By • Jan 12,2010

Best military books of the decade

Military Times has posted a list of the 16 best military books of the decade. Regrettably, I can only say that I’ve read two-and-a-half of them. The first is The...

By • Jan 12,2010

Mark McGwire did steroids!

I know, I know: It’s shocking. Big Mac has admitted to doing steroids throughout his career, including during his historic race with Sammy Sosa to beat Roger Maris’ single season...

By • Jan 12,2010

The Pink Lady

Recently, I bought a pair of Nixon-Agnew cufflinks, issued to commemorate their second inauguration in 1973. I bought them for the kitsch value and because they were cheap. Regrettably, I...

By • Jan 11,2010

The Importance of Chuck Klosterman

So, I have a piece (subscribers only) in the latest issue of The Weekly Standard that reviews three essay collections that came out on the same day: Malcolm Gladwell’s What...

By • Jan 11,2010

The Daily Caller

Gosh…I go to see two movies this morning and The Daily Caller becomes, like, the most popular Google search EVER. Not surprising: They have tons of talent over at that...

By • Jan 10,2010

Yes, politicize national security

Jamie Kirchick writes, The truth is, politicization of an issue ought not be an accusation at all. It’s by politicizing issues, no matter what they are, no matter which party...