The ACLU of Michigan, where I worked as an intern in 2001, is planning their first-ever statewide conference in Lansing next April. They held a couple highly successful student conferences, and I attended one, so I was excited to hear the news: The ACLU of Michigan and friends are planning our first statewide conference for […]
DCist: We Name Pandas
A Bloomberg news service article cites DCist (specifically, Catherine Andrews’ post) as the inventor of the nickname “Butterstick” for the National Zoo’s baby panda: Web logs, such as dcist.com, nicknamed the cub “Butterstick” because zookeepers described him at birth as being “about the size of a stick of butter.” According to Chinese tradition, the cub […]
More on Roberts
The Post has this today: Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. consistently opposed legal and legislative attempts to strengthen women’s rights during his years as a legal adviser in the Reagan White House, disparaging what he called “the purported gender gap” and, at one point, questioning “whether encouraging homemakers to become lawyers contributes to […]
What Should Bush Read?
Dear readers: I need your help. I’ve been asked by the associate editor page editor of the Washington Examiner for a list of a few books I would suggest to George W. Bush to read during his summer vacation. What are your ideas? Drop em in the comments.
Young People For
Young People For is a growing national fellowship program for student leaders and activists in 2 and 4-year colleges and universities run by the organization People For the American Way Foundation. This year we are selecting 150 fellows from 50 campuses in 10 states; three students will be selected from each campus. We are also […]
My Travel
I’ll be in Maine (near Portland) for the weekend for a quick family visit. On Saturday, some friends and I have pulled together an informal reunion: WHAT: Informal Greely HS Class of 2000 Get-Together WHERE: Gritty McDuff’s (Where else? – 396 Fore Street, Portland ME, 207.772.2739) WHEN: 7:00 p.m., Saturday, August 20
D.C. Blogger Meetup Report
Tonight was the monthly blogger meetup I’ve been hosting for almost a year now, and it was by far the best event yet with about 18 people turning out. We met at Pharaoh’s Bar and Grill, an Adams Morgan bar I like quite a bit that’s both centrally located but also a bit out of […]