By • Feb 26,2009

Afghanistan: McCain vs. Kissinger

Within the space of 24 hours, both men have elaborated their thoughts on how to turn around the war in Afghanistan. In short, they disagree. As a former McCain staffer,...

By • Feb 26,2009

Sometimes one must take a stand…

Last week word leaked out that Christopher Hitchens had gotten into a dustup with some Syrian Nazis; Michael Totten has all the details up over at his place. The entire...

By • Feb 26,2009

Never be nice to anyone, ever

Nikki Finke writes about a protest by some handicapped folks over Jerry Lewis’s winning a humanitarian lifetime achievement type award this weekend at the Oscars. Let’s leave aside the fact...

By • Feb 26,2009

Sidestepping a New Malaise

Obama’s ongoing task is to honestly assess the place in which Americans find themselves, but he must do so in a way that does not boomerang on him, pulling the...

By • Feb 25,2009

Sometimes mediocrity is A-OK

Since we were discussing mediocrity the other day, I figured I’d pass this along, from the AV Club’s Nathan Rabin: My affection for mediocre movies doesn’t extend to mediocre television....