Read Any Good Books Lately? Or Any Books At All?

by David Safier A year or two ago, Kevin Drum, one of my go-to bloggers (Poltical Animal at Washington Monthly), said he was finding it harder to sit down and read a book. His concentration wasn’t what it used to be. I had experienced the same thing myself but hadn’t been aware of it until … Read more

Progressive Book Club

by David Safier Looking for some summer reading, followed by fall, winter and spring reading? Consider the Progressive Book Club. I just found out about it this morning and haven’t joined myself, so this is not a ringing endorsement, just some information I’m passing along. If you link through the site, you’ll find a wide … Read more

Weekend at the McCain Ranch

by David Safier After a long week on the campaign trail, John moseyed back to his ranch to knock the dust off his boots. He fell to pondering the recent Supreme Court decision that made his pal the President so angry. Looks like John got a little riled up hisself.

Citizen, Star Take on Horne

by David Safier Horne: Butt out of local schools, La Raza program. Horne must stop grandstanding on ethnic studies. Those are the editorial headlines in the Friday Citizen and the Saturday Star. And so, for the second time this week, I find myself praising our dailies’ editorials, which, I have to say, is not my … Read more