Jay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times has a piece today about the Brewers’ acquisition of CC Sabathia and what it means to the Cubs. Perhaps out of envy, he takes a few shots at the city of Milwaukee. I understand, and even forgive, the statutory reference to Laverne and Shirley (and Lenny and Squiggy). But [...]

I know I pick on Patrick McIlheran a lot, but he just keeps writing the dumbest things. Like today’s “Quick Hit,” which I must quote in full: Obama, Reagan and the world of make-believe Barack Obama visited Mount Rushmore the other day, full of audacious curiosity. He asked a ranger about the chase scene across [...]

Shorter Roger Frank Bass, Professor of Education and Community Columnist: Hey, you kids get off my lawn! (“Shorter” concept invented and perfected by bloggers much more clever than I am.) Share

Today The New York Times takes a front-page look at the Butler-Gableman election fiasco, using it to highlight the contrast between the U.S.'s elected judges and the selection systems used by other countries. Comments to the article are already closed, but most of the 40 that have been posted are worth reading. The hazards of [...]

These guys are my new heroes. Truth, justice, and proper spelling and grammar! Power to the punctuation! (Hat tip to Patrick McIlheran. Yes, really: English usage is not a conservative or liberal issue. And yes, of course this post’s title is [sic].) Share

That was quite a bold stand Patrick McIlheran took in Sunday’s Journal Sentinel, disapproving of the Sheboygan mother who got drunk and shot her 8-year-old with a BB gun on a bet from her boyfriend. Seriously, who in the world is defending this woman? The Dirtbag Mothers of America? It’s not as if McIlheran was [...]