Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution Michael D. Tanner Cato Institute, 2007 321 pp. The Republican Party once presented itself – and was even widely thought of – as the party of limited government....
The Pelosi-crats and the War
The times, they sure are a changin.' Why, it seems like only yesterday – although it was December 16, 1998 – that Nancy Pelosi opined: "As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I am keenly aware that the proliferation of chemical and biological...
Flickers of Light
The March 14 Los Angeles Times contained that rarissima avis, good news from Ramadi: "The commander of U.S. troops in Iraq wanted some sweets, and nothing was going to stop him. Not even the fact that he was tramping through a neighborhood that only days ago had...
Thursday: 3 GIs, 51 Iraqis Killed; 42 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 12:50 a.m. EST, Mar. 23, 2007At least 51 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and 42 were wounded during light violence. Three American servicemen were killed in separate incidents as well. Also, a mortar rocked a building where UN Secretary General Ban...
Defund the War
Watch Ron Paul's speech on video. The $124 billion supplemental appropriation is a good bill to oppose. I am pleased that many of my colleagues will join me in voting against this measure. If one is unhappy with our progress in Iraq after four years of war, voting to...
Collision Course
Eight years ago this week, NATO launched an aerial attack against then-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, on the pretext of halting the "conflict" raging in the Serbian province of Kosovo between the Albanian separatists and the Yugoslav military and police....
Wednesday: 72 Iraqis Killed, 88 Wounded
Updated at 12:50 a.m. EST, March. 22, 2007After a couple of days of elevated violence, attacks have tapered off a bit. However, at least 72 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 88 were wounded. No foreigners were reported killed.U.S. forces in Taji...
The Dead-Enders
Christopher Hitchens isn't sorry. Not about being a Commie all those years ago; after all, he was a Trotskyite, not one of those icky Stalinists, which merits a "Get Out of Jail Free" card. Not about being frequently drunk in public: after all, it's part of his image...
Picking on Halliburton
Halliburton's move from Houston to Dubai has aroused predictable concerns about security. Halliburton is known to be a major defense contractor, and the rulers of Dubai are undeniably Arabs, albeit Arabs who are demonstrably among America's closest allies. On one...
Tuesday: 143 Iraqis, 5 GIs Killed; 124 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 1:14 p.m. EST, Mar. 21, 2007During a second day of increase violence, at least 143 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 124 more were injured. Most of the incidents were small in nature with the exception of a clash near Fallujah that left almost 60 people...