Apropos of the recent discussion of Marty Peretz’ unsuitability for inclusion in polite society, I’m reminded of this little gem that Matt Duss caught before someone apparently decided to take it off of the main page of the Spine. It’s still available, though, through the permalink. I actually believe that Arabs are feigning outrage when […]
Month: January 2007
George W. Bush, 27 April 2000: Let me just give you an example of what I did in Texas. And the only thing I know to do is go by my gut instincts when I get sworn in. But in Texas, one of the first thi
Indeed. As a teacher of military affairs and American foreign policy, I cannot emphasize enough how widely the “dirty hippies lost the war” narrative is held among college students, even t
Glenn “More Genocide, Less Trouble” Reynolds, 11/11/03: “The real problem with the Iraq war is that it’s (1) waged by a Republican President; and (2) obviously in the United States’ national interest. To some people, those characteristics are enough to brand it evil.” Jonah Goldberg, 1/25/07: “The 11th Commandment for liberals seems to be, “Thou […]
ESPN has a good article about the appalling case of Genarlow Wilson. One thing puzzles me about the dodging responsibility game described here: It’s frustrating work. No one involved believes Wi
Sally Satel — most recently seen emerging from the gauntlet of the American Enterprise Institute’s rigorous peer-review system — has contibuted a piece to this collection of essays b
Yglesias: I wonder if Jon Chait and others concerned about Wesley Clark’s alleged anti-semitism feel it’s a problem that one of America’s leading political magazines is owned and operated by a man whose political opinions appear to be primarily driven by bigotry against Arabs and Muslims; keep your eyes on The Plank for a response. […]
Henry notes a potential solution to a serious problem at lifehacker: The Procrastinator’s Clock is set ahead for a random amount of time from 0 to 15 minutes – which means you don’t
Via Brett Mizelle, we read about the use of pigs in the training of medics serving in Iraq: In one course, an advanced trauma treatment program he had taken before deploying, he said, the instructors
Standard of legitimacy #1: “Since its inception Roe has had a deep legitimacy problem, stemming from its weakness as a legal opinion.” Standard of legitimacy #2: “Consider finally the prediction that Bush v. Gore would gravely damage President Bush’s and the Court’s own legitimacy. That claim is subject to empirical testing. And the tests prove […]
Shorter Benny Morris: Iran will inevitably use its nuclear weapons to destroy Israel, even if it doesn’t use its nuclear weapons to destroy Israel. I wish there was more to it than that, but the
Kantian Nihilist Chris Muir.