Month: January 2009

Gaza is Not a Province of Iran

Uh oh. Billy Kristol is making predictions again. This time, he almost assures us, the Israelis are going to come out of this war significantly better off than they entered it. Why? I don’t know. Something about the...

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On the Senate

John Jay explained the rationale for setting up the Senate the way it is in Federalist Papers No. 64. It was always intended that the Senate would be made up of the “most enlightened and respectable citizens” and...

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Open Thread

So, it will be another matchup of the Eagles and the Giants. This is obviously Fate’s way of causing me extreme anxiety. I don’t like it when the Giants lose, but I really hate it when they lose to the Eagles. It...

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Richardson Withdraws From Commerce

New Mexico governor Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position of Secretary of Commerce. Apparently, a grand jury is investigating a potential pay-to-play scheme involving a California company...

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