This weekend we saw Lieberman and McCain defend a foreign government against their own White House. Cheney the Younger launched her latest venom and a bombshell of hypocrisy came out of Ulster. The Dish aired juicy bits of gossip from "Game Change" here, here, here, here, and here, with reader reaction here, here, and here.
Chait scrutinized Islamic culture while Charles Kurzman and Ijlal Naqvi assessed Islamic politics. Roger Ailes appeared scared and unscrupulous. E.D Kain, Kottke, Friedersdorf, Jonah Lehrer, Caleb Crain, Filthy Critic, and Andrew shared their thoughts on Avatar. Tom Elrod made the case for Pixar conservatism.
Barbara Ehrenreich knocked happy thoughts, Ross set his sights on Darwin, and Andrew discussed his virus. Fallows' latest long-form piece is here. Readers reax to the Chait-Manzi debate here. Our latest recession update is here. A ton of creepy ads here.
— C.B.