Welcome to the new narrative. Until the next round of Iraqi public opinion surveys appear, we're going to be hearing a lot of evidence-free assertions about how the people whose country we continue to occupy have genuinely changed their minds about the occupation. This is...
General
The foreign policy stylings of George W. Bush:But that skepticism had never taken hold in Washington. Since the 2001 war, American intelligence agencies had reported that the Taliban were so.
Friday Cat Blogging... Starbuck and Nelson
This is quite remarkably disgusting. I'm glad that his celebrity didn't prevent him from being indicted for torturing animals for profit.
16 July 1945.
...with the template again. Changing back to fixed from float. As always, indicate in comments if disaster occurs, but please note OS and browser when you so indicate. Oh, and.
Make sure to pass condolences on to Lindsay.
Much as I love spending time back in the midwest, it's not Santa Fe. My summertime resolution to forestall a heart attack has run aground on a reef of bagged.
Welp. After that very kind introduction (though now I may never drink the water 'round these parts), here I am. As Scott mentioned, I'm a rising 3L at an NYC.
There's been an active and instructive comment thread in Rob's post below (which I largely agree with). I think Rob and his interlocutors were often talking past each other, but I think a particular point of Rob's (in comments) leads to an important thought experiment...
Steve Gillard's Times obituary. (Via Shakes.)
Steve Gilliard has passed away. It seems inconceivable to me, and he will be missed sorely by all who knew him. Condolences to his friends and family, who provided such.