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...

By • Aug 07,2008

The Chinese Olympics

will go down in history as worse than Chinese Democracy. Sonny is right. Over eight-inch-tall glasses of gin and grapefruit, my knowledgeable friend Binky, who grew up in China, declared...

By • Aug 07,2008

Error and Trial

At The Corner, Byron York is unable to understand how the left could possibly be serious about wanting to put Bush Administration officials in some kind of courtroom or hearing...