Curious Stranger's Archive

June 2007 - Articles & Seeds 1..24

It's A Great Day To Play "Brass Bonanza"

Francis becomes the first player to play predominantly for the Hartford Whalers to make the Hall. He was their first round pick in 1981 out of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Francis played the third most games in NHL history only behind Gordie Howe and Mark Messier.

The Supermarket of the Future

An exciting new Italian bazaar makes Whole Foods look like the A&P;—and it's coming to America. (subscription required)

Glenn Greenwald - What "truly motivates" George W. Bush?

In many ways, those who think that George Bush personally or the Bush movement generally can be quickly and easily explained away with trite slogans and all-encompassing cartoon theories ("he's evil and there is nothing else to say" or "the whole thing is a grand plan to enrich h …

Gore's 2000 team stays on sidelines

Most members of Al Gore's inner political circle have not yet signed up with any presidential campaign, triggering speculation that the 2000 Democratic nominee will jump into the race for the White House later this year.

Will Michael Moore's Sicko help or hurt the universal health care movement?

Fahrenheit 9/11, Moore's attack on the Bush administration and the Iraq war, may be wildly popular among Bush-haters and the most financially successful documentary ever.

Colorado State speaker wants House to broadcast its business

The Colorado House of Representatives could be coming to your living room next year. House Speaker Andrew Romanoff wants to to televise the House of Representatives as early as the next session, which starts in January.

Bush aides may have illegally lost e-mail, Dems say

Karl Rove and dozens of other White House staffers appear to have illegally routed official e-mails through a Republican group that subsequently deleted them, a congressional report said on Monday.

Denver's zip with a view

When Barton Puryear moves into his Jefferson Park condo this summer, he'll join hundreds of people contributing to soaring sales in Denver's 80211 ZIP code.

Avs' Turgeon done playing

Pierre Turgeon, the NHL's 27th all-time leading scorer who played his final two seasons with the Avalanche, has decided to retire.

State: Florida primary will not count, Dean warns

Sure, Florida is America's biggest political swing state. But don't expect the national Democratic Party to back off punishing Sunshine State Democrats for scheduling an early presidential primary.

'Beautiful Evidence' Author Edward Tufte and the Triumph of Good Design

His field is almost sui generis, containing bits and pieces of art direction, data-crunching, economics, historical research, and plain old expository writing.

Immigration reform's ugly side

We support the immigration bill now before Congress because, as we have previously argued, this compromise is the best that liberals are likely to get.

The breathtakingly bad John Zorn

Zorn is an exceptional artist, without question, because he prizes and seeks exceptionalism above all. This is not to say that he is exceptionally good at his art. What he is good at--so very good as to suggest a kind of genius--is being exceptional.

Tort Reform Bork sues for 1 million dollars

Sure, some conservatives are very sincere in their beliefs, but when you have the NRO and Fred Thompson crying to Bush about pardoning Scooter Libby and now Bork suing for dollars—then you know they aren't serious about their positions or the rule of law.

How a pompous reporter saved the press corps

During the early years of the Bush presidency, the White House press corps slumbered, allowing liars like Ari Fleischer to inveigle them into transcribing distortions about everything from weapons of mass destruction to tax cuts.

The Republican Party is the party of Bush

It is vital to emphasize repeatedly that the havoc wreaked on this country by George W. Bush is, first and foremost, the work of America's so-called "conservative" movement, which venerated Bush to a degree unseen in the modern presidential era.

Mac Coming into Focus As Attack Target

"Apple is as much out of touch as Microsoft was half a decade ago," Enderle said, pointing to the fact that Apple has no chief security officer. "Everybody has to take security seriously. There's no Switzerland when it comes to attacks.

Iraq's Curse: A Thirst for Final, Crushing Victory

PERHAPS no fact is more revealing about Iraq's history than this: The Iraqis have a word that means to utterly defeat and humiliate someone by dragging his corpse through the streets.

Democrats in Washington want to keep impeachment off the table

The push to impeach President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney is gaining a hearing in some parts of the country, but not in Washington. The strategy: reserve the backlash for the Republicans in 2008, rather than a impeachment-induced Democratic backlash ala 1998.

Defense Officials Tried to Reverse China Policy, Says Powell Aide

The same top Bush administration neoconservatives who leap-frogged Washington's foreign policy establishment to topple Saddam Hussein nearly pulled off a similar coup in U.S.-China relations—creating the potential of a nuclear war over Taiwan, a top aide to former Secretary o …

Crunchy Con: Noonan to Bush: It's over

I've got no strong objection to Noonan's analysis, and indeed I'm thrilled to see it. But it seems to me that we conservatives need to avoid falling into a historical revisionism that allows us to portray ourselves as passive victims of a feckless president.

Peggy Noonan - Too Bad

The beginning of my own sense of separation from the Bush administration came in January 2005, when the president declared that it is now the policy of the United States to eradicate tyranny in the world, and that the survival of American liberty is dependent on the liberty of ev …

Wes Clark plays field as '08 hopes fade

As of Feb. 2, retired Gen. Wesley Clark seemed to be running for president.

One Place Where Obama Goes Elbow to Elbow

Mr. Robinson, now the coach of Brown University's men's team, said the 6-foot-2 senator is too skinny to be an imposing presence, but he is fast, with good wind even when he was a smoker. Mr.