William Buckley dead at 82 in his office, "might have been working on a column." Buckley, the inspiration for three generations of conservatives; Buckley, a man of joy. Sullivan's Buckley links; Schlesinger on Buckley in 1959; examples of Buckley diaries. Forty percent of Americans think China&
In Ohio, debate host Russert channels SNL, hurls beanballs at Clinton, serves meat to Obama. Ahem: a list of baseball jargon. Movies based on board games: their past and (dubious) future. Arguments for both sides on whether reading your news online is better (or worse) for the environment. Artist Neil
The real world of being a Muslim teenager in America--at least the pre-caller ID world. Obama wonks tend to be inductive--working piecemeal from a series of real-world observations. Obama's font designers comment on the typographic choices of Clinton and McCain. Americans will get the
As the Democratic candidates are discovering, there are many Texases, and it's difficult appealing to them all. Obama is winning with the oldest political weapon there is: words; Clinton takes an anything-goes strategy. Op: Most of Obama's supporters are voting for him because he'
Historically, most politicians who fail to credit sources emerge unscathed. Indian wedding sleuths track down the sources of too-good-to-be-true profiles on matrimonial websites. Print for the commute: Remarkable stories of marines in Afghanistan; how to counter when friends tout Bush's aid in Africa. All
The more Obama becomes a symbol of change, the more his supporters fear for his safety. I remember when he did this before, it didn't turn out too well, for anyone, especially our country. Nader throws his hat in the ring for '08. Trying to reverse her
We love "Making Book 2008": Lay down a little money on the Tournament of Books and you (plus the matching companies) are buying books for kids. Welsh police refute "death cult," "online shrine" theories about 17 young people killing themselves in a year. PowerPoint
Targeting Kurdish rebels, Turkish troops enter northern Iraq, promise to return home "in the shortest time possible." Behind-the-scenes on "The McCain Article" in the Times; reporters are ready to field your flak. Election committee informs McCain he can't withdraw from the public
McCain denies Times story about romancing a lobbyist, doesn't touch former strategist's story. Op: Since conservatives were responsible for civil rights, President Obama is a natural result to smile upon. Southern whites eager to get racial legacies off their backs (especially when black candidates are "
If you have to join a cult, this is not a bad one. Name-calling for Obama supporters. Supreme Court rules employees can sue over poor 401(k)s, patients can't sue over faulty medical devices. Also in yesterday's docket: Curbing internet sales of tobacco to
