Christmas Cheer: Via our old friend Dad29 , a pointer to another of the great stories from LawDog : Tactical advice for those intending to r...

The Arvel at Yuletide: Last spring, we held the arvel for my father-in-law . Unsurprisingly, his wife of fifty years did not long survive...

EVANGELICALS AGAINST HUCKABEE To my knowledge, no organization with the above name exists. That is a pity because it should. If, as many p...

Did the botox wear off or something? (warning: view at your own risk) The drudge report posted an unflattering photo of Hillary Clinton this...

A Marine's family and his dog. bthun noticed this story : The family of an Albany Marine killed earlier this year in Iraq will become th...

GREAT WESTERNS Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I LOVE Westerns, be they movies or books. Consequently, I am always on the look...

School is In: A quick Iraq story, to lay over the following email from our old friend JarHeadDad. Last week, LTCOL (Ret.) Oliver North was ...

A True Classic of Heroic Leadership Fiction: Okay, my mind is on fiction tonight and it's all Joel's fault. On my way home last tim...

A Short Ramble on His Dark Materials : Joel's recent post on The Golden Compass and the general webwide chatter about it got me to thin...

Hunting Hyenas: About a week or so ago, I actually got a few hours off during the daylight. I'd seen some hyenas wandering around at ni...

RELIGION AND THE CULTURE The subject of religion has once again taken center stage in the national discourse. One could say that this is uns...

Iowahawk & TNR: I believe our Eric Blair is also from Iowa : Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 ..... 875 Next By the weekend, the Standard's editor,...

The Old and the Young: I have had relatively little time lately, and I apologize for that. My old favorite, Arts & Letters Daily , prov...

Defining Victory: I think it's helpful to be able to articulate a vision for victory. That said, it is possible to be wrong about this...

Another "Been in Iraq Too Long" List: You've probably seen the famous one , but this list is even better. "You kick asid...

Yule Gifts: As always, I'll repost a link to Sgt. Rob's 'Gifts for Deployed Soldiers.' The Gerber Applegate-Fairbairn rema...

Bet nobody involved had a clean pair of pants after this. (Watch it all the way through). Anti-tank Missile Accident

Friday Links: More on the surfer who solved the world . There's a useful analogy to an earlier point in physics. As the article notes,...

Thanksgiving: I wish one and all a Happy Thanksgiving. I am most thankful for a warm and friendly home, where my mother is baking pumpkin gi...

Feel Free to ... err...Pile On® Pile On® offers some appropriate post-prandial exercise for Turkey Day over at The Institute: This is a foo...