and powers this blog).  Overall, I like the upgrade, which has quite a few snazzy changes under the hood. There were a few snags in the upgrade, particularly … Read more

Belarus makes SOTU

In addition to using the unseeming phrase “contagion of violence,” President Bush also used another word that has previously been unused in a State of the Union address: Belarus. The president pronounced it “Bail-uh-rus,” but Belarus (pronounced byelaRUS) was added to what amounted to a miniature axis of evil. Said the president: And we will … Read more

Dictatorial Pact?

Dictatorial pact: Belarus & Iran buddy–up: “Ahmadinejad said that the two states share identical views about regional and global issues, and voiced Tehran’s support for the expansion and development of ties and cooperation with Minsk in ALL areas.”