In the course of a very thorough fisking of Michael Goldfarb’s latest attempt to justify torture, Julian...
Month: April 2009
Briefly, I think it’s fair that a lot of different opinions are being floated by various anti-torture...
“Payback is bitchy.” –Hiro Nakamura
Deeper minds than mine are taking on the imperialism question around the b’sphere–Freddie provides not only a...
One thing I like about the blogosphere is that everyone ignores the rituals and forms of establishment...
There’s been quite a conversation on imperialism abrewing. This is Louise-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran. A...
Seven Spirits of God, by William Blake __________________________________________ and, from The Everlasting Gospel The vision of Christ...
Everyone should go read this take on the Confederate Battle Flag over at Ta-Nehisi Coates’ place.
“So, the latest New York Times OP/ED page conservative affirmative action case has his debut editorial for...
The House is considering new legislation that, as best I can tell, provides state governments with grants...
Jim Manzi has a first-rate must-read post on waterboarding at both the Corner and the American Scene. ...
Upon returning from her visit to the West Bank last month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remarked,...
In the middle of a phone conversation with a local Wilkes-Barre reporter, I noticed that her pronunciation...
Many critics of this post insist that I am wrong, which I may be. Some further that...
How does the number 183 become 5? Easy – redefine the verb “to waterboard” as meaning only “sessions...
Freddie has made a strong argument against viewing autism as a positive thing to be celebrated. In...
“But the argument isn’t going away. It will be with us as long as the threat of...
…but I hope all our regular commenters will at some point sign up for a free gravatar…
by Jason Arvak League members Scott Payne and Mark Thomspon have recently engaged in a debate over...
