Month: November 2009

As I’ve already said, the decision on Afghanistan is going to do serious damage to Democratic morale, so things are going to be far worse than this. Contra Steve, I think panic is fully justified.

BENEATH THE SPIN * ERIC L. WATTREE Why is Healthcare Reform Too Expensive, While the Sky is the Limit For War? I find it extremely curious that the very same people who are jumping up and down about leaving a debt on our...

When making decisions about war and peace, the commander-in-chief needs to take politics into consideration. But the political question when opting for war is whether the American people will support the effort over time. It...

I’m not saying that setting up an elaborate system of tribal graft isn’t the best available way to tamp down the civil war in Afghanistan, but I wonder if this is something that can really stand the light of day in...

Recent actions by the Department of Justice in the case of a Guatánamo detainee are more suited for the Queen of Hearts than a court of law, and the most plausible explanations are corruption or incompetence. For more on...