To add briefly to the point that Ezra has made, one of the most irritating aspects of CSI (which, sadly, I have been unable to break from) is the common, almost offhand manner in which the heroes threaten suspects with the prospect of rape in...
Author: Robert Farley
Bill Kristol:We're electing a war president in 2008. If I can go back to Obama and Lincoln for just one second, Lincoln's "house divided" speech in 1858 was a speech.
UPDATED!!Q: Are you lawyers?A: Not all of us, although this is a common misperception. Paul Campos is, in fact, a law professor.Q: Do you have any guns?A: No. One of.
In 1832 the long struggle for Greek independence ended as the Great Powers recognized the separation of Greece from the Ottoman Empire. The London Conference of 1832 made Greece a monarchy, and established as its ruler Otto I, a Bavarian prince. Although he adopted a...
I do wish people would stop describing support of the invasion of Iraq as tantamount to support of "pre-emptive" war as a doctrine. Pre-emptive and preventive are clearly distinct from.
I wonder if this sentence could have been better constructed...A ninth-grade dropout, she rose quickly from life as a small-town wife and mother to a highly visible, and sparsely clad,.
Nick Turse has a fine discussion of the disastrous role that the Air Force is playing in the war in Iraq. The contribution of the Air Force is intentionally understated. Turse concentrates on the most secretive aspects of the bombing campaign in Iraq, pointing out...
Rodger points to Larry Diamond's op-ed in the LAT about the possibility of war with Iran. We've all learned that it's never sensible to discount the recklessness of this administration,.
Dan Nexon has a good response to my article on Iranian nuclear diplomacy:First, if Iran does achieve an effective nuclear deterrent that might, in fact, make it easier for Iran.
Long awaited, but with the excuse that I live in Lexington, Kentucky. Scott has no such defense. This is more or less in order, in the sense that I liked the first two much more than the last two. I'd be reluctant, however, to defend...
That was quick. 7-0 Bears. Nevertheless, I predict that Indy will prevail.Consider this a Superbowl open thread.
Re-reading Michael Walzer has got me to thinking about Cylons and justice in war. Simply put, what methods of combatting the Cylons are impermissible under a common understanding of justice.