By Jun 23,2008

Required reading

Two quick items for your Monday afternoon reading pleasure. First up is Erin Wildermuth’s piece on the Lisbon treaty and just how ridiculous it is. Secondly, Yuval Levin has a...

By Jun 23,2008

International Law

Megan links to this piece over at TNR about the possibility of American officials being seized and tried for war crimes if they travel to Europe after Bush leaves office....

By Jun 23,2008

One Irishman, One Vote

Recently, Prime Minister Brian Cowen and other leaders of the Republic of Ireland were clearly upset by the result of their nation’s referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, a major overhaul...

By Jun 22,2008

The Power of And

Like Daniel, I happily pondered Reihan’s Spectator prophesy of a yupster Return to the Blue Lagoon of Hippiedom. And the result of that pondering centered around the following two sentences:...

By Jun 22,2008

Semi Life

At Slate, Paul Collins asks if modern life has killed the semicolon: The semicolon has spent the last century as a fussbudget mark. Somerset Maugham and George Orwell disdained it;...

By Jun 20,2008

Keith Olbermann's an idiot

Apparently, Keith Olbermann has gone (more) insane, and is threatening to quit MSNBC if he doesn’t become the new anchor at MSNBC. According to the always-reliable Page Six: Meanwhile, Matthews’...