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...
Convening Futility
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...
Showdown with Sharon
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,...
Living History
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...
Killing and Taking Possession
"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,...
Long Live Libertarianism
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...
Lessons of Forgotten Wars
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...
Reading the Tea Leaves
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...