By • Jan 06,2010

Brennan bashes Cheney, talks tough

On Sunday morning, White House counterrerrorism adviser John Brennan responded furiously to Dick Cheney’s recent criticism of President Obama. You can listen to Brennan here, to get a sense of...

By • Jan 06,2010

Some notes on Agent Zero

The greatest story of the decade (so far!) has to be this one. For the uninitiated: NBA all-star Gilbert Arenas and his Washing ton Wizards teammate Javaris Crittenton drew guns...

By • Jan 05,2010

D.C.’s bag tax

Washington D.C., in its infinite wisdom, has recently decided to install a tax on grocery bags. 5 cents per bag. The ostensible purpose was to pay for cleanup of all...

By • Jan 05,2010

The Xmas bomber: No big deal?

David Brooks: DAVID BROOKS: To me, the whole reaction was overwrought. We have all these geniuses who are, post hoc, that they could have figured out if only they were...

By • Jan 05,2010

Zero KIA in Iraq in December

Who seriously thought this was possible? Not one American soldier was killed in combat in Iraq last month. I’m certainly very happy about it, but I won’t pretend that I...