Blogcritics Editors' Picks: November 29 through December 12 - Page 4

Shortly but sweetly, Spincycle has a look at how the excuses for the general public's lack of understanding and engagement in policy issues don't hold water. A quick and coherent call to action titled Care to Know? Celebrities or Foreign Policy.

Cute and useful at once, like a Hello Kitty carry-on bag, this list of holiday traveling tips from Jennifer Jordan makes good reading and better advice.

From Culture Editor Diana Hartman:

Donnie Marler delivers a heartfelt and sincere tribute to the human condition, random kindness, and good will in We'll Take You Home.

POLITICS

From Politics Editor Dave Nalle:

Satire: With Atomic Weapons, We Can Still Win in Iraq by RJ Elliott. That rarest of creatures, a satirical article which is both amusing and topically relevant. We need more like this.

Idiots Anonymous: The Outrage Over Swearing In with the Koran by Sean Aqui. If we can't use the politics section to point a finger at the blatantly idiotic behavior of political extremists, what use are we?

Good News From Iraq You Haven't Heard - Is Hope On the Way? by Bird of Paradise. Not only an interesting article, but a look into the perspective of those who continue to hold out hope for solutions in the best interests of the people of Iraq.

The Educated Class by Sean Aqui. A provocative consideration of the role of nature versus nurture in American society.

Why I Left the Conservative Movement by Tom Bux. We only got one article on the tempest-in-a-teapot issue of whether the Koran should be used to swear oaths, but it's dead on.

Flush With Election Success, Venezuela's Chávez Appoints New Cabinet Minister: Jesus Christ by Clavos. A nice look at the ongoing bizarre behavior of our favorite tyro dictator from one of our newest contributors.

SPORTS

From Sports Editor Matthew T. Sussman:

The colorful yet controversial analysts are out there in droves, but Alessandro Nicolo defends one well in Finding Don Cherry, and as a bonus, he let us know exactly how he feels about those greasy Mongolians.

M.D. Sandwasher did some solid beat reporting in Oxford this weekend in both games of the Miami U.-Ferris State hockey series.

Craig Lyndall wrote my article for me — how'd he know to do that? I didn't even e-mail him — because the BCS got it right this year.

Article Author: Lisa McKay

Lisa McKay is Blogcritics' Executive Editor. At BC she can usually be found hanging out in the film section. She recently started food blogging at Will Kill for Food.

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