It had to happen. You know you've been Jonesing for it. Here it is - The Best Of Rosenblog. Actually, while it's mostly posts from Rosenblog, there are some of mine from the regional group blog Sound Politics, too. This compendium of bleeding-edge bloggage will be periodically refreshed. (Last updated January 31, 2007).

SEATTLE/PUGET SOUND POLITICS & POLICY

"'Peak Oil' Despair Versus Energy Innovation"

"A Billion Here, A Billion There....Pretty Soon: Real Money" (Puget Sound's transportation quandry)

"Something Smells About The Chinese Corpses On Display In Seattle"

"Seattle Needs More Police, Not More Police Oversight"

"Seattle Police Response Comes Under Fire - Again"

"Seattle Could Take Lessons From New York, On Crimefighting "

"Suspect In Cop's Traffic Death Should Have Been In Jail"

"State 'Supervision' Fails Again - Another Dead Cop"

"Blue City Accountability"

"ICE Initiative Raises Bar For Locals, Feds"

"Yes, It Was Terrorism" (Seattle Jewish Federation shootings)

"Seattle Sub-Bourgeoisie Angst And The Revolutionary Dialectic"

"A Great Education For $6K Per Annum"

"Self-Actualization In Seattle"

"Ex-Gregoire Spokesman Resigns After Ga. Sleaze Revealed"

"Morton Brilliant: Web Saboteur"

ELSEWHERE (politics, policy, etc.)

"B.C. Govt. Agrees To Gay-Friendly Curriculum Oversight"

"Crime-Plagued Vancouver At Crossroads"

"NAOMI Is Coming to Town"

"The Harm In 'Harm Reduction'"

"The Fevered Mind Of Jason Pancoast, Affluent Beggar"

"Criminal Intent And Nipple Twisting"

"The Death Of Neighborhood Schools"

"McKinley Statue Under Siege In Arcata

"The Dense Fruitcake That Is Arcata"

"Arcata Is Moonbat Central"

"Arcata Uber Alles"

"Jerry Brown's Oakland: A Work In Progress"

"Rosenblog Policy Forum: Truck Driving Scholarships For The Homeless"

"The Bridge Killed Him"

"Santa Cruz And The Quest For Sustainable Cool"

"Uptight Gringo to The Rescue In Santa Ana"

"Pit Bull Attacks Raise Questions"

"Goose Poop Solution Elusive"

"Animal Rights Wrongs, Vol. 6"

"Oregon's Gay Sheep Experiments: Economics Or Eugenics?"

"Shine A Light On More Than Baltimore's Lightpole Thieves"

"Life Is Harder Today For Texas Dildo Peddlers"

"Chicago Machine 2.0 Afflicted With Fatal Bug"

RACE, & VICTIMOLOGY

"The 'White Privilege' Fetish Of Seattle's Public Schools"

"The Vanishing Notion Of Responsibility"

"Reparations Conferences And Black Ski Trips At UC Berkeley"

"The University Of Oregon's New Racism"

"'Republicans Hate Latinos' Speaker At Everett High School"

"Seattle NAACP: We Didn't Do A Lot, But We Held On"

"Deluded Boston City Council To Take Spanish Classes"

"The Moral Poverty Of Victimology"

"The Racial Politics Of Police 'Use Of Force' Complaints"

"Racial Disparities Hype From Portland Police, & Oregonian"

"What Makes The Homeless Homeless?"

"The Monorail Is Racist"

ABORTION, FAMILY & PARENTING

"Whoopi's Coathanger"

"Pro-Lifers Spell Death For Republican Party"

"Abortion Leaves Alfie Wracked"

"Childlessness Is 'Profoundly Human,' And Now Abortion Is A 'Moral Good'"

"Outtakes From Cosby's Speech To NAACP"

"The Cost Of Absent Fathers To Young Black Men"

"Turning A Blind Eye To Fatherless Black Babies"

"Washington State Kids Who Kill"

"Teen Boys Gone Wild - A Modern-Day Malady"

"Teens Gone Mad, Vol. 2"

"The Seamy Side Of Day Care"

(U.S.) NATIONAL POLITIX & POLICY

"Defending Our American Way Of Life"

"Immigrants Vote With Their Feet, for U.S."

"CBO Study: Even After Bush Tax Cuts, The Rich Are Still Getting Soaked"

"Government The Benevolent"

"Rosenblog's Roadmap To Reduced Federal Spending"

"Federal Public Debt As A Percentage Of GDP: Not So Bad Now, But..."

"The Care And Feeding Of Angry Americans"

"Gay Rights Activists Too Strident, Self-Righteous"

"Luddite Plumbers Unions Versus Flushless Urinals"

"The More 'Blink' Decision-Making, The Better"

FURRIN' POLICY & INTERNATIONAL

"Pope Benedict Hits His Mark"

"The Ghost Of Lieutenant Son"

"Joe Lieberman: Profile In Chutzpah"

"A Primer For Canadian-Based Terrorists"

"The Psychological Ghettos Of Paris"

"Islamist Insanties Intensify"

"Combat Chic: The Fashionable Response To Terrorism"

TECHNOLOGY

"My Advice To Bill Gates: Free Of Charge"

"Hiding Out In Public"

"The Downside Of Personal Technology"

"The Digital Divide And The Orthodontia Gap"

"The Social Libertarian Moralist On Technology, Pornography And Intimacy"

MEDIA

"Airbrushing The News, Vol. 1"

"Al Gore: Dark Days Nigh; Big Brother To Blame"

"Paperless Newspaper No Panacea"

"Of Fabulists And Seal Hunts"

"NY Times' Pet Penguin Is Gay No More"

"AP Hypes Race Angle On Home Loan Data - Oops!"

"Brilliant Is As Brilliant Does"

THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL

"Here's To You Dad"

"The Evolution Of A Conservative"

"Hail The Conservative Brotherhood"

CONSUMER

"Bold Tannins, Big Fruit, Explosive Flavors"

"How To Buy A Gay Car"

"GM Job Cuts Won't Improve Poor Quality"

"Gadgets That Gather Dust, Steal Our Souls"

METAPHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL

"Jesus May Have Walked On Ice, Not Water"

OUTRIGHT KVETCHING

"Let Us Give Praise (Not)"

"Cavils And Caveats"

"What Bugs Me! What Bugs You?"

"I'm Gonna Vent; Please Join Me"

"I'm Getting Cheesed Off"

POULTRY BLOGGING (& FOOD 'N BEV)

"Unlike PETA's 'Lettuce Ladies,' I'm Pro-Choice On Meat"

"Fear No Chicken"

"The Global Hegemony Of Chickens"

"Did You Observe International 'Respect For Chickens Day'?"

"'Respect A Chicken' Recipe Contest Winner Chosen!"

"The Foie Gras Chronicles: Part One"

"Sustainable Shrimp, My Ass"

"The Whole Truth About Head Cheese"

"We're All Animals"

"Why I Don't Tip Baristas"

PIMP 'N HO CULTURE

"Pimp This Story"

"Son's A Pimp, Daughter's A 'Ho' - OK?"

"The Mainstreaming Of Pimps And Whores"

"Pimp Culture, Ghetto Branding: Fa' Shizzle"

"Pimp My World, Now"

"Pimp My Bathroom, Please, And Pass Me My PimpTone Cellphone"

"Nelly's Grillz Are Foolz Gold"

"Get 'Cho Gold Teeth Grills - From Behind Bars"

MUSIC

"What Ever Happened To Mungo Jerry?"

"Play Your Face, Now!"

"Love Or Confusion"

"....On The 'Familial Feedback Loop' Of Jam Band Culture

ART DAMAGE

"Sundance Documentary Humanizes Seattle-Area Man-Horse Sex Cult"

"Something Smells About The Chinese Corpses On Display In Seattle"

"Tumescence In Transit

"A Dead Hare, Crotchless Pants And Shamanistic Transgression"

"A Pissior By Any Other Name"

"New Frontiers In Theatre: Princess Diana As Nazi Dwarf"

"The Fatuous Grandeur Of Kiki Smith"

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at September 7, 2005 10:17 AM