Because asking that the laws be followed and the Constitution respected is now gauche and “fundamentalist” — whereas the opposite, doing whatever the zeitgeist seems to suggest, is labeled approvingly as “pragmatism.” Well, sorry, Mort. But I happen to know crass populism when I read it. And what Kondracke is advocating for here is nothing more than an overtly political and topically detailed version of the story of the Wise

…only this time, we’re talking about the Canadian university and their student facilitators. Again.

As a gloss on Darleen’s piece below, I’d like to highlight the competing viewpoints among the Hollywood crowd with respect to “what should be done” to those who supported Proposition 8 — drawing your particular attention to the way the issue is being framed. First, here’s director Greg Araki, on whether Richard Raddon, the Mormon director of the L.A. Film Festival, should step down or be fired for his advocacy

Creped Crusader.

I have to go teach again, but, inspired by an airline catalog, I’m asking for you to post links to whatever you view as the most useless gadget a bored businessman who thinks his worth is defined by owning stuff can buy.

British paper makes dubious claim that Michael Jackson has blown a billion.

A couple of points of view on the economic meltdown, with some good news sprinkled in. First, “When Even Good News Worsens a Panic,” WSJ, and “The Fed Is Out of Ammunition: A discredited dollar is a likely outcome of the current crisis,” also WSJ (h/t Terry H). Then, “The End of Wall Street’s Boom,” Portfolio, Dec 2008 (h/t thor) Read and discuss. I’m interested to hear the give and

Clinging, according to BJT: Our loyal commentator (and supreme commander of creative swear name calling) JD has been in the hospital since this past Saturday due to a ruptured gall bladder. Apparently this was brought on by enough gall stones to rebuild Stonehenge. In the course of the surgery the doctor managed to nip his bile duct, giving rise to his comment that “those moonbats who called me hate and

A few of you wrote and asked that I please put up a post toward the end of November reminding you of the recently completed pw fundraiser, and how you might contribute. This is that. As for how you might contribute, you can use either the PayPal or Amazon Honor System buttons over on the left — both of which, I’m told, are completely secure. Again, much obliged — as

Including those folks may not know about.  I have to go teach.  Don’t forget to insult one another, in the spirit of the season.