Mark Moseley

Mulan, the thirty-sixth film in Disney’s animated canon, arrived in theaters on June 19, 1998. The 21st century was just around the corner and with each animated film from the studio, they were stepping farther and farther away from those which had kicked off the period known as the Disney Renaissan…

Cleveland Browns, New York Jets 1986 AFC playoffs double overtime: full game story

Much remains mysterious about the ethical rot that led federal prosecutors to indulge in anonymous online chatter.

The right wing’s rebuttal to accusations of bigotry has been to declare that the “real racists” today are liberals.

Nagin tapped into something buried deep in the electorate’s psyche. But what? Racial code? Reformer fairy dust?

This Day in Browns History: Down 10 points, the Cleveland Browns rally to tie the New York Jets and then win in double overtime on a Mark Moseley field goal, advancing to the 1986 AFC Championship Game.

Engelhardt’s probe has already expanded our understanding of misconduct by Justice officials in both Washington and New Orleans. There may be more to come.

Tony ‘I want my life back’ Hayward may have been in charge during the blowout, but BP’s corporate culture owed more to John Browne.

We’re going to miss Peters’ brand of savage — but inspiring — political satire.

Jindal junked a Reagan quote and used a family anecdote to sell his tax plan. But the truth poorly serves his argument that taxes are behind the state’s brain drain.

Now it appears that there may have been more serious and systemic problems during Letten’s term than we ever knew.

Says Moseley: The real issue is public money being used to support sham science. Doubting evolution is fine on your own time or in religion class, perhaps.

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday on 21 charges of corruption. Here’s how the news developed online: [View the story “How news unfolded about the federal indictment of Ray Nagin” on Storify] How news unfolded about the federal indictment of Ray Nagin Storified by The Lens· Fri, …

Teddy Roosevelt aimed his elephant gun at elephants, not house flies. News stories have talked up the “irony” of U.S. Attorney Jim Letten’s resignation, which is effective today. We’ve been reminded that in 2001 businessman Fred Heebe was the top candidate to replace then-interim U.S. Attorney Lette…

Not long ago Jim Letten was our local Eliot Ness, here portrayed by Kevin Kostner, in “The Untouchables.” Foolish underlings have cost him that reputation. photo: Paramount file. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten’s office is embroiled in controversy over online comments made by his top lieutenants. The team …

A former state education functionary says there may be “shadow schools” at both ends of the academic spectrum. A couple months ago I linked to a post at the Crazy Crawfish blog to buttress my case against corporal punishment. Later on, I read Crazy Crawfish’s other posts. Most of them tackle educati…

The arrows point to blood cells damaged by lead poisoning. After witnessing the collective outrage over a belated water advisory, I’ve changed my mind. I no longer believe lead-poisoned children should bleed from their eyeballs. Let me explain. On Monday the Sewerage and Water Board announced that …

Better paddles have holes that whistle. photo: Wesley Fryer, Flickr creative commons “Justice must always question itself, just as society can exist only by means of the work it does on itself and on its institutions.” — Michel Foucault I need some fatherly advice on how to spank my children. See, …

Weapon of choice for open mic stand-up hopefuls. Comic punchlines were interrupted by actual thrown punches last night at Carrollton Station during the weekly “Think You’re Funny?” open mic stand-up comedy show. Green performs at Carrollton Station, sans assailant. photo: Scotland Green Only 10 minu…

Say you’re an executive for a growing company that intends to relocate to the Southeast. One morning, while perusing your robust web news round-up, you click on a Business Insider article. It’s labeled “Hot,” because it’s being so widely viewed and shared. The first sentence begins: Thousands of chi…