By Oct 17,2009

HOPE is a fraud

As Joe noted this morning, Shepherd Fairey, the artist responsible for the “HOPE” portrait of President Obama, has admitted to tampering with and manufacturing evidence in a lawsuit related to...

By Oct 15,2009

Since when is Petraeus a Republican?

Andrew Sullivan: How do we know that Petraeus is, or will be, a Republican? Does anyone actually have evidence of this? Or is all this speculation based on the stereotype...

By Oct 15,2009

Dead Al Qaeda leader gives interview

Eli Lake reports. Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri was killed by a Predator strike last month. This week, he granted an interview to the Asia Times. Comment: Cases like this highlight why...

By Oct 15,2009

Weekly Standard = Pravda?

TNR’s Jon Chait is furious about Republican demagoguery: There’s not much fun in conceding that your side is winning over public opinion by exploiting ignorance and fear. It’s far more...

By Oct 13,2009

No global warming since 1998?

The Weekly Standard blog links to a BBC article which reports, For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures.  Naturally, the Standard reminds us...

By Oct 13,2009

Dianne Feinstein, Afghanistan hawk

I’m glad to see a staunch liberal staying strong on this issue. Hypothetical question: What if Feinstein were up for re-election in 2010 instead of 2012? I don’t know, but...