By • Feb 11,2010

Afghanistan: Gorbachev's delusional history

William linked earlier to a Gorbachev op-ed, available in translation from worldmeets.us. Based on the lessons of the Soviet experience, Gorbachev recommends a political settlement and withdrawal of troops. And...

By • Feb 10,2010

The Week of Labash continues

I’m going to keep posting these until someone writes in the comments that they’ve purchased a copy of Matt Labash’s Fly Fishing with Darth Vader. So, you know, you better...

By • Feb 09,2010

8 Questions with Matt Labash

I’ve sung Matt Labash’s praises on this site many times before; if you’re not yet familiar with the man, I don’t know what to tell you. David Brooks has written...

By • Feb 09,2010

Dreams from my mother

We’re snowed in here in Washington DC. The government will shut down tomorrow for a second consecutive day. Tomorrow night, we’re expecting another storm. One of the nice things about...