Pajamas Media
Archive for July, 2007
Ask Dr. Helen: Doing Unto Others
Is everyone motivated by some sort of self-interest when they engage in an altruistic act? Does that mean no charity or volunteerism is truly noble? PJM advice columnist Dr. Helen Smith offers her opinion. (Hmmm, why is she offering it?)
America’s $20 Billion Mistake
It's no secret that Saudi Arabia is encouraging and financing Sunni terror against Shiite targets in Iraq, undermining everything that the U.S. is trying to acheive there. So why, asks PJM Mideast analyst Meir Javedanfar, is the U.S. rewarding them with $20 billion worth of advanced weaponry?
Roger L. Simon: Speech Police On Parade
Is the Internet the enemy of free speech? After hearing the likes of Kos and HuffPost support the campaign to encourage companies to pull advertising on Fox News, PJM's CEO Roger L. Simon wonders why pioneers of the political Internet are working so assiduously to cut off their own lifeline -- advertisers who are willing to sponsor contentious and opinionated media.
Monday Morning Quarterback: Netroots Score a Touchdown
The displacement of the once fabled Democratic Leadership Council by a seemingly rag-tag group of angry bloggers is big story this week, with every Democratic candidate choosing to snub the DLC confab for the YearlyKos convention, reports PJM's William Bradley. On the Republican side, it seems the Fredheads are going to have to cool their heels till September for a Thompson announcement.
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Culture Bytes: Everything Old is New Again
Long before the antics of Lindsay Lohan and 24-hour CNN and Fox News, there were drunken stars and frantic coverage of absurd stories. David Freeman points out in his Notebook this week that outrageous antics by actors and journalists are old hat in Hollywood, as he reviews a new British novel, and a special edition of a classic Billy Wilder flick that has just been released on DVD.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Political Correctness
It was the young wizard's biggest challenge yet: understanding why those who should be defending their civilization were pretending that nothing was happening or even becoming apologists for the other side. Barry Rubin tells the tale that began with a headline in the Daily Prophet newspaper: "Minister Fudge Urges Engagement; Accuses Harry Potter of Voldemortphobia"
J’Accuse IQs
The solution to the anagram "Bulky Pert Rust" is which of the following: (A) The author of this column. (B) Joined a club in a futile attempt to make a girl happy. (C) Got dumped by said girl for passing the entrance test. (D) Couldn't get a date with any of the other members. (E) All of the above. [Download Bulky's reading of this column in MP3.]
Are the GOP Candidates Afraid of a Snowman?
One of the hottest stories in the blogosphere in recent weeks is the apparent reluctance of leading Republican presidential candidates to appear in a YouTube sponsored debate in September. As of now frontrunner Rudy Giuliani may be "bypassing" the event and Mitt Romney has cast aspersions on having to answer questions from a "snowman." PJM columnist Rick Moran has been on the phone polling the campaigns today on this developing story.
The Corn & Miniter Show: The First YouTube Debate
The CNN YouTube debate and the barbs traded between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on foreign policy are, not surprisingly, the opening topic in this week’s show with David Corn and Richard Miniter. But that’s not all, and they’ve got a surprise guest! [MP3 audio-only version available HERE]
