Fred Thompson:Speaking in Sioux City, Iowa, moments ago, Fred Thompson endorsed an amendment to the Constitution that would prevent state judges from altering the definition of marriage without the direction of their states' legislatures.Mr. Thompson has been under fire from social conservatives in recent days for...
Some good news out of Washington: Congress voted last night to get rid of the Global Gag Rule, which denies funding to all international organizations that "perform abortions in cases.
There are a couple more passages worth highlighting from Evgenia Peretz's fine Vanity Fair article about the War on Gore. First, some of you may have seen this quote, but.
Brian Beutler has an intelligent intervention into the discussion surrounding Jon Chait's new book. To add on a bit to his argument, I'd like to address this from McArdle:My quarrel is with the notion that supply-side theories have enormous influence on Republican policy. Supply-siders haven't had...
From Warships: IFR:Other statements of intent last month regarding increasing naval capability included Admiral Masorin revealing that Russia is to create two new strike forces. They will be centred on.
From Defense News, a response to a new French defense white paper:The report draws some skepticism. "It's interesting and no doubt well done, but I am unconvinced about the usefulness.
Pancreatic cancer -- a disease I regard as proving either the indifference of the universe or the hostility of god -- took him out. I can't claim to have been a close follower of Pavarotti's career, but I must say this is pretty fantastic:
Seems about right. Still, let there be no doubt than Fred Thompson and John McCain are figures of immense seriousity and gravitude.
Kenneth Waltz, via Travis Sharp:To say that militarily strong states are feeble because they cannot easily bring order to minor states is like saying that a pneumatic hammer is weak.
John Judis has a rundown of the 2008 Senate races, noting that in the long run Warner leaving is a lot more important than Craig's resignation. I agree that the Dems are very, very likely to win Colorado and New Hampshire. The most interesting category to...
Well, that's the end of that; the only remaining AL question is whether the Yankees will play the Angels or the Tribe. (Well, I suppose the Tigers could get hot,.
This'll get your blood boiling. Upon waking up this morning, I read this headline in the NY Times: Despite DNA Test, Prosecutor is Retrying Case.That's right. A Mississippi prosecutor is.