Kerry Howley responds to my post on feminist-libertarian arguments for legalizing prostitution. Given Amanda's (also quoted by Ann) take, she has a fair point in noting that my isolated quote created a misleading impression about her post. I definitely didn't read Howley as ignoring the realities...
...regrettably, won't happen this cycle.I wouldn't say that this changes anything much about the outcome of the Democratic race; Clinton had essentially no chance before this, and she still has.
Happy St. Patrick's Day.
Did Ahmed Chalabi lie in order to press the United States to go into Iraq? This is a silly question; of course he lied, and of course he stole, and of course he talked to the Iranians, etc. etc. These, believe it or not, are not...
This paragraph is bad enough to be worth spending some time on:I did not believe the American-led coalition could prudently leave Iraq the day Baghdad fell. Coalition troops were essential.
Kristol smears Obama. It's almost as if hiring a unscrupulous propagandist famous for thoughtful analysis of why the editors of your paper belong in prison for revealing illegal government behavior.
Just so you know, Richard Perle really wishes we'd turned Iraq over to the Iraqi National Congress -- which is to say the people who loaded the Bush administration's trencher with all the bullshit they could gobble with a gigantic wooden spoon.Having noted that, I'm not...
Jeffrey Rosen's article about the pro-business court -- the Chamber of Commerce's "litigation center filed briefs in 15 cases and its side won in 13 of them" -- is very.
I have no idea if the public babe-in-the-woods routine of Jim McGreevy's wife was, in fact, false. But the story does remind me that I'm always a little puzzled by.
I foresee a glorious Oregon victory over the Memphis "Paper" Tigers, although I won't necessarily bet that way in my tourney entry.LGM Tournament ChallengeLeague: Lawyers, Guns and MoneyPassword: zevon
Today's the 40th anniversary of the slaughter at My Lai. Less than a week after the episode was first reported in November 1969 -- more than 18 months after the.
Going to see the Drive By Truckers tonight in Newport, so probably best that I relate my thoughts on Brighter than Creation's Dark today, rather than later...I didn't love BTCD.