BRAVO! One Down, More to Go

It is encouraging that the jury found Scooter Libby guilty on most charges. It will be amusing to watch the conservative elite howl that the verdict is a violation of their sacred right to rule by deceit. If Libby turns state’s evidence to reduce his prison...

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Some Things Bear Repeating

I just want to reiterate the fact that Andrew Sullivan actually used a photo of a guy with a Nazi/Commie combo flag as his symbol of beleaguered Russian liberalism. Don't get me wrong: Nazis and Commies have a right to free speech, too, but doesn't this reek of Putin...

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Uncomfortable Questions

The biggest taboo in America, even among those who oppose the war, is criticizing the military. Point to Abu Ghraib or Haditha, and they cry "Exception to the rule!" And I'll grant them that (though I'd dispute the degree of exceptionality). I'll also grant that there...

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Phony “Dissidents”

Not content with having done much to gin up a disastrous war in the Middle East, Andrew Sullivan joins the ranks of the New Cold Warriors in targeting Vladimir Putin as the neo-Stalin, implying that a Washington-based critic of Putin was attacked by the KGB even while...

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All the Endorsement He Needs

Rep. Ron Paul receives the ultimate recommendation: David Horowitz's condemnation. Some of my best friends are libertarians and the greatest intellectual influence on me was Hayek. However, in practical political matters, libertarians tend to live in alternate...

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