Donate
Browse by category
Recent Comments
- walrus on “Does Russia face military collapse by 2026? Inside Ukraine’s strategic assessment”
- jld on Open thread – 28 October 2024
- A Portuguese Man on “Does Russia face military collapse by 2026? Inside Ukraine’s strategic assessment”
- TTG on On the Lunatic Fringe
- Fred on “Does Russia face military collapse by 2026? Inside Ukraine’s strategic assessment”
Browse archives
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
RSS
- Black voters may have cast Virginia ballots in 1864
- The 2024 federal fiscal year ended. $35.46 trillion in debt. A $1.83 trillion deficit. $1.13 trillion in gross interest payments. The presidential candidates are silent.
- On the Lunatic Fringe
- Mars declared unsafe for humans to live as scientists explain why it’d never work
- “Does Russia face military collapse by 2026? Inside Ukraine’s strategic assessment”
- Open thread – 28 October 2024
- Israel launches airstrikes on Iran
- “US says evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia for Ukraine war”
- Moldova’s Sandu secures knife-edge EU vote win
- “Leaked documents show US intelligence on Israel’s plans to attack Iran, sources say”
Meta
Monthly Archives: April 2008
“Jackson Circle” Sidney O. Smith III
"Some at Sic Semper Tyrannis have asked about the successful rise of David Addington — Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff and the leading apostle of the unitary executive theory. I’ll leave it to others to offer high octane legal … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current Affairs, Politics
24 Comments
Turkey, Syria and Israel?
This is very good news. One can hear the string section warming up for the concert. This must enrage many in the US and Israel. Imagine the effrontery of the locals! Taking things into their own hands like this! Who … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
25 Comments
People who can’t shoot – anything.
For most of my life I have listened to people who "bitched" that they could not hit anything with the M1911A1 .45 caliber US automatic pistol. I always shot "expert" with that gun. So many people "bitched" about the .45 … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art
47 Comments
Syria, North Korea, Iran? What are US Intentions?
" Speaking of Iran’s intentions, Mullen said: "They prefer to see a weak Iraq neighbor. . . They have expressed long-term goals to be the regional power." Mullen made clear that he prefers a diplomatic solution and does not expect … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
35 Comments
Israeli Spy Arrested
"Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel, asked about the arrest, said: "We know nothing about it. We heard it from the media." Kadish’s lawyer, Bruce Goldstein, did not immediately return a call for comment. Pollard, accused of passing on large … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
29 Comments
Absence
I am in the midwest teaching this week. I will try to post something this afternoon. pl
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
1 Comment
They did not Drink the Koolaid?
"These records reveal a symbiotic relationship where the usual dividing lines between government and journalism have been obliterated. Internal Pentagon documents repeatedly refer to the military analysts as “message force multipliers” or “surrogates” who could be counted on to deliver … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
51 Comments
The Newshour. Where is it going?
I told the Newshour some time ago that I was no longer interested, but I still watch. What else is there to watch, "Battlestar Galactica?" David Brooks is always amusing and his plug ugly Irish friend is so familiar that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
39 Comments
Shia (and other) Politics in Iraq.
"Iraqi troops have cordoned off the Basra office of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s followers, preventing them from holding Friday prayers. Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Abdul-Karim Khalaf said the operation is only aimed at recovering offices he said were … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
12 Comments
The pope and the bishops
"Four years ago, the National Review Board of laity, established by the American church to investigate the scandal, declared that “there must be consequences” for the bishops, not just for the more than 700 pedophile priests hurriedly dismissed after the … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
25 Comments