The conventional Trident is as dead as Caesar's ghost. See my poorly conceived defense of the program here.
Month: November 2006
Brian Ulrich points out the controversy associated with the demarcation of the Afghan-Pakistani border. Unable to control more than a few square blocks of Kabul, the Afghan government is nevertheless.
I've been reading over the oral arguments in the two federal D&X ban cases; if I see any nuggets that don't fit into my larger article I'll pass them along..
Friday Cat Blogging... Frodo
I was lucky enough to have a brief chat with Congressman Barney Frank, who was visiting Hunter to teach two classes, last night. He confirmed my analysis of Massachusetts politics.
A meaningful college game in the metropolitan area? Because Rutgers is undefeated? And they stay that way because they beat the (admittedly dubious) #3 BCS team? What's next, the Royals.
I'm not sure what Atrios is so upset about. Personally, I'm relieved that we'll finally be able to see John McCain and Joe Lieberman on a Sunday talk show. I never thought I'd see the day! Hopefully for a change they'll bring in David Broder,...
Modestly proposed by Jon Swift:Unfortunately, misconceptions about the Vietnam War and the War in Iraq have led some to criticize McNamara and Rumsfeld, but I think history will show that.
Shorter Verbatim Dan "How can I be homophobic? I left my gay brother to die alone in a San Francisco flophouse" Riehl: "I'd rather the enemy wore the right uniform..
As Donald Rumsfeld is finally thrown under the bus, it seems appropriate to return to Jon Chait's recent account of the Rumsfeld-worship of the early Bush era. (The nadir was probably Midge Decter's book, which seems to have been expanded after Seventeen rejected her initial...
Shorter Michelle Malkin: The fact that an obscure ex-Congresswoman wrote a book about impeachment provides irrefutable evidence that the Democratic leadership will try to impeach President Bush. Similarly, my book.
Markus Wolf has shuffled off his mortal coil. In addition to having the best name ever for an elusive super-spy, Wolf placed over 4000 agents in the west, including most.