August 2, 2007

Is This Really Necessary?

Via Boing Boing, the state of Oklahoma is now offering its citizens "Global War on Terrorism" license plates, complete with images of the Twin Towers.... [More]


Obama v. Clinton, Round 10

The spat between Obama and Clinton over foreign policy just got very, very weird. In yesterday's big foreign policy speech, Obama suggested that as president... [More]


Great Moments In Headline Writing

First, the story: A federal intelligence court judge earlier this year secretly declared a key element of the Bush administration's wiretapping efforts illegal, according to... [More]


August 3, 2007

Ill-Considered?

Apparently everyone has decided to pile on Obama. Yesterday it was right-wing bloggers complaining that his comments on using special forces in Pakistan to capture... [More]


Romney in Foreign Affairs

While I'm on the subject of Obama v. Romney, the latest issue of Foreign Affairs has essays penned by each of the candidates. Obama's essay... [More]


Call A Special Session

Chris over at Talk Left quotes Bush's demand that lawmakers stay in DC to finish putting together amendments to the FISA court system, and then... [More]


August 4, 2007

WTF? (Multiple Updates)

Could someone please explain to me how, after everything we've been through over the past six years, the Senate - with the help of a... [More]


August 6, 2007

About Those FISA "Reforms"

Kevin Drum has the best primer I've yet seen on the subject. Go. Read.... [More]


Compare and Contrast

President Bush, January 20, 2004: From the beginning, America has sought international support for our operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we have gained much... [More]


"A Profoundly Diseased Tree"

Dahlia Lithwick: ...the national torture story reveals not so much the bad apples as a profoundly diseased tree. The story she is referring to is... [More]


August 7, 2007

Internment Camps?

This is absolutely appalling. No doubt Michelle Malkin will run all about supporting it. I can't help but wonder... have any of these people ever... [More]


August 8, 2007

McCain v. Obama (Updated)

From a Q&A with McCain: QUESTION: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, one of the front runners for the Democratic nomination, said that if he’s president, he... [More]


August 9, 2007

More Obama and Pakistan

Following up on yesterday's post, I see that Josh Marshall has entered the fray, offering up analysis that largely tracks mine. An excerpt: And the... [More]


August 10, 2007

Steven Levitt Is My New Hero

The Freakonomics blog just moved from being independent to being part of the NY Times' online offering. And on his very first day as part... [More]


Steven Levitt Is My New Hero

The Freakonomics blog just moved from being independent to being part of the NY Times' online offering. And on his very first day as part... [More]


Steven Levitt Is My New Hero

The Freakonomics blog just moved from being independent to being part of the NY Times' online offering. And on his very first day as part... [More]


August 16, 2007

This Week in Foreign Affairs: Giuliani and Edwards

Foreign Affairs has an ongoing series this month featuring essays from each of the major candidates for the presidency. LAst time around we got Obama... [More]


What is Their Definition of "Review"?

This is amazing. FBI Director Robert Mueller has just turned over to congress his notes on the now infamous visit to John Ashcroft's hospital room... [More]