DEPT. OF BROADCASTING STUDIES: A while back I was circulating a proposal for a book about Rush Limbaugh. It was going to be part political history, part radio history, part fan studies, and all in all a rocking good time. Almost every publisher turned it down, though, because they knew another Limbaugh book was about to come out and they didn't want my effort to be lost in its shadow. (One publisher did make an offer, but it wasn't enough to pay the bills while I took leave of my day job to write the thing, so I said no thanks.)

That other book is out now, and I reviewed it (rather kindly, so there's no sour grapes) in the August/September Reason. And now that review is online. If you'd like to know what the thesis of my book was going to be, read the article.

posted by Jesse 11:28 PM

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PARENTING TIP: "The Gambler," recited without music, works as a bedtime story. Especially if you change it a bit so the gambler's a mermaid.

posted by Jesse 11:10 PM

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SELF-PROMOTION (CATCH-UP EDITION): My most recent Reason column is an attempt to distinguish the health of Hollywood from the health of motion pictures, and the column I wrote before that is about WikiLeaks. Also, a squib I wrote about the book How to Wreck a Nice Beach is now online.

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THE UNEXPURGATED GANDHI: First they laugh at you, then they ignore you, at some point they might tase you, and eventually you lose.

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