By • Sep 03,2009

A Mugging on Lake Street

Fantastic piece in the Chicago Magazine about John Conroy (also the author) who was riding his bike when he gets jumped by a gang of youths. After the attack he...

By • Sep 03,2009

Well that was interesting…

As I’ve said a number of times on this blog: You never know what’s going to get people’s dander up. Apparently disciplining other people’s children is one of those things…...

By • Sep 02,2009

Not-a-Republican look at Afghanistan

In so many words, Andrew Exum (aka Abu Muqawama) describes himself as a hesitant, hedging, uncertain and humble supporter of the war in Afghanistan. What mystifies him is why Washington...

By • Sep 02,2009

George Will, anti-war activist

I felt some serious deja vu while reading Robert’s post about the hopelessness of our “endless bloody occupation” of Afghanistan. Just two years ago, the conventional wisdom was that there...

By • Sep 02,2009

Roger Stephens: American Hero

We’ve all been there: a stranger’s baby won’t stop screaming while out in public because the mother or father just can’t be bothered to keep control of their child. (My...

By • Sep 02,2009

Hollow points

Interesting piece in the WaPo on the absurd process it takes to legally obtain a handgun in DC (a process I’m about to get sucked into). I was struck by...