The most basic problem in the Middle East isn’t the conflict in Palestine or authoritarian Arab governments. The most basic problem is that the nation-states that were created there were artificially drawn and don’t...
Read MoreThe question isn’t whether or not Stanley Kubrick is overrated, Mandrake; the question is whether or not it is even possible for Stanley Kubrick to be overrated. We might as well ask if Peter Sellers is overrated. Which,...
Read MoreI’m proud of fellow CONCACAF member Costa Rica. They took it to Uruguay. But I’m really fired up for this battle between England and Italy. Since my heritage is a mixture of English, Italian, and German, I’ve...
Read MorePresident Obama gave the commencement speech today at the University of California-Irvine, which is a fairly conservative place. He sounded like a liberal blogger. Obama issued a call to action to the tens of thousands gathered...
Read MoreToo funny. The Democrats helped defeat Eric Cantor not so much by voting against him in the Republican primary as by handing the Flat Earth Dave Brat-supporting insurgents some science. In primary campaigns, the normal procedure...
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