Via Cascadian in the comments:
Then again, simply because the United States ceased to be a ‘real’ republic does not mean that...
“I would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway. Not were Minas Tirith falling...
Via HuffPost: CALLER: It’s just like the LA Times said last year, or two years ago —...
by max socol In the bowels of ED Kain’s most recent Israel prophecy, there’s a (pleasantly civil)...
Torture is an impermissible evil. Except under two circumstances. The first is the ticking time bomb. ....
A.O. Scott’s review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine is headlined, “I, Mutant, Red in Face and Claw,” which...
In the course of a very thorough fisking of Michael Goldfarb’s latest attempt to justify torture, Julian...
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...