You adhere to the crazy “conservative” notion that US has been a force for good in the world Your quasi-retarded decision to vote for Ronald Reagan all but destroyed the last great hope for economic and social equity that was at the core of Communism. Your antipathy to the UN proves that you’d be unable to abide the consent-driven grievance politics so essential to the proper functioning of university humanities

In his April 5 column, Paul Krugman argues that the lack of conservative faculty members in college is not a product of bias, but rather is the result of certain deficiencies in conservative thought—an argument I’ve heard made elsewhere by, for instance, esteemed wymynist and law professor, Susan Estrich, among others. Leaving aside for the moment Krugman’s imbecilic and cartoonish reduction of conservative thought to something “increasingly dominated by people

I never, uh, liked you.  Dick.

Rightalk Radio Toll-free Call-in number: 1-866-884-8255 (866-884-TALK) **** update:  evidently, Oliver Willis emailed Bill with a new number a couple hours before the show. But Bill was getting ready for the broadcast and didn’t get ODub’s email until AFTER the show ended. Oliver didn’t cc: the email to me, nor did he try to call Rightalk.  So there you have it.  I phoned Oliver (he clearly doesn’t much like me)

For years, rumors circulated among fans of “Facts of Life” about an unaired 1987 episode in which Jo (Nancy McKeon) “comes out” to Blair (Lisa Whelchel) after both young women get drunk at a college fraternity party.  The two then tongue kiss for several seconds before Blair realizes what’s happening and pushes Jo away. According to show creator Jenna McMahon, however, no such episode was ever shot, nor was Jo

…or maybe that new Bowflex Xtreme.  That, some steaks, and a shitload of protein shakes, and I’ll be Calvin-Klein-underwear-model-ripped in NO time, baby…

From the New York Times: Senator Mel Martinez, Republican of Florida, said Wednesday that a senior member of his staff had written an unsigned memorandum about the partisan political advantages of intervening in the case of Terri Schiavo that became a controversial footnote to the debate over the wisdom and motives of Congress’s actions. In a statement on Wednesday night, Mr. Martinez said that he had just learned that the

Kerouac:  “What do you mean you don’t understand it, man?  ‘Throw some hip into all 6 of your stoic-mouthed screwfaces until each of their steely little flatheads is burrowed tick-like into the newly-dimpled sheetmetal’—what could be plainer than that, Jack?”’

When:  Thursday, 3 PM EST Where:  Rightalk Radio Guests:  Charles Johnson, Rob Harrison, and special guest lefty Oliver Willis Topics:  The Islamist threat; the state of political discourse; music; Nazism / Chimpy McHitlerBurton.  And Hobbits! Toll-free Call-in number: 1-866-884-8255 (866-884-TALK) Disclaimer:  Not everyone knows Nathan Lane personally.  Or so they claim. Offer:  If you have any questions you’d like me to ask Charles or Rob, leave them in the comments.