Read this exceptional post by Daniel Davies at Crooked Timber. Davies shows how most of the critiques of the Lancet study on Iraqi casualties can be systematically demolished, and that the “98000” is more likely an underestimate than an overestimate. To be fair, Davies points out that the estimate includes civilian, military, and insurgent deaths, which […]
Month: November 2004
I challenge you to try to make sense of the following out-of context quote: “Every Turks & Caicos Islander knows a Canadian” is a common saying in the Islands. Perhaps the problem is t
In my inexplicable effort to keep at least one conservative blog on my regular reading list (tacitus has been a bit of a disaster lately) I paid a rare visit to Oxblog. In addition to the giddy, subs
In the comment section, Redbeard asks: Since the insurgents will always melt away and hide when we invade a town, might we be better off NOT pulverizing cities and trying to get them to field a candidate in the upcoming election? This is a very good question, and I think that there are a couple of […]
I share Matt Yglesias’ distaste for “Veterans Day.” Taking November 11 out of its historical context serves no real good purpose; as John Quiggan points out, the many of the worst
You know how Van Halen started with David Lee Roth, and yet somehow replaced him with a succession of lead singers who were exponentially worse? That pretty much sums up our new Attorney General. You&
Let me join Alex at Martini Republic in wishing Ennio Morricone a happy seventy-sixth birthday. May he have many more.
Another short play from Matt, in reference to Mike Thompson’s modest proposal to expel all the blue states: Leaving side the obvious fact that Mr. Thompson doesn’t understand the concept
I don’t follow the ins and outs of DOJ behavior anywhere near as closely as Matthew Yglesias probably does, so for all I know there’s merit to his highly qualified defense of Ashcroft. Th
Rebel Fighters Who Fled Attack May Now Be Active Elsewhere Hmm. Really? Are you suggesting the insurgents may retreat in the face of an overwhelming conventional assault mounted by a professional military organization? Shocked. I am shocked. Hopefully, we won’t fool ourselves into thinking that destroying Falluja is going to end this war. The insurgents will […]
If this turns out to be a serious deal with a real impact, it’s the best news I’ve heard in a quite some time. Furthermore, it would indicate a major step forward for the African UnionR
Atrios is surprised that religious conservatives may not get Arlen Specter’s head on a pointed stick after all. I think TAPPED’s accounts are indeed persuasive. Does this mean that people