It’s a conspiracy
Dean Esmay has a good post up about how the assumed failure of pre-war intelligence on WMDs is unlikely to have been the result of a conspiracy, but is very likely to have been an error. In it, he talks … Continue reading →
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Another New England tradition bites the dust: R.I.P., Governor Dummer Academy
I always used to wonder about it, whenever I’d pass the sign on the highway near Newburyport, Massachusetts that said Governor Dummer Academy. What was it like for the students when people asked them where they attended school? What endless … Continue reading →
The will to fight
Blogger Dan Melson is new to me. His blog, Searchlight Crusade, (which sounded vaguely evangelical, but is not) seems to be mostly about consumer and financial issues. He’s currently employed as a real estate loan officer and agent, and has … Continue reading →
How the left lost its way
As so often happens, I want to take up a question posed in the comments section of a previous thread. Reader “kcom” expressed puzzlement at the lack of condemnation of Saddam’s regime from the left and their failure to see … Continue reading →
Comment here on previous post?
Well, Blogger rides again. It seems that comments for the previous post today (Part II of the two-part series on planning for the Iraq War and its aftermath) are not working. Comments on the other threads seem to be fine. … Continue reading →
Iraq: planning for war and its aftermath (Part II of two)
[The first part of this two-part series can be found here. Some of the comments on that thread were so excellent and that I almost jettisoned Part II in favor of advising you all to just read the comments and … Continue reading →
Iraq: planning for war and its aftermath (Part I of two)
Dr. Sanity has a fine rant up about how the defense mechanism of denial can serve to keep a person’s belief system intact and help avoid the difficult and threatening task of changing one’s mind in the face of evidence … Continue reading →
The approach of winter
It’s coming; I can feel it. A week or two ago it suddenly turned quite cold, and the grass, so recently green, is starting to show brown in patches. The autumn colors have become even more autumnal and muted. But … Continue reading →
Site timer on the blink–scroll down for new post
Ah Blogger! Although I shouldn’t complain; perhaps it’s something about my computer, known for its many glitches. But my site timer is on the fritz, and I can neither see it nor set it properly, because it’s not displaying. I … Continue reading →
Literary leftists (Part II): Hemingway, Dos Passos, and the Spanish Civil War
[The first part of this series on literary leftists can be found here. The third part can be found here.] The Spanish Civil War was famous for many things, including attracting the participation of some of the most well-known literary … Continue reading →
Ramsey Clark rides again
It isn’t often that a dream comes true, especially at the ripe old age of 77. But that’s what’s happening right now for Ramsey Clark: he’s going to be on Saddam’s defense team. Here’s Clark himself, stating why he wants … Continue reading →
For shame: murderers and terrorists
I’ve come to believe that the feeling of shame underlies much of the anger and violence in the world. But why, you may ask, would shame, “a painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment, unworthiness, or disgrace,” … Continue reading →