Lucky Current Events Lucky Despite my fervent desires to the contrary, John Key hasn't done much wrong in his…Dan SlevinNovember 26, 2008
"Obama ran so that our children could fly." AsidesCurrent Events "Obama ran so that our children could fly." From the Oklahoma Gazette: Standing in line to vote, I met an elderly black woman…Dan SlevinNovember 22, 2008
I miss Jed Bartlet AsidesCurrent EventsTV I miss Jed Bartlet Aaron Sorkin imagines former President Jed Bartlet giving Candidate Obama a pep talk: BARTLET That…Dan SlevinSeptember 25, 2008
Teacher motivation - Russian-style AsidesCurrent Events Teacher motivation - Russian-style You may ooze bile but you will teach the children by those books that you…Dan SlevinSeptember 19, 2008
I’d vote for the dude if I could, honest ... Current Events I’d vote for the dude if I could, honest ... Brilliant in conception and stunning in execution, here’s a wonderful pro-Obama video:Dan SlevinFebruary 5, 2008
AsidesCurrent EventsLiterature Screenwriter Ronan Bennett criticises Martin Amis for his questionable positioning on present day inter-cultural relations…Dan SlevinNovember 23, 2007
AsidesCurrent Events Of course it’s about oil (Jim Holt in the London Review of Books): It has…Dan SlevinOctober 20, 2007
AsidesCurrent Events The Great Iraq Swindle: How Bush Allowed an Army of For-Profit Contractors to Invade the…Dan SlevinSeptember 8, 2007
More from the annals of stupidity: AsidesCurrent Events More from the annals of stupidity: More from the ever-growing annals of corporate stupidity: Johnson & Johnson (founded 1886) sues the…Dan SlevinAugust 12, 2007
The Oil We Eat CatsCurrent Events The Oil We Eat In which the author considers eating his cats in response to a troublesome assessment of…Dan SlevinJuly 24, 2006