By • Mar 06,2009

Are You Watching “Watchmen”?

Zack Snyder’s adaptation of “Watchmen” is slavishly committed to the details of Alan Moore’s original comic book. From its opening sequence to its final moments, Mr. Snyder loyally renders the...

By • Mar 06,2009

The best post I’ve read all day

Jeffrey Goldberg, natch*; I especially enjoyed his description of a graphic on an Iranian website: Yes, that’s Roger Cohen on the left, next to a photoshopped image of the entrance...

By • Mar 06,2009

War on Charity?

For the past few days I’ve been reading and pondering Conor Clarke’s mild dislike of the idea that the government ought to encourage philanthropic giving. (Hell, it’s not just a...

By • Mar 05,2009

On Demagoguery

I went and listened to the on-air debate between David Frum and Mark Levin at the urging of Massie and Sullivan, and I came away with the surprising conclusion that...