Robert's Stochastic thoughts

Hey maybe Alger Hiss was innocent I admit that I post this just because Alger Hiss does not have anything in common with Dr. Paula Neble

I write a letter to Rep Eric Cantor Dear Congressman Cantor You lie. Pelosi did a favor for one of our allies — Israel. This was reported b...

I am currently experiencing a traffic spike (by my standards) which would be a traffic nanoparticle by serious standards. Unusually, the tr...

It seems that *the* three are at least four The American Spectator ( my first link to them ever ) claims that there were detailed dossiers o...

Why Subprime Scams ? Worse than a crime a mistake. Reading the news I learn about the sub prime mortgage loan melt down. Very briefly, peo...

I actually think the huge anti US Sadrist protest in Najaf is good news The New York Times reports that Sunnis attended During the protest ...

gwb43.gate The Los Angeles Times has a thorough article on the use of Republican National Committee based e-mail accounts ( with addresses ...

I am quite critical of Brian Ross below but I will admit that I learned something from him today. Alleged "D.C. Madam" Deborah Je...

Profound innumeracy put out by MIT Matthew Yglesias writes and quotes As outlined in the MIT interdisciplinary report on "The Future of...

Today is link to Mark Kleiman day This would be thermonuclear if it were solidly confirmed. Not only did Giuliani, who claims he understand...

More on the almost fired trinity In comments, Anne asks if I remember my curiosity about the three. I sure do. It seems that one might be t...

Mark Kleiman has been kicking major Republibutt lately His recent posts are so excellent that my man Kevin (who once linked to me in the fi...

2006 When the Iraqis stand up we'll stand down 2007 When the Iraqis stand up we'll shoot them down Pamphlets dropped by US helicopte...

What the Hell is Happening at the Washington Post One very minor sign of the collapse is a view of who signs whose bill which can not easily...

How to Describe Iranian actions re the 15 British servicepeople they grabbed They have no respect for international law ? They have no regre...

I re rejoin the Ali al Husseini al Sistani fan club. Turns out I quit because I fell for one of Ahmed Chalabi's lies. Oh the shame.

My First link ever to the Washington Times funny if true.

Josh Funk That is all. Nyima Funk is a better search, because there is some musician called Josh Funk, while, you know, Nyima is not exactl...

Simple as ABC Glenn Greenwald is suspicious about the reliability of an ABC news report that Iran is rapidly progressing towards an atomic ...

The Three The DOJ is very eager to keep the names of the three US attorneys who managed to save their jobs right around election day private...