I see Andrew Sullivan has just published an e-book of his post-/9/11 blogging, a collection of hysterical imprecations aimed at an alleged "fifth column" on "both coasts" out to undermine America’s moral certainty. It is appropriately titled...
On the 50th Anniversary of JFK’s Assassination, Let’s Examine His True Legacy
As the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination grows near, the media, always suckers for celebrity, is providing saturation coverage of the tragic killing and the emotion-invoking funeral. The American public, also suckers for presidential...
Another 7 Executions in Iraq, 12 Killed in Attacks
Slinging Stones at the Drone Goliath
Looking around at the standing room only crowd at the Global Drone Summit on Saturday, one wondered if all of these people knew exactly what they’re up against. The multi-billion dollar drone industry fueled, in part, by American contracting goliaths like Northrop...
20 Killed in Iraq Attacks, 12 More Executed
That ‘Libertarian Moment’
The failures of foreign interventionism litter the world stage. Libya is disintegrating into an inter-tribal battlefield, with rival militias shooting it out Wild West style. Iraq is collapsing into chaos, as the country’s postwar order frays and splits along...
Bombs Rattle Baghdad, Tuz Khormato: 54 Killed 116 Wounded
Obama Gets More Time for Iran Nuclear Deal
The administration of President Barack Obama appears to have succeeded in preventing Congress from enacting new sanctions against Iran before the next round of nuclear-related talks between the U.S. and other great powers and Tehran scheduled for Geneva Nov. 20. As a...
Iraq Chieftain’s Son among 7 Killed, 15 Wounded in Attacks
Lavrov Reveals Amended Draft Circulated at ‘Last Moment’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed a crucial detail Thursday about last week’s nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva that explains much more clearly than previous reports why the meeting broke up without agreement. Lavrov said the United States...


