Advice for the Democrats, from Clive Crook (love that name!) of the Financial Times: Up to now, Democrats have been stinting in their recognition that the situation in Iraq has improved: “Yes, violence is down a bit, but .”‰.”‰.” That … Continue reading →
I’m back! I noticed that in my absence this rather short and recent post engendered quite the heated and verbose discussion in the comments section, proving that the number of comments isn’t proportional to the length of the post. I … Continue reading →
I’m with my family, playing out the Thanksgiving weekend and relaxing—in the countryside this time, not the city. Today we’re finally ratcheting down the eating; all the leftovers are gone, which helps. Winter seems to have made a sudden appearance … Continue reading →
…this: …House Democrats passed an Iraq spending bill that would have required Gen. Petraeus to abort his successful strategy, limit operations to counterterrorism and training, and withdraw all troops by the end of next year. Democratic leaders acted as if … Continue reading →
Yesterday was Thanksgiving. But it also was November 22 and the forty-fourth anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. Here’s a piece on the subject, summarizing some of the reasons it’s become clearer and clearer over the years that—despite the … Continue reading →
I wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving. Here’s some corny American pictorial propaganda in honor of the occasion, one of my favorite holidays: This painting was not originally done for the holiday. It was part of Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” … Continue reading →
I’m in New York for Thanksgiving, and yesterday I visited the Guggenheim. The nice thing about the Guggenheim is that even when the exhibits are awful the Frank Lloyd Wright building is still fun: And in this case the exhibit … Continue reading →
A stringer is a freelance journalist or photographer paid by the piece. A controversial and commonplace use of stringers today is in hot spots around the world; stringers go where Western journalists fear (or are unable) to tread. This means … Continue reading →
Michael Goodwin points out that, in their latest debates, the Democratic candidates seem to be “sleepwalking through history” about the war on terror: What was once a bipartisan concern about the new phenomenon of lethal nonstate actors such as Al … Continue reading →
A fairly heated discussion about a very sensitive topic: the blogosphere feud over whether neo-Nazis are associated with the anti-jihad movements in Europe.
Continue reading →This article at American Thinker describes growing protests by parents, who maintain their kids are overburdened and stressed out by too much homework. Author Charles J. Sykes takes issue, though, citing research to the contrary: …a study by the Brookings … Continue reading →
I’ve got a busy day today, so I will be uncharacteristically (and perhaps thankfully?) brief. Things I’m tired of: (1) the 2008 election (2) me saying I’m tired of the 2008 election (3) the fact that every time I see … Continue reading →