E-books vs. movies and other streamed media: Which should be first priority at Library of Congress?
With so many local libraries facing cutbacks, the case for a well-stocked national digital library system grows stronger each day.
Category: Politicians
Junk economics or the Onion? $250K a year barely enough for family of four in pricey cities, says Fiscal Times, a Washington Post partner
Does the Washington Post want to be an opinion rag for the rich or serve Washingtonians and Americans as a
R.I.P., Elizabeth Edwards: The almost-neighbor I never met
Of course. ”The wrong Edwards ran for president.” Elizabeth Edwards abounded with the positives, especially moral ones, that I found
Leonardo DiCaprio may convert to Judaism: Five reasons for President Obama to do likewise (satire alert)
Groucho Marx once said any club that would admit him wasn’t worth joining. Marx was Jewish, of course, as am
Out of ‘The Solomon Scandals’? Arrests of Prince George’s County exec and his wife—complete with $79.6K hidden in her underwear and perhaps $100K flushed down toilet
For The Solomon Scandals I created a fictitious Virginia county with fictitious crooks. Across the Potomac River in Maryland, I
Is Rep. Joe Barton the dimmest bulb in the House?
Tell me this is a joke. Joe Barton of Texas—ranking minority member of the House Energy Committee who’d love to
Blame Ayn Rand for Rand Paul and Clarence Thomas? Are politicians and judges what they read?
Are politicians and judges what they read? Senator-elect Rand Paul is a “big fan” of Ayn Rand, the ultimate novelist
William F. Buckley, Jr., and the case for a well-stocked national digital library system
On the Atlantic site this morning, you’ll see my call for a well-stocked national digital library system, along with comments
A few words of advice for Tea Party folks—from the author of a novel on Washington corruption
Now that so many Tea Party sympathizers are headed for public office, I can’t resist offering their followers a little
