What does 'a bustle in the hedgerow' mean? I'm referring to a previous post, wherein I said Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Paige was a liar. Why? Because there isn't 'still time…

In his now not-often-read The Evolution of Political Thought, C. Northcote Parkinson was "considering the question of how long a democratic phase of government may be expected to last", correctly…

I came back to make some quick and impromptu (unedited!) notes and comments. What did you think of the speech? Ryan's suit is too boxy. Terrible cut Who are these…

Editor's note: this is a three-part post, running one per week. I watched one of my favorite movies recently: Sgt. York. I always loved this movie, even better than that…

These are tweets from last night's debate---which I'm putting up the night of the debate. The timing's important because here is my prediction, the last tweet of the night. https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/788933539664232448…