Back Again, Mike? Looks like old-time Milblogger Mike the Marine is back out Anbar way. He and I appear to have almost overlapped in Iraq,...

Greyhawk at Home: Hawk is home again, from recent wanderings. He has some thoughts , in his usual form. I've met a few milbloggers, bu...

Touching Lives: The Pope's speech to Americans, which talked about the other day, had the power to move hearts . Even hearts that began...

Tax Week So I've seen a lot of people angry about their taxes this week. I'm not very happy about mine, either. I haven't done...

Changes: Yesterday, Cassandra posted a short photo essay called How We Have Changed , relevant to Joel's post, below. As we also mentio...

"I know it when I see it". American Digest takes a look at...well...something I am finding hard to describe. I'm no stranger t...

ERODING OUR FREEDOMS ONE CRISIS AT A TIME I am about thirty pages from finishing Jonah Goldberg’s fascinating book Liberal Fascism and I ha...

Two citations today, to inform our recent discussion. The first one is from the invaluable book The Archaelogy of Weapons: Arms and Armor...

Ave! Let us hail the Pope on his visit to America. This particular pope is a serious and careful thinker, and agree with him or disagree, ...

A Small Admission: I am really enjoying this moment where Senator Clinton tries to win on the votes of Southern white men . I'm neither...

More Sexism: At the Corner , where they note: Tag is a game "of intense aggression," according to one McLean, Va., school . (This,...

Sexism? We've heard that older feminists were angry about Senator Obama's pushing aside of Senator Clinton as presumptive favorite. ...

More Words to Live By: "Close Air Support covers a multitude of sins ." To whit .

Hark, the Bold Milboggers Sing: " Beer is the cure for everything ."

WELL. This is just plain fascinating. Memeorandum, at 10:20pm EST on April 12th . Senator Obama has, as the saying goes, stepped on his trai...

"You need to know where you stand with them at all times." Not quite as good as 'More cowbell', but still.

Scenes from Savannah: I'm still very busy. Oh, I found out a secret. Cassandra's opened a store down here. Think I'm making th...

Thanks, Chuck. Requiescat in pace.

...“You probably have time to put on pants, Sir.” LT G relates his and his platoon's experiences during the recent Mahdi army 'revol...

Grim's World Tour: Almost home. One more flight. I've been several places lately. Friday: Saturday: Sunday: But the sight I want m...