Turning Point #10

That's David Weigel's count, anyway: It's fantastic news that U.S. forces have killed a terrorist who murdered hundreds or thousands of Americans and Iraqis in cold blood. It's definitely not wise for pundits to take that news and bash Iraq War skeptics over the head...

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So Long as It’s NIMBY

Radley Balko has done some excellent work covering the militarization of law enforcement in the War on Drugs. In his most recent post on the subject, he includes a letter written by a man whose niece was shot and killed by a gung-ho cop "during a drug raid that went...

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Kristol: Bush for Supreme Leader

Speaking of the essentially Soviet Bill Kristol, check out this great clip (courtesy of Crooks and Liars) of him pretending that Iran is anywhere near the capability of producing nuclear weapons, and then calling for the president's elevation to "Supreme Leader." Call...

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Glenn Reynolds’ Warning

Jonathan Schwarz has some important thoughts on Glenn Reynolds' warning to antiwar Americans, particularly his stunning update, here. And let's be perfectly clear about this: Ingemi and Reynolds are warning us to shut the f*ck up about war crimes or face the armed...

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