By • May 08,2008

Liberal Elitism

Hot on the trail of this amusing piece by Jeff Greenfield at Slate on George Orwell and liberal elitism, we have the New York Times trekking out to the ‘burbs...

By • May 08,2008

Patience, Young Jindal

Now obviously the powers of the Vice Presidency have increased considerably during the last two administrations, and just as obviously being veep in a McCain presidency is a special case,...

By • May 08,2008

What if Medvedev’s Serious?

We’ve heard so many empty promises and ritual BS from our own politicians that it might just be the right time to take new Russian President Dmitri Medvedev at something...

By • May 07,2008

La Bomba…

I’d like to clarify one point from James’s collegial reply, namely my own policy preference when it comes to Iran. This sentence–“Sonny seems to be arguing that because all three...

By • May 07,2008

Restless Bombs Syndrome

That hard-to-describe tingly sensation experienced when your policy options short of force aren’t working. We all feel it. But reactions to Restless Bombs Syndrome may vary, both person-by-person and case-by-case....