10 years ago this weekend we brought this little girl home.

Poor kid had a rough couple of days adjusting to the new environment. It was a tough couple of months for me and Julie too.

Minnie is the first dog I’ve ever owned. I had no idea what I was doing. I still don’t, but she’s a healthy dog and seems happy so we must be doing something right.

Horse- race journalism

Journalists need to stop covering elections like horse races. Don’t obsess over who’s winning—help us decide who to vote for.

Horse-race journalism perpetuates the image of journalists as detached observers.

The horse race fills the insatiable news hole. Every day, a new poll or gaffe. Candidates’ stands on the issues, their experience and competence don’t change much over the course of a campaign—they don’t make news—but they are more important.