By • Aug 08,2008

Muzzle those Olympians!

I suppose Fallows thinks that the entire US Olympic team should apologize for embarrassing the Chinese by selecting a victim of the Darfur genocide to carry the flag. A genocide...

By • Aug 08,2008

Those GD ChiComs

I suppose Rod is probably right when he says this: When I’m thinking with my head, I believe that it’s in the world’s interest for China to have a good...

By • Aug 08,2008

More "torture"

Via Andrew, I see that the authorities at Gitmo are segregating violent criminals in small solitary cells. As Mr. Sullivan would have it, The use of extremely restrictive boxes to...

By • Aug 08,2008

Brideshead as Telenovela

Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, first published in 1945, soon became a novel beloved both by the British, who hailed it as one of their own masterpieces, and by Catholics, who...

By • Aug 07,2008

Fundamental misunderstandings

On the front page of my new home today, there’s a story by Tom Ramstack about the Hamdan verdict. I found this interesting: But some legal analysts continue to warn...

By • Aug 07,2008

"Pineapple Express"

Forgot to post my review of “Pineapple Express” yesterday. It’s kind of a weird movie, and my reaction to it was kind of weird as well…I didn’t love it as...