The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Out on a Limb
- “Study Shows Health Care Bill May Have Cost Democrats the House”–headline, Washington Post website, March 9
- “Fears of Deadly Asteroid Hitting Earth Next Year Are Likely Overrated”–headline, Yahoo! News, March 9
- “The Future Is Far From Certain”–headline, The American Prospect website, March 12
Questions Nobody Is Asking
“Why Does the Central African Republic Have Such a Boring Name?”–headline, Slate.com, March 9
Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking
“Why Can’t Germans Say Squirrel? Linguists Point To Word’s Syllable Structure”–headline, Huffington Post, March 8
News of the Tautological
“US Officials: Loyal Army, Inner Circle Back Assad”–headline, Associated Press, March 10
For more “Best of the Web” click here and look for the “Best of the Web Today” link in the middle column below “Today’s Columnists.”
