Daily Brickbat
Absurd news bites, served fresh every day.
Television
Thanks To Pokemon, Even Young Adults Can Feel Old
What Is It About This Japanese Fad That Enthralls Children And Leaves Their Parents Totally Befuddled?
Does Children's TV Have to Be Edifying?
All praise Bill Nye, the Science Guy! A pox upon the Power Rangers!
All Culture, All the Time
It's easier than ever to make and buy culture. No wonder some people are so upset.
Capital Letters: Coat-Check Time
In which our man in Washington endures Republican victory rituals.
The Good Soldier
Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain certainly is a man of honor. But is he a man of principle?
Captital Letters: Theaters of Operation
In which our man in Washington encounters show business, Beltway-style, rides uncomfortably into the sunset, and observes "the work of the American people."
Pervasive Problem
The 1978 Supreme Court decision allowing censorship of dirty words on radio threatens free speech in cyberspace.
Capitalist Tool Time
Steve Forbes is running for president and may well win the GOP nomination. But what kind of road is he traveling?
Who Killed Culture?
From barbarism to democracy, elites seek a suspect in the reported death of art.
