Will wonders never cease?: French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy declared last week he has changed his opinion on Israel’s controversial separation barrier in light of its drastic effect on terror…”I have significantly evolved on the matter of the separation fence,” … Continue reading →
The latest Sanity Squad podcast deals with two issues: can there be a moderate Islam? And what’s with Ted Kennedy’s appeal to the Soviets for campaign help back in 1983? If you want opinions, the Squad’s got em, and isn’t … Continue reading →
Steve Beren is one of the very few Washington State Republicans endorsed by Esquire. Esquire says it’s a protest vote against opponent McDermott. But I think it’s really because of Beren’s sauve sartorial savoir faire: (Photo purloined from Jeremayakovka.)
Continue reading →The new Sanity Squad podcast is up at Pajamas Media. This week, myself and my colleagues (Dr. Sanity, Siggy, and Shrink) on the fearless Squad squash the squalid squabbling squalor of Congress; as well as sanely, and with our customary … Continue reading →
The current crisis in North Korea shines a harsh light on all the usual solutions and finds them wanting. Sanctions? As the world-weary and resigned Allahpundit writes: Symbolic sanctions are a perfect non-solution to an unsolvable problem. Yes, the UN … Continue reading →
Dean Esmay has publicly called me out. And when Dean calls me out, that means I need to step up to the plate. And take a swing. And stop making stupid puns, and instead predict who’s going to win the … Continue reading →
North Korea is somewhat of an informational black hole. But apparently even black holes may give off a few emissions now and then. Yesterday was one of those times for North Korea, which claims to have successfully accomplished an underground … Continue reading →
Another week, another podcast. This time the Sanity Squad takes on Congress, in particular the Foley scandal, and the Squad doth not its punches pull. (And if I sound a bit disconnected on this podcast, let me just drop the … Continue reading →
Charles Krauthammer’s column “Turning up Jewish” is both funny and serious. Funny because his thesis–that, scratch a politician these days, and you get a Jewish ancestor–though hyperbolic, is based on the odd but true fact that it’s now a campaign … Continue reading →
Here’s an interesting discussion of the reaction to the partially leaked report of the NIA, widely quoted in the media as saying the Iraqi War has fueled the creation of more terrorists. It seemsto me to be a tautology that, … Continue reading →
I’m going to be posting lightly today, for two reasons. The first is some connectivity problems (I’m still in DC at a friend’s place, and the signal goes in and out with total unpredictability). The second is that it’s a … Continue reading →
Forgive me for being so slow on the draw to post a link to the latest Sanity Squad podcast, but yesterday I spent the day flying to Washington, DC and then doing the Pajamas Media thing. The Squad talks about … Continue reading →