The most surprising thing about this call of support for Barr/Durham is the source: The Nation.
Category Archives: War Commentary
The Wrong Target
Obama successfully hunted Trump campaign aides instead of actual terrorists.
Leftists always consider domestic enemies to be the worst.
Fraying
Thoughts from Sarah Hoyt on the Cold Civil War.
Trump
It’s time for patriotic Americans to rally behind him, for the sake of the Republic.
The Real China Threat
It is a clash of values, and ours may not win out.
The Brexit Knot
A primer on how we got here.
The Mexican Military
A drug cartel just defeated it in battle.
The situation south of the border is more serious than Washington seems to act.
Sergei Brin
An open letter from Dennis Prager to him, on freedom of speech.
Our Moral Betters In The NBA
But I’m dubious about this: “The thing is, LeBron, we’ve come to expect more of you. You’re obviously an intelligent person, a compassionate person and a socially conscious person. At this point in your life and career, it’s part of your brand.”
I don’t have much experience with Mr. James, hating the sport that he plays as I do, but it is not at all obvious to me that he’s an intelligent person. I don’t think he’s getting the big bucks for his brain.
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[Mid-morning update]
[Afternoon update]
Yes, Mr. James, all you had to say was that “America is a free country.” But you’re a dumb ass.
[Update a while later]
Treacher: Why should I care what he thinks about China, or anything?
The War In The Middle East
…remains undeclared.
We haven’t declared war on anyone in almost eight decades, but we’ve been in almost continual fights, and lost thousands of troops. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be a voting issue for Congress. As Stephen Green says, the main two terrible things we did after 911, were the authorization of military force, and the Patriot Act. And it seems that Westphalia is dead.
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An interesting take on what’s going on in Syria.
It will be ironic if the Kurds finally end up with a homeland after all this.