Month: December 2008

by Jeff Huber Truth is truly stranger than fiction.  Graham Greene’s 1958 spy novel Our Man in Havana told a tragicomic tale of false intelligence crafted to suit the needs of a political agenda.  John le...

While I was out celebrating the engagement of Chris Bowers and Natasha Chart, Barack Obama announced four appointments. He selected three women and one Asian-American Nobel Prize winning scientist. The officials said Mr. Obama...

I like the appointment of Eric Shinseki to head the Veteran’s Department, and for many of the reasons that E.J. Dionne lays out. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how Democrats relate to the military and...

See Part One. There’s a literary reference that comes to mind when I consider “Drop Dead” conservatism. (My English Lit. degree occasionally comes in handy.) It’s a Shakespearean reference, actually, to a...

Someone needs to help my brother out with the whole ‘appearing on film’ thing. Check out his glasses. (And, no, the skinny guy is not my brother). On a more serious note, these Vop-eds are pretty...