A Defining Moment

In what has to be the defining moment of the post-9/11 era, the Washington Post reports that the Jefferson Memorial building is sinking into the mud of Washington, D.C.

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We Have Always Been At War With Eastasia

Fred Kaplan, writing in Slate, opines: "It's time to start thinking cold-bloodedly about what we might yet eke out of Iraq. An intriguing possibility is on display in Anbar province, where U.S. troops have formed an alliance with Sunni insurgents for the common...

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The Problem with All U.S. Military Interventions

I recently came across an excellent letter to the editor published in Liberty magazine back in 1990. The writer was criticizing a Liberty article which argued that "lesser interactions" like the invasion of Grenada do not add to the domestic power of the...

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Bravo Judge Walton!

Will there actually be some justice rendered to a Bush administration top dog? Federal judge Reggie Walton ruled today that convicted felon Irving “Scooter” Libby must begin serving his prison sentence within the next several weeks. This will send the...

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