The Pakistan is on the Brink Meme
Unfortunately the Obama administration has been falling for this one, putting pressure on the weak civilian government to initiate a massive heavy campaign in the Swat valley, leaving up to a million and a...
Daily Archive: May 13, 2009
congratulations are in order…
….to John Schwenkler and J.L. Wall who have new digs at The American Conservative. Upturned Earth and Eunomia under the same roof? Sounds dangerous.
You lost me there.
So I’m pretty excited about tonight’s season finale of Lost. I’ve been watching steadily since the last part of the third season, and now we’re at the end of the fifth season, with one...
No one is criticizing Rush Limbaugh’s business acumen
Or questioning the extent of his audience. Or his talent for talk radio. Or any of that stuff. I mean, seriously. The point – restated here with more patience than I could ever muster...
the imperial presidency (again)
I read I, Claudius and Claudius the God recently. In Rome after Julius Caesar, the winds of fortune changed with the Emperor. Under Augustus and Claudius, times were good. Under Tiberius and Caligula, times...
teaching and choice
So we’ve gone some rounds in the teaching/education debate – with Will, Freddie, John, Conor, Sonny and myself all chiming in to one degree or another – and I’d like to follow up a...
Former ‘Top Gun’ Stunt Pilot Leads “Most Dangerous Shuttle Mission Ever” to Repair Orbiting Telescope
And the headline really doesn’t do justice to how badass this sounds. I just hope someone acquires the movie rights.
