By • Feb 03,2009

Describing DC

This is the single most perfect description of D.C. “elites” (i.e., journos, hill staffers, and think tankers) that I have ever read: Third, they suffer the status rivalries endemic to...

By • Feb 03,2009

She’s Just Being Miley

My colleague Damir referenced a post-racial future in his post yesterday. Further evidence of our happy post-racial society can be found here, wherein a smiling Miley Cyrus slants her eyes...

By • Feb 03,2009

In defense of the Maoist

My esteemed colleague Mr. Polansky is displeased with Bill Kristol’s suggestion that the time has come to Let 1,000 Republican Flowers Bloom. David writes that Kristol’s essay is a “pedestrian...

By • Feb 03,2009

Obama to slash defense budget?

Robert Kagan: Pentagon officials have leaked word that the Office of Management and Budget has ordered a 10 percent cut in defense spending for the coming fiscal year, giving Defense...

By • Feb 03,2009

Only on Aeroflot

A pilot on an Aeroflot flight sparked a revolt when passengers came to suspect he was drunk: Mr Cheplevsky did little to ease passengers’ fears by refusing to leave the...