By • Dec 03,2008

Ideas still have consequences

My colleague Robert Kagan writes that the U.S. should create an international response to the attacks in Mumbai, which sounds harmless enough, until you get to the actual proposal: Rather...

By • Dec 03,2008

Big Underpants Reloaded

The story just refuses to die. The China Blog reports: The state broadcaster is apparently unhappy with the inelegant nickname for its stunning new building, and is backing a search...

By • Dec 03,2008

On starvation, capitalism, and Marxism

I’d like to note that I find it terribly ironic when someone who has written that he is “slouching towards Marxism” because of conservative annoyance with the (incredibly awful) auto...

By • Dec 03,2008

The Rise (and fall?) of a Caffeine Empire

A few years ago, no one would have predicted a site like www.SaveOurStarbucks.com. Created by entrepreneur Paul Konrardy after the financially troubled coffee chain announced in July that it would...

By • Dec 03,2008

The humor of it all…

I’m not being obtuse, I swear. But … I do find it kind of funny that a number of bloggers have been s—ing themselves over whether or not Bush might...