Hey Girl, Party at Moammar’s Pad, Text Me
This story of Gadhafi inviting 200 young Italian women to his house and then trying to convert them to Islam only works in a world in which Gadhafi exists. I can guarantee you that...
Daily Archive: November 16, 2009
The Mideast Peace, Make That, Nonbelligerency Process
Rob Malley and Hussein Agha have a very thought-provoking piece in the New York Review of Books (h/t Marc Lynch) concerning the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. In effect, they argue that the peace process is...
We’re All Turning Japanese-a
Since President Obama bowed to the Japanese Emperor, thereby signaling the reversal of the victory of WWII and the domination of Japan over the US (Michael Crichton was right after all!!!!), I for one,...
Ahem.
Defending Bill Belicheck’s indefensible decision to go for it last night on fourth and two seems to be becoming a movement and gathering steam. It’s driven, I think, by sports contrarianism, but never mind...
The Prisoner
Did anyone catch the AMC remake last night? How was it? I just found Wired’s “Prisoner” appreciation and McGoohan obituary, and I’m curious to know how good the reboot is.
“The Nine Nations of China”
Here’s a fascinating breakdown of China’s ethnic and cultural divisions.
Breaking the Nuclear Taboo
Unlike John Hinderaker, I would be very pleased if Obama expressed regret for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I don’t foresee this happening, but I am always amazed by people who just assume that leveling two...
Wanted: Non-corrupt conservative leaders to defend civil liberties
David Weigel reports that David Keene of the American Conservative Union and Grover Norquist of Club for Growth Americans for Tax Reform have come out in favor of closing Gitmo and trying terror suspects...
Glenn Beck and Southpark
Here’s Beck on his radio show, taking the Southpark parody rather well I think.
The Evolution of Blogging: An Interview with John Cole
John Cole began blogging at Balloon Juice way back in 2002, when he was still a die-hard Republican. According to the FAQ on his blog, you can “check the archive to see how crazy”...
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