Tune in tonight live at 8PM Eastern Time (or click on the link later to hear the recording) for what promises to be an interesting Sanity Squad podcast on Canada’s PC assault on the freedom of speech of Ezra Levant … Continue reading →
And I thought the French were supposed to be “sophisticated” about this sort of thing. Talk about rebounds! [ADDENDUM: I couldn’t resist adding the following tidbit on Ms. Bruni, found at Wikipedia: “I’m monogamous from time to time, but I … Continue reading →
Michael Hirsh reports on the fact that events in Iraq are moving along in such a way as to make it more difficult for a subsequent Democratic administration to undo them. Oh, I have little doubt that where there’s a … Continue reading →
For quite a while now I’ve been impressed by the fact that leading literary lights, for all their creativity and art, can be very dim bulbs indeed when dealing with certain other aspects of human endeavor. I suppose that shouldn’t … Continue reading →
Richard Fernandez on learning to fight an insurgency, and Ralph Peters on the surge, one year after.
Continue reading →One of the biggest stories of the NH primary is the failure of the polls to have accurately predicted the results. It’s not that it’s so unusual for polls to be incorrect, but for so many to be incorrect in … Continue reading →
It seems that a well-intentioned attempt to protect a certain kind of African acacia tree from the large beasts who would munch on it has had the opposite effect. In a complex interaction of insect, plant, and animal, the trees … Continue reading →
[Part I] Moral relativism is the idea that there is no absolute good and evil, but that all customs and practices of mankind must be evaluated in terms of their function in the society where they are found. Any attempt … Continue reading →
…they’ll have to retire the “chickenhawk” meme. Not only is McCain a bona fide war hero of unquestioned courage and true grit, but it turns out his son is a Marine fighting in Iraq.
Continue reading →Michael Yon has another fine essay up about progress in Iraq. I think you’ll find it not only informative but encouraging without whitewashing the difficulties that still remain. [NOTE: I plan to post Part II of “Cultural and moral relativism” … Continue reading →
I’ll leave it to other pundits to write reams about the NH primary vote. Let’s just say that NH is a small and quirky state that almost always gives results that are interesting. Often they’re even relevant to what happens … Continue reading →
The polls will be closing in about an hour and a half in New Hampshire, so here are some of my final pre-result thoughts on the proceedings: (1) Weather, unbelievably great! An illustration of the old adage that if you … Continue reading →