Month: December 2014

The NYT’s Joins Our Anti-Torture Cause

Well, better late than never, I always say. The New York Times editorial board is now on the record calling for a full investigation of many Bush administration and CIA officials for the crime of committing torture. This is far...

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I’ll Miss You, Joe Cocker

This seems appropriate: I don’t know if I loved Cocker’s appearances on Saturday Night Live more than John Belushi’s imitations of Cocker’s appearances on Saturday Night Live, but I have fond memories of...

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You Wanted an Army of Religious Nihilists

Last Tuesday, I predicted that Pakistan was going to begin to experience a full-blown civil war in response to the school shooting there, and we can see that they are off to a good start with this: Pakistan plans to execute...

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A Limited Defense of Marco Rubio

Whatever is less that zero respect, that is what I have for Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, but at least in one respect I am willing to be more generous than my colleague Ed Kilgore. I’m willing to be more generous because...

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