Jason Zengerle's commentary on the TAP/Joe Klein feud is essentially vacant, but there's one paragraph that deserves some additional scrutiny, if only as a contribution to the "saying nothing in an ominous and thoughtful way" genre:By consequences, I don't mean anything as concrete as the prospects...
Marty Lederman argues (correctly) that the Constitution plainly gives Congress the formal powers to prevent the senseless escalation of the Iraq conflict. Matt brings up another question: would the courts.
I have finally finished my syllabi for Defense Statecraft and East Asian Security. This is the first time I've taught the latter, so it's a bit rough. I went with.
Well, the "Ethiopia would have attacked anyway" defense of US support for the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia is looking worse all the time, which leaves the "it was a good idea" justification. Apologies are due Matt and Brad. This justification defense is a good deal less...
Above: Pajamas Media (#5)I urge you to read Eric Boehlert's meticulous decimation of the fake AP scandal, which does a particularly good job of nailing down the evasive goalpost-shifting now.
Shorter Ledeen: "The only way to show our will to win a war that -- believe it or not -- I actually opposed is for the President and Secretary of.
Running errands and fighting a cold yesterday, I forgot to comment on this Ryan Lizza thumbsucker. But Lizardbreath, Ann Friedman, and Tracy Clark-Flory dismantle the argument with great effectiveness. Meanwhile, to save me yet another post Jill deals with the idiotic idea of putting BMI stats...
The 283 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America who did not vote for Bert Blyleven aren't evil, or even necessarily stupid. They simply know nothing of baseball. In.
Brad Plumer writes:If the United States government had a bigger Army at its disposal, it would view the military as the solution to an even greater number of foreign policy.
The hapless Joe Klein tries to get himself out of the massive hole he's dug for himself by claiming that "Just because [dirty, smelly hippies who agree with me for what I assume without a shred of evidence to be the wrong reasons are] right about...
A titan departs the liberal blogosphere. What's worst about it is that it will reduce the amount of blogging on the most pressing issue of the day--NHL hockey--to, er, me.
Shit.Well, that certainly explains the numbness in my arms, the stabbing chest pains, the inexplicable sweating and shortness of breath.