ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES

This is a little Korat being looked at in a show. Korats have heart-shaped faces. Thanks to hj for the picture, which allows me to balance...

The 26th of August : At the behest of Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), in 1971 the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as "Women's Equality ...

Much has recently been written about the JonBenet Ramsey murder case and the incredible media focus it has garnered. James R. Kincaid specu...

A couple of interesting pieces. This one lets you watch Bill O'Reilly with some corrections. And this one is a reminder of hurricane...

( Explanation of this post: To show you why it's not that easy to present quick and precise criticisms of misused scientific references...

Can you find the toad in the picture? Creatures have often incredible hiding abilities. ---- Thanks to JohnJS in e-mail for the picture

A Third Class Cootie with Pink Ribbons is awarded to Jack Shafer for this Slate piece which is a defense of Michael Noer's "Don...

An item of news today: COUSHATTA -- Nine black children attending Red River Elementary School were directed last week to the back of the sc...

Not because of the topics but because I'm possessed by a migraine today. Which proves that it's not a clever and smart thing to wri...

My apologies for the number of posts today. But you must read them all. I'm going to bed now.

Final update: Michael Noer is awarded the First Class Cootie Award with Viagra Ribbons: ( A new NOTE: The most recent article is back with ...

According to one Arthur Brooks, we liberals are going extinct because the conservatives are outbreeding us. The same Arthur Brooks has also...

It has started to look like some fairy godmother has touched all the wingnut politicians with a magical wand and now only frogs leap out of ...

A new study suggests that charter schools might not outperform traditional public schools. This is too bad for the administration which wo...

George Bush! Yes, to our dear leader! Because we love him, just like the brave men of Powerline do (a wingnut blog, enter at own risk). I...

Or rather what Patrick Buchanan fears, which is brown people : In his new book, State of Emergency, Pat Buchanan argues for "an immedia...

In Southern Afghanistan the Taliban is rising again : Fear permeates Kandahar. Eyes watch every passer-by, every car. Everyone is suspect. P...

We are in for a ride until the November elections. The hunting season for liberals has started. You better wear an orange hat with a littl...

I have a great and cunning plan, which is to start giving awards for the most astonishing (in a negative sense) stories. Atrios has the wan...

Via Digby I had the chance to read Michael Barone's latest article in which he pontificates on the topic of "our covert enemies...