Erik writes about the harsh criticism that John Jay received upon returning from Europe on the conclusion of the Jay Treaty. This was ridiculous. Herring states that Jay probably gave up more than he had to on these issues. Maybe. But this was the United States. And England was England. To think that we could […]
Month: November 2008
I think I just became a lot more sympathetic to the bailout…
I have an article on Russia, Obama, and missile defense up at Guardian Comment is Free.
I’m generally agnostic about having Clinton at State. But part of me would like to see it happen as a thumb-in-the-eye to the shameless hacks trying to gin up yet more ridiculous Clinton pseudo-
Obama’s apparent AG choice certainly sounds promising, even granting that the previous administration hasn’t exactly set a high bar…
If you don’t prefer my heretical choices (i.e., just skip tradition altogether and if you’re a carnivore go with ham or salmon or roast beef or some other meat with flavor in it), Lindsay has good tips. And, actually, having tasted roast turkey done well at Thanksgiving in recent years (including once by Lindsay herself) […]
23-year-old Linda Ronstadt, accompanied by Bobby Darin on guitar. Darin would be dead three years later.
Andy McCarthy: Thousands of American lives and hundreds of billions in taxpayer funds have been expended to provide Iraqis the opportunity to live freely. And this despite the facts that (a) the U.S.
Like everyone, I’m eagerly awaiting the final count in Alaska’s Senate election. The final 24,000 ballots will be counted today, with a few absentee ballots trickling in through Wednesday. The final results won’t be certified until Dec. 1, though — at which point a recount is entirely likely. The interesting question at this point seems […]
Shorter Democratic Party: Please, endorse the other party’s presidential candidate and smear ours. We don’t mind!
Kenneth Anderson proposes Q-ships to solve the problem of piracy: There are many legal questions here, of course. But I had a conversation with a US Navy officer, not a lawyer, but someone with operat