September 4, 2007

One Bomb Away...

Add another book to your Wish List. NYT has the advanced word: In the fall of 2003, Jack L. Goldsmith was widely considered one of the brightest stars in the... [More]


September 6, 2007

Switching Sides

One of the problems with being a blogger / political junkie is that sometimes you get so close to the whole process that you lose perspective. If you spend all... [More]


What's Missing Here?

Strategy and Thought. Brilliant.... [More]


Quick Hits

A few loose ends at the end of a long day: + The Myth of AQI is an absolute must read. Andrew Tilghman was an Iraq correspondent for the Stars... [More]


September 7, 2007

Friday Quick Hits

I don't have time to blog today - I'm way behind on my reading for my comps in October - so here are a few links to tide you over... [More]


September 20, 2007

Age And Wisdom Are Not Necessarily Correlated

Most of the time I tend to agree with the idea that age brings wisdom. Wisdom, it has always seemed to me, is as much about understanding the context of... [More]


September 24, 2007

Dishonoring Ourselves

Who said this, and to whom were they speaking? you've made terrible choices for your people. You've isolated your nation. You've taken a nation of proud and honorable people and... [More]


Coming to Their Senses?

What. They. Said: “THEY hate our freedoms.” So said George Bush in a speech to the American Congress shortly after the attacks on America in September 2001. But how well,... [More]


September 26, 2007

Perlstein on Ahmadinejad: Once Upon A Time... (Multiple Updates)

Hopefully this will be my only post today on Ahmadinejad's visit to the US. Hopefully. Over at Campaign for America's Future, Rick Perlstein does a bit of then-and-now on the... [More]


September 27, 2007

Letting bin Laden Escape....Again!

Looks like the Bush Administration may now 0 for 2.... [More]


September 28, 2007

9/11 Made Me Do It!!!

Even for Rudy, this is a pathetic new low. How can anyone possibly think this man has the judgement and character necessary to be president? How?... [More]