So, what, we're letting just anyone post at TAPPED now?...and the fact that he got an Atrios link for this is going to make my campaign to count Atrios-linked posts as publications for tenure purposes so much more difficult...
Author: Robert Farley
This is a 747. Seeing a 747 is not an uncommon experience if one hangs out at airports, unless your preferred airport-of-hanging is Bluegrass Airport in Lexington. At Bluegrass, the.
Reading this Michael Gordon piece, I'm struck by the extent to which the strategy of allying with Sunni tribes amounts to a renunciation of US state-building aims in Iraq. Put.
On my way out of Chicago on Saturday, I stopped by a friend's house for breakfast. The fast having been broken, we sat and chatted for a while, since my flight didn't leave until 1:45pm. Of course, it takes at least half an hour to...
I would that it were not necessary, but it appears that there are still those unconvinced of the power of the cat side...
There was a high powered panel this morning at APSA on strategic withdrawal from Iraq. It included James Wirtz of the Naval War College, John Mearsheimer, Juan Cole, and Stephen.
Arrived in Chicago late afternoon; the 70 degree temp is a welcome change from the 95+humidity that's been afflicting Lexington for the last month. Some initial thoughts:With luck, the conference low point has been reached through consecutive renditions of "Walking in Memphis" and "The Wind...
Kenneth Ackerman, a Washington lawyer and amateur biographer, has penned Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare, and the Assault on Civil Liberties, a book focusing on the experiences of.
Japan has itself a new aircraft carrier. Well, an aircraft carrying destroyer, that is. And a pretty small one; full load 18000 tons, with a normal complement of 4 helicopters..
Today is the first anniversary of the crash of Comair 5191, bound for Atlanta out of Lexington. The aircraft, a CJR-100ER, took off from the wrong runway at Bluegrass Airport and crashed briefly after leaving the ground. Everyone on board was killed except for the...
In February 1917, the German Navy resumed unrestricted submarine warfare after a two year break. The campaign was launched in an effort to drive Great Britain out of World War.
Saw Scott Miller and Commonwealth on Wednesday in Lexington, and Jason Isbell last night in Louisville. Thoughts:Miller opened with Highland County Boy, which awakened in me latent urges to find.