Over at War is Boring, I expand, rewrite, and update a very old Sunday Battleship Blogging post: Until the invasion of Crimea, Russia expected to take into service in 2016 RFS Sevastopol, a 21,000-ton-displacement, French-built amphibious assault ship. The choice of name was odd, given that—until recently—the...
Sure the Keystone XL Pipeline will be a terrible thing that will not only show the world that the United States is not serious about fighting climate change, but will.
You'll never guess who it is: Professor teaching class on vigilante justice is pepper-sprayed by vigilante seeking justice But of all the bloggers out there who aren't me, he ranks.
You may not believe this, but I am a job creator. I pay--no kidding--a Canadian art student to cut things out of digital photos for...
Well, this probably ain't good: Research from University of Maryland, published yesterday in the journal Global Change Biology, shows that the predictions by scientists that some animals will deal with.
This week's column at the Diplomat takes at how the relative expense of different weapon systems has changed over time, and tries to draw out some operational and strategic implications.
The fraudulent presentation of America's Greatest Champion of Civil Liberties is remarkable. On "social" issues as well as reactionary ones, Rand Paul is an absolutely standard issue conservative Republican, steadfastly opposed to civil rights and equality for women, African-Americans, and gays and lesbians. At least when...
This is a very big day for college athletes seeking the right to unionize: The director of the National Labor Relations Board's Chicago district ruled today that Northwestern football players.
Republicans may hate national parks, but they love dumping coal waste into streams. The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow coal mining companies to.
Given that the religious freedom claim being advanced by Hobby Lobby seems to be a combination of scientific ignorance and political opportunism, it's tempting to conclude that their claim should be dismissed as not being based on a sincere religious belief at all. Tempting, but I...
There are so many science fiction related jokes/dreams-fulfilled related to this story that I don't even know where to start. So I'll leave it up to you.
Darleen Click, I'm sure your brief post on the challenge to the ACA's employer contraception non-mandate will be all too representative! Seven words to the Left Feminist Fascists I think.