Perhaps Idiot Political Scientist Scott Lemieux Should Read the Wall Street Journal

If he did, he might come across charts like this one below, which plots U.S. Census data on the surge in black voting participation over the... Read more »

Egypt Violence Continues

At London's Daily Mail, " Islamist mob parades nuns in Cairo as prisoners of war after six hours looting church school and replacin... Read more »

Alex Rodriguez Intentionally Beaned in Boston, Then Homers in 9-6 Comeback Win

Rodriguez was also playing phenomenal defense. He's a great ballplayer. It's too bad with all the allegation of PED use, but I don... Read more »

Searching for Balance in a Wired World

Picking up on a theme of recents posts, at NYT, " Resisting the Siren Call of the Screen: 3 Books Offer Ways to Cut the Cord, If Only B... Read more »

K-Mart Back-to-School Ad Attacked as 'Racist'

The Dirty has the full clip, " Is “My Limo” Racist Towards African-Americans? " And while there was obligatory outrage on Twitter,... Read more »

Lady Gaga Slams 'Stalker' Perez Hilton

At Twitchy, " Lady Gaga goes nuclear on Perez Hilton, says he is stalking her ." Plus, "‘ f*ggot’: Got H8? Lady Gaga fans hur... Read more »

Mark Levin and 'The Liberty Amendments'

From Sean Hannity's Friday night special: More questions, featuring Michelle Malkin , David Webb , David Limbaugh , Deneen Borelli , Nig... Read more »

46-Year-Old Black Philadelphia Woman Arrested and Charged with Imprisoning Her Disabled Cousin

It's Regina Bennett, but folks wouldn't want to call attention to her race, because RAAAAACISM! At London's Daily Mail, " W... Read more »

Oh My! Judge Jeanine Slams Obama's 'Indecisive, Unclear, and Feckless Foreign Policy...'

This lady's got more moral authority on the tip of her pinky than the president does with the entirety of his being. Wow, what a hammeri... Read more »

Phillies Beat #Dodgers on Hanley Ramirez Walk-Off Error

Look, when you're riding the wave of euphoria any loss is devastating. But this one was just pathetic --- not the Dodgers of this histor... Read more »

David Michael Miranda, Glenn Greenwald's Partner, Detained 9 Hours at Heathrow

Here's the big story this afternoon, even making the New York Times, " Britain Detains Partner of Reporter Tied to Leaks ." He... Read more »

Crime-Ravaged Oakland Residents Hire Private Security as City Slashes Public Safety

The primary function of government is to secure the public safety. That's why people come together to form the social contract, to escap... Read more »

Homeless Black Man Forces 'Racist' White Man to Apologize at Gunpoint

And the dude apologized, profusely apparently. He even told the police he didn't think that race was a factor in being forced at gunpoin... Read more »

O.C. Gets its 'Carmageddon'

Well, they're calling it "Bridge Bash" actually, but this is my route for work, from Irvine to Long Beach. Interstate 405 is c... Read more »

Internet Apocalypse

This gives me a bad feeling. At London's Daily Mail, " Google Blackout Sees Global Web Traffic Plunge by 40% ." Our lives are ... Read more »

'This is Vineland...'

It's a cool app.  At Independent UK, " Inside the six-second video app that is reinventing film ": Many dismissed Vine as a gi... Read more »

Paul Ryan Viewed Most Favorably in Poll of GOP Preferences

Well, Ryan's been trending to the middle, big time, especially on immigration . But here's Pew Research: Analysis by @AndrewKohut1 ... Read more »

'Operation Orange Fingers'

Pretty good name for the operation, via Twitchy, " High concept: Seattle police fight Hempfest munchies with ‘Operation Orange Fingers’... Read more »

World Championship Pole Dancing

Yeah, well, it's pretty competitive out there, pole dancing babes not excluded. At WSJ, " Pole Dancers Buff Image With Rules and a ... Read more »

Nasrallah Warns of Hezbollah Intervention in Syria

Wow. Things are just going swimmingly well over there. Here's news on the bombing, at LAT, " Car bomb in Beirut kills at least 18 i... Read more »