Football: I love football, but I almost never get to see any of it. The main thing is that I end up working most weekends -- seven day weeks...

Speaking Of... ...Winds of Change, Armed Liberal has a pair of posts taking Matt Yglesias to task over his article advocating surrender i...

G.A. I'm pleased to note that one of my current Senators, George Allen, was among the fifteen who voted the right way on the amendment ...

For the Benefit of the Truth Laid Bear: I oppose the Miers nomination . I'm going to guess that pretty much all the readers here know w...

More on the Burning of Bodies: Some soldiers involved in the "burning bodies" incident have apparently decided to give a defense o...

Artistry: I can't say that I've ever been a special fan of Thomas Kinkade , but I do agree with JHD: it's pretty cool what he...

It's Always Nice... ...to see a serious blogger cite "mama" as a source . I do the same thing myself from time to time. (...

Good News: Congress has passed the ban on reckless lawsuits .

The Burning of Bodies: I was not aware until yesterday that burning bodies was forbidden in Islam. Were you? Four years on from 9/11, we...

Juan Cole & Miller: Today, while dealing with another matter, it came to my attention that Juan Cole has recently produced a paper on Ju...

Once Upon a Time in China: Speaking of old friends who may or may not be dead... A number of years ago I lived in China. My wife, an artist...

An Old Friend Returns: Grim's Hall is delighted to note that our old friend Steve D. is still alive. He was one of Grim's Hall...

The Dangerous Life: I warn you that this is a long essay on a serious topic. Ex Nihlio has a review of Serenity . It focuses on 'love,...

Yet Another Really Great Blog : Well, they're not shy now are they? Still, I recognize many of the names of the contibutors as commentor...

The Legion of Dishonor: A genuine look at our enemy's thinking can be obtained here , by looking at their recruiting successes among con...

"Through Our Enemies' Eyes" Michael Scheuer, who was a top CIA officer and as "Anonymous" wrote critiques of Bush...

Slow Blogging: I apologize for the light blogging of these last couple of days. I've just finished two back-to-back 16 hour days trying...

Cassandra: She writes : for so long silence has beckoned fought off with a torrent of words i'm no longer afraid of falling so peaceful ...

Beans the Dog: Welcome to Beans the dog , now an American. Beans was the pet of the 3/25 Marines in Iraq. She's been adopted by the mo...

Holy. Freekin. S***. Iowa Hawk , in a rather entertaining manner, envisions the ultimate results of comparitivism on the Supreme Court. (v...