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Andante reports this morning about the latest news from Washington — four more Cabinet secretaries resign.

Powell is the most prominent of four Cabinet officials whose resignations are expected to be announced Monday, sources told CNN.
The others will be Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, Education Secretary Rod Paige and Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, the sources said.
That brings […]

We’re all about the red state/blue state bit. When I get a chance, perhaps tomorrow, I’m going to talk about moving beyond the simplistic red state/blue state divide, but tonight, we’re going to use that red state/blue state thing to bring home a point.
I was browsing the blog of one of my former professors […]

At a high school talent show in Colorado, some students sang a Dylan song. Unfortunately for them, the song contained these lyrics:

How much do I know to talk out of turn?
You might say that I’m young, you might say I’m unlearned
But there’s one thing I know, though I’m younger than you
Even Jesus would never forgive […]

Even when heads of state or government last through multiple terms, it’s not uncommon for the rest of their government - the legislature, the executive and the cabinet, and so on - to get shuffled around every few years. This is pretty much normal, of course, and few people bother to bat eyes at it. […]

I had thought it might merely be a symptom of laziness or overwork when my local newspaper headlined the Gonzales choice with “Latino Named As Ashcroft’s Successor”. There are many ways they could have headlined this — “Torture Supporter Named…”, “Bush Names Own Lawyer…”, for a couple of examples — but instead, the Pee Dee […]

So…technology is everywhere these days. Everywhere you turn, you find yourselves confronted with ever more gadgets for all sorts of purposes — both beneficial and malevolent. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like technology. I’m sitting here typing a blog entry on the Internet, for heaven’s sake.
But I do think there’s […]

Ever play bughouse? It’s a chess variant in which two teams, each taking both colors on two boards, play each other. Pieces captured on one board can be placed on the other board in lieu of a move. Our boards today are the Attorney General nomination, and a set of Supreme Court […]

First of all, you may have noticed the shiny new page design. For those of you who are reading this via the LJ feed or other feed methods, come check it out. And after you’re done, give much fame and money and kudos and other things to the NFZ’s own Fourth Man, who […]

Doubtful, of course, but in that case we’re seeing a splendid example of similar thought processes: his column recently at the New York Times says many of the same things as a recent article here at the Nuke Free Zone, albeit with a good deal more experience in public life and the resultant authority. […]

Birdhouse notes an odd election result in Orange County, where an unknown candidate who didn’t campaign at all won a school board seat over a PTA president and Boy Scout volunteer. This being Orange County, it’s possible the PTA guy lost because he has a Latino name. A more comfortable explanation is that the loser’s […]