The Other War: A few notes on a topic that interests me, though we don't much cover it here: Border Violence Alarms Chertoff . "Th...

Holly's Book: I knew that Holly Aho was a wonderful person, because of the work she does on behalf of our servicemen. Still, a wonderfu...

The plot thins ... ( via KJ ) On Wednesday, the Army said Rebrook would not have been asked to pay the money if he had filled out two requir...

"Self-Regulation": One is never surprised to find the EU on the side of "regulation," and so, one is not surprised : The...

Don't Mention the War: This is going to be hard to explain to supporters of Free Expression. GERMAN cops will use sweeping powers to co...

Some time ago, Grim kindly offered to allow me to opine here from time to time but due to work demands and my decision to reopen VC, I had n...

AMERICAblog & Body Armor: The folks over at AMERICAblog have reported on a case which ought to be of real concern, if the facts are as ...

Goodnight, Ma'am: I finally found a proper eulogy for Virginia Puller , wife and widow of Lt. Gen. "Chesty" Puller . Thanks t...

The Western Way of Religious Criticism Mark Steyn recently contrasted NBC's stance on Christian and Muslim sensitivities: Thus, NBC is ...

Knights of the White Cross: The Commissar thought he was being ironic. Here now is the latest of the pro-Denmark images, a cause I am boun...

Russ Vaughn in The American Thinker : An article by our poet on the recent poem, quoted below. He reminds us -- I never doubted it -- that...

Supporting the Troops: Certain recent discussions have reminded me of a number of things we've done over the last few years. Grim's...

Criticism, Censorship, Context: There does seem to be a lot of confusion about the difference between the American cartoon case, and the Dan...

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: Some days I wonder if Bush is everything (well, not everything ) Sovay says he is. What genius decided on this? The ...

A Study in Contrast: For the benefit of the readers, I would like to explore the difference between a courtly note of protest, and a communi...

The Joint Chiefs Blast the Washington Post : I've seen a PDF version of this letter . This is roughly a slap across the face of certain...

Buy Danish: Although a bit late as often is the case, I'd like to join in supporting the "Defend Denmark" campaign. Gaijin Bi...

Good Gracious: I think I haven't linked to the Cotillion since their last Independence Day celebration. I did glance at it this week, h...

Catholic Blog Awards: "Feddie" Dillard of Southern Appeal writes to ask for support in the Catholic Blog Awards . Although not a ...

State of the Union: (also posted here ) Last night, the President gave a speech to Congress, in accordance with a Constitutional requirement...