Today on the Dish, Andrew processed the horrific scandal at Penn State, we absorbed the Sandusky Grand Jury report (a reader's response here), and a Penn State fan asked for calm. Buzz Bissinger wanted us to be explicit, Mark Madden saw this coming, and Andrew deplored the cult of authority.
Readers weighed in on last night's debate, Kathryn Lopez and Rick Perry attempted damage control after his historic meltdown, and Gingrich was clearly more than a high-paid "historian" for Freddie Mac. Ideology trumps race, Huntsman missed a big opportunity, and Pete Wehner woke up. Herman Cain's candidacy is clarifying, talk radio gave him an understanding of "the critical issues," and readers complicated his accuser Sharon Bialeck's account here and here. The GOP is revealing itself as utterly unfit for governing responsibility, and in our video feature, Andrew shared his favorite things about England.
McArdle braced for phase two of the global financial crisis, and Millman faulted insecure leadership. The protestors in Syria bravely plunged ahead, and democratic Islamism is possible.
We assessed the long-term market for solar energy, our tax code does send jobs overseas, and health monitoring is going cyborg. Anti-vaccine moms engaged in inadvertent bioterrorism, Sam Harris prepared us for violent attack, and we imagined a future without lying. The development of pumpkin hurling technology is halting, and pegging happens.
Von Hoffman award nominee here, hathos alert here, VFYW here, FOTD here, and MHB here.
— M.A.
(Photo: Local artist Michael Pilato paints over former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky that was in his 'Inspiration' Hiester Street mural on November 9, 2011 in University Park, Pennsylvania. Sandusky was replaced with a chair and blue ribbon. The painting contains notable figures of State College. By Patrick Smith/Getty Images.)
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