The Truthiness Report

Stephen Colbert was not funny. Tom DeLay is like Jesus Christ. No one could have anticipated that the levees would be breached. We do not torture. There is no global …

Vows of hypocricy

It’s time for gay covenant marriage. By William Saletan The pioneers of covenant marriage thought their followers would flock to it. They were wrong. In states conservative enough to promote …

The devine right

Tena at First Draft takes issue with a preacher’s take on God and government: Re: “Christians ask: Can you love thy neighbor but deport him too?” Friday news story. I …

Happy Cognitive Dissonance Day

Apparently the Bush administration is confused and thinks this is the first day of April, not May. This year’s Law Day theme, “Liberty Under Law: Separate Branches, Balanced Powers,” honors …

Political opium

Athenae’s usual astute take on how Republicans get elections despite how poorly they govern God wasn’t on the ballot that November. God wasn’t anywhere near any of the issues that …