"It's a beautiful day for a ballgame... Let's play two!" A statue of baseball great Ernie Banks will rise at Wrigley Field.
by Rick Moran
Over 115,000 votes have been cast in the weekly PAJAMAS MEDIA PRESIDENTIAL STRAW POLL. The nineteenth week has officially begun. DON'T FORGET: You can put the poll on your website or blog with our free voting widget and become a precinct in the Pajamas Media Straw Poll. Learn how the readers of your site are voting and compare it the the total.
Pro-democracy students clash with Basiji (pro-Islamic Regime paramilitary forces) in this video smuggled out of Allameh University, Tehran, College of Social Sciences. It was shot Tuesday, May, 22nd, 2007 by Avayee Digar. Translation for PJM by Special Correspondent Ardershir Arian:
Not The Manolo
Full disclosure: The real The Manolo is a friend of mine and, no, I will not reveal his identity. Ergo, the review you are about to read is horribly biased.
by Roger L. Simon
In which the immutable rules of "coffee cupping" are learned in an ancient and overcaffeinated ritual.
By Nancy Rommelmann
In this week’s show, David Corn and Richard Miniter discuss Hillary’s campaign memo advising her to skip Iowa, McCain’s testy exchange with Romney and the impact of immigration on the GOP. They also talk about the latest Gallup poll and who might be the first candidate to be voted off the island.
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A not-so-modest proposal for making America a better place... in a twinkling.
By Burt Prelutsky

Mayor Bloomberg's plan to gain anti-gun street cred backfires in Virginia.
By Frank Miniter
Iran's Crackdown on "Children of Allah Influenced by International Imperialism" Continues -- 3,000 Arrested, 1,200 Automobiles Confiscated, 1,000 Shops Closed, 75,000 Warnings Issued
By Ardeshir Arian, PJM Special Correspondent