The Sanity Squad has another podcast up at Pajamas, this time on the topic of negotiating from strength. Join Siggy, Shrink, Dr. Sanity, and me for a discussion of the perplexing decline of the Western spine. [Lyricist extraordinaire Dr. Sanity, … Continue reading →
Candidate Clinton seems to think a President ought not to exercise the veto power given the holder of the office by the Constitution. Today she criticized Bush for suggesting he would veto a troop withdrawal bill. That, said Hillary, would … Continue reading →
Armed Liberal is doing some important work here and here. All who oppose the Congressional drive for a precipitous troop withdrawal from Iraq should take a look.
Continue reading →Via Horsefeathers, a reprint of an important interview with Marek Edelman, who fought in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Please read it.
Continue reading →Some of you have written to say that our podcasts can’t be downloaded through iTunes anymore. My apologies. It’s apparently some sort of technical problem that Pajamas is working on fixing, rather than a new policy. So it should be … Continue reading →
Now the Iranians are saying the British sailors might be tried: If Britain continued its current approach to the standoff, Larijani told Iranian state radio, “this case may face a legal path. British leaders have miscalculated this issue.” I think … Continue reading →
Here‘s the Sanity Squad’s latest podcast. Join Siggy, Dr. Sanity, Shrink, and me as we tackle the topic of Iran’s most recent game of high-stakes poker with Britain, the West, the UN, and the lives of fifteen British sailors and … Continue reading →
No surprise, really; those British hostages are being shown on Iranian TV apologizing for straying into Iranian waters. There’s nothing like the propaganda value of a few show confessions in an effort (vain, I hope) to shore up sagging support … Continue reading →
I’m still in LA, and the weather’s been utterly spectacular. Today is a travel day to northern California, so I’ll make this very brief. The friends with whom I’m staying get the LA Times. It’s been a while since I’ve … Continue reading →
Here’s the latest from Dr. Sanity, Shrink, Siggy, and me. Tune in for the Squad’s exploration of the strange reactions of some to the news of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s confessions.
Continue reading →Right now even though it’s almost April, and technically the last day of winter, there are huge mounds of snow here, as well as the occasional sidewalk of ice. Soon that will be followed by what’s known as mud season. … Continue reading →
This week was a two-podcaster for me. I was kindly invited by writer, Colonel, and all-around Renaissance man Austin Bay to be on the Blog Week in Review along with the insightful and articulate Jeff Goldstein of Protein Wisdom (yes, … Continue reading →