Good reads/random cool sites (5/30/2008)

Esquire asks, Is John Yoo a Monster? (I think you already know how I'd answer the question.)

Mark Schmitt thinks the Republican Party will turn to identity politics now that it's run out of ideas. (h/t: The G-Spot)

Glenn Greenwald on a roll with the "liberal media's" deference to the Bush Administration, news anchors who are more like government stenographers than journalists, and corporate pressure on newspeople to adopt a pro-Bush, pro-war tone before the Iraq invasion.

Kathy G gives some reasons Democrats should hesitate to jump on the James Webb for VP bandwagon.