Paul Weyrich, who died last Thursday, was one of the half dozen leaders who brought forth the conservative victory in Washington. With the Iraq war, as most Republicans were overcome by the siren songs of big government and world empire, Weyrich remained an...

I'm a sucker for military robot stories. Today, The Independent has an article about concerns from the University of Sheffield's Professor Sharkey that, as robots are used in more and more ways, people will become more and more isolated from each other. Professor...

The United States has spent somewhere in the realm of $5.5 trillion creating its enormous nuclear arsenal, but even as they look to God-only-knows-how-much more on modernizing their warheads, a much less recognized expense, what to do with the enormous stockpile of...

Which is exactly what President Bush did, twice, to avoid shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi journalist today in Baghdad: He said: "It is the farewell kiss, you dog."

The subcontractors responsible for moving NATO supplies from Karachi to the forces in Afghanistan have reportedly paid millions of dollars in protection money, called the "Taliban Tax" by the Times, to keep militants from attacking them. One company reported spending...