Some thoughts on their major differences. . . The biggest difference, as Yglesias notes, is that neorealist really don't care about regime type. In other words, making Iraq a democracy won't make a bit of difference, the new Iraqi state will face the same environmental...
Author: Robert Farley
Matt Yglesias, refusing to take my advice, has continued to dig into Theory of International Politics and its attendant commentary. There are a couple of important points to remember when you're trying to.
Anybody watch Fox Report with Shepard Smith? Steve Harrigan is apparently doing a three part report on how Venezuela is a communist tyranny itching to make trouble for the United States..
Last Saturday night, I made an inebriated decision to comment on this Tom Wolfe column. Herodotus tells us that the ancient Persians reconsidered every drunken decision while sober, and every sober decision while drunk, so I waited until my head had cleared to actually proceed. Problem...
Noting the glowing response to Ward Churchill, Erik at Alterdestiny has given up any pretense of loyalty to America, apple pie, and Western civilization. Check out his new syllabus. My favorites:.
If you have a spare moment, pause and give thanks to the Red Army. The Battle of Stalingrad ended sixty-two years ago today.
In real life, I am a glacially slow first baseman/corner outfielder with no power whose sole offensive contribution comes from a willingness to take a tremendous number of walks. My namesake played eighty-four major league games, all at first base and the corner outfield positions. His...
Here's to hoping that lots of Iraqis decide to vote, that they are allowed to vote for candidates they want, that they don't get shot or blown up at the.
For the tenth month in a row, this year in Iraq was worse than last year. What do I mean? From April 2004 to January 2005, every single month has seen.
Rob's Pick Rob's Predicted Winner All of these are given our options. Remember, we have to fight the Academy Awards with the nominations we have, not the nominations we would like. . . Picture: Sideways The Aviator Director: Alexander Payne Martin Scorsese Actor: Don Cheadle...
Like a white knight (and I mean that in every sense of the phrase), Chuck Murray rides to the rescue of Larry Summers and all who would like to believe that.
It's a shame that I have never heard of this before, because it sounds like the greatest thing ever. The idea for pairing Buckley and the unpredictable Vidal had come from.