Month: May 2002

Editorial note: We don’t often give previews of Justin Raimondo’s column before it’s posted, but this one contains breaking news and so here is an excerpt: National Review Online’s Rod Dreher starts out his column on the meaning of the Fortuyn assassination with a caveat: "We will not be able to gauge the full impact … Continue reading “Fortuyn’s Killer Identified”

The wags say that a second marriage represents the triumph of hope over experience (though I can attest that sometimes it works). So what would you call the umpteenth effort by outside powers to impose a settlement on the Israeli-Palestinian dispute through a combination of nice talk and veiled threats? Nonetheless, the administration says, the … Continue reading “Convening Futility”

Who runs America’s foreign policy? The answer to this vexing question seems to vary, depending on the day of the week – which could mean it has something to do with the position of the Moon. Some days, it’s Colin Powell over at the State Department. Other times, control is ceded to the super-hawks in … Continue reading “Showdown with Sharon”

Bereft of inspiration, instead of spending Sunday afternoon cogitating on the insipid evils of British Foreign Policy, all I could think on was a.) what would dinner be, and b.) just how exciting is 24? So instead I sought inspiration by strolling. I met up with a friend and together we walked from Westminster over … Continue reading “Living History”

"The word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwells in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he is gone down to take possession of it. You shall speak to him, saying, Thus says Yahweh, Have you killed and also … Continue reading “Killing and Taking Possession”

Today’s Wall Street Journal [May 2] proclaims, with a flourish of editorial trumpets, "The Fall of the Libertarians." The cause of the movement’s alleged demise? 9/11. Oh yes, "everything’s changed" since that awful day, including the possibility of getting Big Government off our backs: "The great free-market revolution that began with the coming to power … Continue reading “Long Live Libertarianism”

This column has claimed before, not so long ago, that what happened in the Balkans had significant implications for events elsewhere in the world. From the International Criminal Court based on the Hague Inquisition, to advocates of overt imperialism emboldened by the "success" of Balkans interventions, waves generated by Yugoslavia’s violent implosion are reaching the … Continue reading “Lessons of Forgotten Wars”

As Crown Prince Abdullah left Rancho Dubya, neoconservative princeling Bill Kristol stamped his foot and shrilly demanded to know “What was the point of Saudi crown prince Abdullah’s trip to Crawford, Texas? Nothing substantial emerged from the so-called summit.” Less than 24 hours later, the President had sprung Arafat from his Ramallah jail. Does that … Continue reading “Reading the Tea Leaves”