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...

By • Feb 03,2009

The Shoe Fits

The shoe-as-insult bit has now gone global: China denounced a protester at Cambridge University who threw a shoe at Prime Minister Wen Jiabao but nevertheless hailed his visit to Britain...

By • Feb 02,2009

The Fundamentalist Psyche

I’ve dismissed the notion of a “fundamentalist psyche” before, but only in cases in which I believed its bearer was misusing the term to score some sort of political points...