The Huck Upchuck

The Weak in (National) Review - The Carter bashing continues - all because he won the Nobel Prize and Ronald Reagan didn't. Talk abou...

The Weak in (National) Review - This week, the online version of the conservative magazine, really reached a low for me. I normally enjoy...

Kingfishery and Kingcakery - Well, it looks like good ol' boy Eddie Edwards has run out of time -- finally. His appeals are done and h...

Cuaderno Latinoamericano - An amazing story about free trade's arrival to Cuba in the New York Times this past Saturday. It appears ...

Lagniappe - It's been a while since I posted; but I have a legitimate excuse. I have been joyously distracted from all but the essenti...

Liberal Lighthouse - Well, it's time again to check in with Slate's Jacob Weisberg and his Bushisms . Always good for a hearty chu...

Cuaderno Latinoamericano - While the Mexican Supreme Court has given a setback to supporters of indigenous autonomy in the country, I stil...

Liberal Lighthouse - I've been reading a lot lately about the "killing" of the Priscilla Owen nomination to the 5th Circuit C...

Cuaderno Latinoamericano - Mexico, always the independent energy maverick, seeks to increase its petroleum output . Ostensibly, this is pa...

Blog Banter - I must say that I'm very much looking forward to Andrew Sullivan 's return after a month-long hiatus from the blogosp...

Cuaderno Latinoamericano - Vicente Fox pleads with the Mexican Congress to help him ease the burdens of poverty and struggle faced by a ma...

Lagniappe - I have been following the whole Pappy-Bush vs. Baby-Bush punditry with more than a casual interest. William Safire has recentl...

Lagniappe - After a brief hiatus, I am back and ready to blog. Last week was quite hectic for me given that it was the start of a new seme...

Liberal Lighthouse - Maureen Dowd makes a good point in her NYT editorial today. Whether she really does believe that the pro-war discou...

Lagniappe - All around the border lands, the monkey chased the weasel ; the monkey thought it was all in fun - Pop! Goes the weasel.

Lagniappe - State Department coaching of Iraqi dissidents in how to write op-eds in favor of the Bush Iraqi war strategy smacks of Otto Re...

Liberal Lighthouse - Paul Krugman is one of my all time favorite columnists, precisely because he rankles soooo many conservative pundits (...

Blog Banter - Don't miss Bryan Curtis's Bushisms in today's Slate . They are classic. It amazes me that Bush continues to fi...

Cuaderno Latinoamericano (?) - Well, well ... It appears that the Taco Bell Chihuahua is back! However, only this time, he's out of a...

Liberal Lighthouse - William Raspberry has a very thoughtful column on the issue of reparations for slavery. I personally think that repa...