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Sunny Day (Sesame Street theme) – Reid Jamieson It’s a strange thing: when I’m walking around, the tune that’s most likely to be playing in my head (out of all the tens of thousands of songs I listen to) is … Continue reading →

So Haley Barbour issued some pardons, and it’s about the absolute worst news possible for people (like me) who think the pardon power should be used substantially more. Who did Barbour pardon?  Well “a number of the recipients were part … Continue reading →

Seventeen – Youth Lagoon Jonathan Bernstein writes a very good post on the reasons to not completely write off Santorum.  As well as the reasons TO write him off. But the single item which is missing from that post is … Continue reading →

2011 was a bit of a bummer musically. In past lists, I’ve gone to 25 or 30 albums and usually had plenty of others just barely on the outside looking in. This year I struggled to come even close to … Continue reading →

As always, it’s limited to one song per artist. And I’m continuing my tradition of not really talking about the whole song, but instead focusing in and highlighting the single best moment. 40. Someone Like You (youtube link) – Adele … Continue reading →

Fairytale Of New York – The Poges My tradition is to re-post this song every Christmas.  I actually really like a lot of Christmas music, but to me this is by far the best Christmas song because it’s not really … Continue reading →

Recently, I’ve been pondering the Penn State situation, but in a very circumspect way. Obviously, it’s horrible. But beyond that point I’m not entirely sure what I think, so I’m going to use this space to try and develop my … Continue reading →

Eric Segall, Con Law professor at Georgia State, writes for Slate that Elena Kagan ought to recuse herself from the upcoming health care case. One piece of evidence that he marshals is an email Kagan sent to Laurence Tribe expressing … Continue reading →

Crazy Races – The Dirty Diamonds We’re getting close to the point where I’m going to have to start taking this Gingrich thing seriously.  But we are not there yet. I know what the polls say, but can we all … Continue reading →