There is no excusing the Muslim mobs who have used or threatened violence in response to the infamous Danish cartoons. Period. If that's not immediately apparent to everyone, Messrs. Cavanaugh and Parris should help out. One of the many galling aspects of this display...
Richard Perle: An Honest Man, in His Own Way
What Richard Perle has learned from the Iraq war:MUNICH, Germany, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Richard Perle, a key architect of the U.S.-led war against Iraq, said on Saturday the West should not make the mistake of waiting too long to use military force if Iran comes close to...
Snake Oil
The best response to the SOTU I've read so far is Sheldon Richman's. How any free-marketeer can stand behind that speech is beyond me. Leftists should pay attention, too: Richman's insights on energy policy deserve serious consideration by those whose rhetoric Bush...
Hey, I Didn’t Say It
Jim Henley:My rule of thumb: If Person A says "Israel" and Person B says, "You mean, the Jooooz! Neener Neener Neener!" *at most* Person A should spare the breath to say "F_ck off, Person B" and get back to whatever he or she was saying in the first place. But that's...
‘The Garbage Collection Theory of History’
George Will's latest, on Tuesday's State of the Union address, practically sparkles with sanity. On the global democratic crusade:The success of the terrorist organization Hamas in the Palestinian elections is but the latest proof of what happens when the forms of...
Shame on Galloway
Bloomberg reports:Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper lost a bid to overturn a ruling it libeled U.K. politician George Galloway by reporting he was in the pay of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Galloway, 51, was awarded 150,000 pounds ($263,000) in damages in...
Speaking of MLK…
If the prohibition of torture is truly unjust, then is a little civil disobedience too much to ask for? Where is our Thoreau with thumbscrews? Jim Henley questions the torture enthusiasts' depth of conviction:Okay, here's the scenario: Terrorists have planted a...
Laughing in Iran Now a Hate Crime
National Review exposes Christiane Amanpour's inner anti-Semite. Elsewhere among the deep thinkers, Glenn Reynolds turns his marble-sharp wit on those who have accused John Ashcroft of spying on MLK.
Blogroll Maintenance
Repaired some broken links, deleted some defunct ones, and added four on the floor: Diana Moon, Sheldon Richman, Glaivester, and Kevin Carson. Check 'em out.
Victory in Iraq
Uh-huh. Also recommended.


