Matt writes, in respone to David Axe's suggestion that F-22s ought to be unleashed against Indian or British aggressor squadrons:Uh huh. But think about that. Why would the US Air Force be fighting Indian aces in Su-30s? And that's to say nothing of the Royal Air...
At the end of an excellent post about the nature of allegedly "traditional" marriage, Dana Goldtsein concludes: "What's at stake for conservatives aren't marriages that raise happy children, but a.
From today's NYT story about the political pressure placed on Dr. Carmona, W.'s first Surgeon General, and other Surgeon Generals:Similarly, Dr. Carmona wanted to address the controversial topic of sexual.
In this thread, Bean suggests that the solution to the issues created by prostitution may be decriminalization but not legalization, and another commenter suggests a model that would make the purchase of sex but not the selling of sex illegal. To start with the question of...
Shorter Verbatim Mark Noonan (no relation, I swear):For my fellow Americans who are gay - I just advise you how Bill Clinton treated your cause in 1993 after you went.
It was obvious as soon as it glanced off the banner... still, good throw by Griffey to nail A-Rod at the plate.
Sheesh, two animal-themed days in a row.I can't wait to see the anti-feminist wingnut reaction to this one: According to an AP report, a group of female Spanish students have created a petition seeking full equality with regard to the beloved Pamplonan tradition, the Running of...
Part of me is sympathetic to the Jon Tester's "we won the Iraq War, let's go home" tactic. On the one hand, it might help end the war and consequently.
I think Rob gets credit for coining one of my favorite LG&M tags -- "wingnut butchery of history" -- a phrase that aptly summarizes aptly describes the subject of David.
Noah at Danger Room: The Army is working on a $200 billion modernization program called Future Combat Systems, or FCS. The plan is to remake the entire force, pretty much from top to bottom -- how units are organized, how they communicate, how they attack enemies,...
One one level, I'm sympathetic to Ilya Somin's response to Adam Cohen's "gotcha" column about "judicial activism." It's true that most conservatives have never claimed that the Courts should never.
This is a great point:It's really too bad that when politicians get caught doing stuff that shouldn't be illegal, they never, ever, ever seem to respond by redoubling their efforts.