In the Arena

Slander

I guess I’m getting old and slower, but I can’t tell whether this, from Yglesias, is ironic or not. Certainly hope so… Because what I was thinking about was incidents like this one, in which we were introduced to General William Boykin: Discussing the battle against a Muslim warlord in Somalia, Boykin told another audience, [...]

In the Arena

Rudy: Let’s Make A Deal

Ok, I won’t write a word about your family. But you’ve got to start giving interviews to, like, actual journalists. Otherwise, the only thing the press will have to write about is, uh, your family.

Libby Trial Update

We’ve just been alerted that “The parties have been asked to meet in Court at 4:05 p.m. today Monday March 5 to review a note with questions that the Court has received from the jury.” This is the third note that the jury has written asking for clarification of some kind — a punctiliousness that [...]

Still Not Funny

“Half-Hour News Hour” creator Joel Surnow attempts to convince National Review readers to watch his “conservative comedy” show: Why did you decide to create this show? Two reasons: One, I felt that in the interest of equal time there was a real need for sharp, intelligent political satire on TV from a conservative perspective to [...]

Stephen Colbert on “Stephen Colbert”

I just got back from the Aspen Comedy Festival, where Colbert received their “Person of the Year” award, a copyright infringement that I’m sure Time’s lawyers are pouring poring (Thank you, commenters!) over as I type. (The Aspen folks had a better coverline for their mock magazine, though: “Not You. Me.”) Most of the times [...]