"George W. Bush's presidency is another era of overreaction at the…: cheetahmaster

"George W. Bush's presidency is another era of overreaction at the expense of constitutional rights, but the prospects for a quick correction are not auspicious. Nothing has helped end earlier bouts of repression so much as the fact that the wars themselves came to a close, and nothing has so exposed our liberties to indefinite jeopardy as the conception of a 'war on terrorism' with no end."
-Paul Starr

Look, actual evidence of the growth of vice-presidential powers. (From the National Review Online, nonetheless.)

Lloyd Garver on Bush, Wendy's, and tax breaks.

Yeah, write your own joke here, people
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World's largest Windows error message.

The new emotion we feel for certain celebrities, between idolize and despise.

on the end of Serial season one

the gift that keeps on giving

pretty much

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