Update on al Durah and the France2 trial
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Defeat and retreat
A succinct summing up of the disconnect between the Democrats and the current situation in Iraq.
Continue reading →Separated at birth?
This is the fruit of seeing “Lawrence of Arabia” on TV one day recently, and “Doctor Zhivago” on another: And I’m not the only one who sees a resemblance (see first question here). Unfortunately, I couldn’t find an early photo … Continue reading →
Yon’s iconic photo; more Congressional shenanigans
It used to be that the mainstream media would seek out and publish photos like this one. Now it seems to be up to bloggers such as Michael Yon. Actually, to be fair, the time when the MSM was publishing … Continue reading →
More of the Sanity Squad
For those of you who just can’t get enough of the Sanity Squad, we were featured this week on Fausta’s podcast at Blog Talk Radio.
Continue reading →Shooting elephants: Musharraf, Pakistan, and Iran
Pakistan faces a crisis. President Musharraf has gone a route that appears to be highly tyrannical—declaring a state of emergency, suspending human rights guarantees, and arresting his enemies (including the head of the Supreme Court). For this, he’s been roundly … Continue reading →
Liberty, marriage, divorce
I’ve been slowly reading Allan Bloom’s 1987 book The Closing of the American Mind. It’s a fascinating discussion of trends in higher education that have only continued—and accelerated—in the ensuing years, so that even though some details in the book … Continue reading →
Hillary: “flailing?”
The problem that began for Hillary Clinton in the debate a week ago seems to be lingering on. According to Yuval Levin at The Corner and Mickey Kaus at Slate, the issue is not so much her position on the … Continue reading →
Just wondering…
Let’s just say, for the sake of argument, that Andrew Bolt is right, and that we’ve already won in Iraq. Or if that’s too utterly unbelievable for you, let’s just say, for the sake of argument, that the violence in … Continue reading →
Sanity Squad live tonight on Blog Talk Radio
Listen to the Sanity Squad tonight live at 8 PM on Blog Talk Radio, with call-ins possible. The topics are the current crisis in Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton’s campaign and personality. Click here.
Continue reading →The iPod vs. the Top Twenty
I (heart) my iPod. Regular readers of this blog know I’m not the most technologically advanced of people. But although I may be slow on the uptake, I did finally join the trend a few months ago when I became … Continue reading →
Voting with their feet
This is one of the most encouraging signs of all in Iraq.
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