The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal’s “Best of the Web” at WSJ written by the editor, James Taranto.
The McNugget Came First
“The Unlikely Origin Story of the Egg McMuffin”—headline, Time .com, Oct. 5
Out on a Limb
“The World’s Oldest Tree Might or Might Not Be Sitting in a Warehouse in Tucson”—headline, Arizona Republic, Oct. 4
What’s German for ‘Plus Ça Change’?
Make That Six
News of the Tautological
Bottom Story of the Day
“Bernie Sanders Almost Pays a Visit to CU-Boulder, University Officials Say”—headline, Daily Camera (Boulder, Colo.), Oct. 2
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.”