As long-time readers will know, I'm an opponent of the death penalty, but a fairly tepid one. While I don't think it ultimately accomplishes anything, I also think that as American injustices go, the death penalty circa 2006 is overrated. I would start with incarceration rates...
Since this web log hasn't had a post on Caitlin "why, oh why, do people criticize the crackpot arguments I make in public rather than the sensible opinions I express.
Seriously. This is ridiculous.Greek and Turkish F-16 fighter planes collided in midair today in disputed airspace over the Aegean Sea.[...]Greece insists its national airspace rights extend 10 miles from its.
It's not just Al Gore; another politician who Ezra has convinced me to see the virtues of is Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius. And here's yet another reason to get on the bandwagon:Legislation requiring physicians to furnish the state with additional information when they perform abortions was...
CJ, among others, has requested a military affairs reading list. Ask 100 students of military affairs this question and you'll get 100 different lists, and I haven't really made an.
Like Ezra and Shakes, I hope that Al Gore will run in '08, and would, at a minimum, strongly lean toward supporting him in the primaries. Neil tries to throw.
It appears that Montenegro has voted to secede from the Union of Serbia and Montenegro. A 55% supermajority was needed, and it looks as if they've just managed to get there. Let's hope that this divorce can be conducted more peacefully than the rest of the...
The show last night in Louisville was, as expected, outstanding. The timing was very tight, as each band had only abot 45 minutes to play. We missed one or two.
Part III of a four part series to commemmorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.Part I: SMS LutzowPart II: HMS LionThe first eight German dreadnoughts followed the naming.
A.O. Scott's review of the The Da Vinci Crap ("Ron Howard's adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling primer on how not to write an English sentence") is a goldmine for lovers of snark. Before reading it, though, I had forgotten about a particularly odious part of Howard's...
This is encouraging:As of Friday, Cook rates 75 seats as potentially competitive, of which the GOP must defend 55 (or 73 percent, up from 68 percent the previous week). Among.
The problem with trading an outstanding young pitcher for an injury-prone mediocrity and a good innings-eater for an arsonist reliever is that you end up with such unplanned special events.