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Bernstein (Robert!) Denounces Human Rights Watch:

Oct 20, 2009
Robert Bernstein (no relation), the founder of  Human Rights Watch, has issued a stinging condemnation of the organization he led from 1978 to 1998.  Here’s a taste: I must do something that I never anticipated: I must publicly join the grou...

Rosen Responds:

May 7, 2009
Jeff Rosen responds to some of the criticisms of his profile of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Word is, his profile of Elena Kagan is up next....

Gay marriage and the "bandwagon effect":

May 1, 2009
The Vermont legislature overrides a governor's veto to pass a gay-marriage bill. Same-sex marriages begin in Iowa, the state legislature and governor balk at banning it, and even...

Obama too far left? End the Cuba embargo? Right and Left bloggers disagree:

Apr 24, 2009
In this week's National Journal poll of political bloggers, the first question was: "What is your top concern in how President Obama has dealt with Congress in his first 100...

Obama Administration Now has More Czars than the Romanov Dynasty:

Apr 18, 2009
Over some 300 years, Russia was ruled by a total of 18 czars of the Romanov dynasty. However, as David Rothkopf of Foreign Policy points out, the Obama administration has...

Puffery Plaintiffs

Nov 22, 2009
The NYT reports that more companies are challenging claims made in competitors’ ads. Companies that were once content to fight in grocery-store aisles and on television commercials are now choosing a different route — filing lawsuits and other...

WaPo on Climate E-mails (and More)

Nov 22, 2009
The Washington Post covers the disclosure of e-mails from the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit — e-mails that appear to have been subject to an FOI request and that were either hacked by an outsider or stolen and released by an...

Thoughts on Sarah Palin and Going Rogue

Nov 22, 2009
Like Ilya, I’ve been reading Sarah Palin’s book and following her media appearances. It’s difficult to say anything original about a polarizing figure such as Palin. And no matter what you say, around half of the VC readership will be convinced...

Reading Kindle Books on the Ipod Touch

Nov 22, 2009
I got tired of hauling so many books around on plane flights, and decided to try downloading some Kindle books to my Ipod Touch.  I don’t yet have a Kindle, although apparently if I am very, very good ...  I know that Glenn Reynolds prefers the...

Spelling Out Numbers vs. Writing Them Using Digits

Nov 22, 2009
Any thoughts on what the rule should be here? My sense is that numbers written using digits are much easier to quickly absorb, so I tend to write them that way whenever they refer to something that people might want to use in calculations or...


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