Matt, here's what strikes me as the irony. Not only has the Iraq war become increasingly unpopular, but Ron Paul has repeatedly been credited by the MSM for having opposed the war back when we peaceniks were in the minority. If there were ever a time to worry that Ron...
Rod Dreher, a former National Review champion of the war, explains that the colossal failure of the Iraq War has "shattered his illusions" about government. Among his reflections: I no longer implicitly trust governmental institutions, including the military --...
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Over the years our Viewpoints section has featured some interesting essays by artists of various sorts, including Monty Python's Terry Jones and chef-turned-author Anthony Bourdain. One piece I wish we had excerpted was this bit by English musician Robyn Hitchcock...
So there's a running debate in libertarian circles about whether Randy Barnett's a libertarian or not, and it's getting old. This is a superficially free country; Barnett and his buddies can employ any nomenclature they like. Barnett does seem to be true blue on all...
For your delight and diversion, a most entertaining bit of science fiction, one with no relationship whatsoever to reality. (Via Jim Henley.)
I can't watch much more of this vicious stupidity – the only relief I can find is that the biggest a**hole on stage, Joe Biden, has no shot of winning. But he's only the worst by a smidgen. Anyway, if you must have live blogging, David Weigel's doing an entertaining...
