Terror House: The Geek w/ A .45's series on his trip to Budapest takes a turn from the celebratory to the horrific. All the same, this...

Strange Story: I discovered sometime last week that a pair of journalists (FOX News) had been missing and presumed captive in Palestine. Thi...

"Ah, the City of Cathedrals" Geek with a .45 is just back from Budapest . Don't miss his writeup on the statuary of the city,...

The Long War: A West Point Major and myself discuss it here .

More Fun With Neighbors: Some of you will recall that I recently moved. Longtime readers may recall the adventures of Captain Moonshine ne...

Booby Trap: The Donovan points out that a new risk threatens our soldiers.

Dog Treats: Andi at Milblogs points out a story I think is great: care packages for canine soldiers .

A Poll in Iraq: If you haven't seen this opinion poll of Iraqis, take a look at it. It's interesting: a plurality of Iraqis thin...

A Basic Law of Economics, Explained: Here , with thanks to Cowboy Blob .

Cutting Aid for Wounded Soldiers in an Election Year: A war fought with IEDs produces a larger percentage of brain injuries than in previous...

Good Job: It is always good to see these kidnapper gangs busted up, and it is always good to see weapons caches recovered. Iraqi army sold...

Ithaca: Ahem. This reminds me of something . The old man next looked upon Ulysses; "Tell me," he said, "who is that other, s...

A Clintonian Birthday: Russ Vaughn has composed some birthday wishes for Bill Clinton. It's just as off-color as you'd expect, giv...

Ooh-Rah: Here's a great story that shows why we should be proud to have the allies we have. This guy is what "British Sergeant Ma...

Plato Sucks: I feel a lot better after reading this critique of Plato from the London Guardian . [ The Republic ] is long, sprawling and me...

Swords and Songs and Beer: Today is a day I mark with celebration each year: the day that I first encounter a seasonal Oktoberfest brew for...

Swords: Kim du Toit has cause this week to recommend the keeping of swords . Good on him -- there is nothing better than a sword. Let me re...

Off Again: I am taking advantage of three days' unseasonably cool weather to go into the Wild. I will return Monday, or thereabouts. In...

Chicken, Road, Crossing: John's post at MilBlogs is very funny. The comments include some additional suggestions which are just as fun...

Hate Crimes & The South: Via Southern Appeal , a truly remarkable piece on the accounting of hate crimes. I had always opposed the leg...