It appears as if the Horowitz crowd is conducting an on-line straw poll to identify the "worst" of the 101 most dangerous professors in America.So far, the results are not encouraging for the IR competitors: Professor School VotesMichael Bérubé Penn State University 150931[skip dozens of names]Ali al-Mazrui SUNY,Binghamton 79[skip another dozen names or so]Matthew Evangelista Cornell University 19Richard Falk Princeton University 16Lisa...

Last week, Prime Minister Tony Blair told the BBC he thought that his government had "won the argument" about its identity card plan. The House of Lords voted overwhelmingly in late January to make any plan voluntary, but the House of Commons voted last week to compel people applying for passports to obtain the new biometric cards.Despite Blair's proclamation of victory, it is clear that his government continues to encounter opposition. While...

Okay, so now President Bush wasn't properly notified about the pending sale of shipping operations at major US ports to a firm from the UAE. It seems that the President is always willing to tout his accomplishments and leadership when things go well, but when they don't he simply wasn't aware (read: some lower-level bureaucrats undercut his authority and I will now throw them under the bus). Even if we believe the White House spin I don't think...

If there remained any doubt about just how scrumtralescent mothers are I think this story should erase it:Bear crashes hockey game, mom saves kidsEspn.comFiled as: Moms

Mark over at Zenpundit draws attention to an interesting post which discusses the contents of captured al Qaida documents revealing that they provide members with a substantial benefits package. It would appear that, like most other things in life, idealist zeal must always be balanced with practical concerns.Filed as: Al Qaida

We haven't had cable for over a year. I get my news almost exclusively from my.yahoo subscriptions to wire reports; most of these concern regions outside of the United States.I notice, however, that Rodger posted earlier on Horowitz's blacklist. I've read some of Michael Berubé's ongoing mockery of Horowtiz. Of the man himself, I once wrote::My take on David Horowitz has been pretty consistent throughout the years: he may have changed his...

Holy smokes!Via the comment thread attached to Rob's brilliant rejoinder to my "Second Civil War" challenge I find: a little corner of history-geek heaven. Thanks D! Go. Now. Read. Bask in alternative history goodness.Filed as: alternative history

Marxist turned right-winger David Horowitz's latest book is The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America (Regnery Publishing Inc.). I'm not going to link to that book, but I will refer readers to a complete list of the professors, unadorned with Horowitz's text, that was posted on the lbo-talk listserv (that's Left Business Observer).I tip my hat (or duck bill, whatever seems appropriate) to Chris at Explananda), for noting that...

Which science-fiction show crew would I be on?You scored as Moya (Farscape). You are surrounded by muppets. But that is okay because they are your friends and have shown many times that they can be trusted. Now if only you could stop being bothered about wormholes.(Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile II: which sci-fi crew would you best fit in?created with QuizFarm.com)My wife, oddly enough, scored the crew of the Bebop. That doesn't bode well...Via...

Robert Farley points to an insanely stupid scenario for a second Civil War, one that may make it onto network television:pocalyptic Scenario #3: American Civil War - Part Deux!"A House Divided" - Network: ABCWriter: Andrew David ChapmanOdds You'll Be Seeing it in the Fall: I'll put this one at 30%.In the near-future, the unthinkable has happened. A Liberal President is back in power. How liberal? Well, he's raised taxes to the point where...

[Updated 2-14]Vice-President Cheney does his best to provide a metaphor for the critics. Folks, you really can't make this stuff up.Those unsypathetic to the administration are likely to have a field day with this one. It appears that Cheney is once again blaming someone else for his mistakes and excesses.In all seriousness, best wishes for a speedy recovery for Cheney's 'target', Harry Whittington (that had to hurt).Update: The Daily Show got...

Anyone who reads my posts by now knows that I have an acute interest in the effect that information, uncertainty, and signaling plays in politics and social life. One thing that becomes immediately clear to anyone who looks into those topics is that, at least in the realm of international politics, reliable information is difficult to find. Reliable signals (or, in Robert Jervis' words, indices--signals that are reliable because they are...