Month: August 2014

With Allies Like These, Who Needs Enemies?

I think lightning should strike him or something. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has warned that the West will be the next target of the jihadists sweeping through Syria and Iraq, unless there is “rapid” action....

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Some People Never Learn

It’s surprisingly easy to compose a list of the 25 stupidest things Bush administration officials said about the invasion of Iraq, and no such list can be remotely comprehensive. For example, the list I just referenced has...

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Not in Praise of John Boehner

I’m willing to stipulate that Speaker John Boehner has to try to preside over an insane asylum better known as the House Republican Caucus, but I still had to wonder if our friend Jonathan Bernstein had been body-snatched...

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Daylight Video

As long as we’re going to honor organized labor this weekend, let’s have some music about workers. Hopefully, none of you are too exhausted from your workweek to enjoy the weekend. You know who you have to thank for...

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