Archive | August, 2006
And Now for Something Completely Different
We don’t do a lot of writing about culture here, but I thought I would drop a couple of quick suggestions, if anyone is looking for some new music. Buy Bob Dylan’s “Modern Times.” It’s the best album I have heard in years, and the best Dylan album in a long time. “Beyond the Horizon,” “Spirit [...]
Continue reading...Readin’ and Such
31. August 2006
Tomorrow (well, three hours from now) is the first day with students in my classes, and, as is normally the case, we’re going to talk the first day about what we’ll be reading this year. Unfortunately, we aren’t going to be able to keep up with the President, as we’ll probably only get to one [...]
Continue reading...Finally! A Compelling Reason to Vote for Conrad Burns
30. August 2006
He’s not only indifferent to the slaughter of horses, he supports it. (The Billings Gazette: Hands down, the best letters to the editor in the state.)
Continue reading...Back to School
29. August 2006
No, not the Rodney Dangerfield film from the 80s, though that certainly is a timeless classic. Jason and I are both headed back to school this week, so that will change things a bit around here again. Expect my posts to show around midnight, and we won’t really be able to do any commenting during the [...]
Continue reading...Picking away at the spin one argument at a time…
26. August 2006
The Montana Senate election gets more interesting by the day… I actually stole this from one of the anonymous poster’s over at “What’s Right,” but not that NeoMadison has been around spewing the spin, I think it is worth repeating more formally. Concerning the Davison issue, I am not sure what the proper amount of coverage is [...]
Continue reading...Chuck Johnson’s Interesting Edit and More on the Davison Coverage
26. August 2006
So, the Davison story is hitting the papers today, and one can certainly get a sense of the worldview of the authors when two stories are placed side by side. Jan Falstad’s original story about the Davison story is here, on the Billings Gazette page, while the story with the byline "By JAN FALSTAD - Billings [...]
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31. August 2006
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