Why The Gov't Can't Be Trusted to Reform Health Care: Seriously? One troubling provision of the House bill compels seniors to submit...

"Own to Rent": So, how bad an idea is this ? The plan would let borrowers who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments avoid ...

Why E-books suck . This morning, hundreds of Amazon Kindle owners awoke to discover that books by a certain famous author had mysteriously d...

Service: Why? There's a badly run bar near my house. Used to be a drunk bar -- for probably 50 years. It was quiet then. A good neighbor...

Liberals: Mark Tapscott writes in praise of a liberal : This may come as a shock to some but a liberal college professor was among the most ...

No-Bid Contracts: Goodness, how can this be ? The Defense Department frequently awards no-bid work to small contractors for repairs at milit...

The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games: So it was, this year, fine flags flying amid cloud and rain and sun. If you missed it, I'm sor...

Pain and Valor: The greatest leap of faith at the root of our foundations is the declaration that it is self-evident that all men are create...

And our machines will eat you, too : A Maryland company under contract to the Pentagon is working on a steam-powered robot that would fuel i...

The Ride Home: We have come out of the Wild, having stopped tonight at an inn with an Internet connection. It was an eventful trip, besides...

A Time Beyond the Edge of the Wild: [W]hen they were landed Sir Tristram set up his pavilion upon the land of Camelot, and there he let hang...

There Will Be No New Taxes: But perhaps a small surcharge may be necessary. Also, there may be some 'fees.' And, really, raising t...

Caritas in Veritate : If you are interested in the Pope's new encyclical, you can read it here . There have been a number of reactions,...

Logos : Since we have been discussing aesthetics and ethics, this debate on sacred music and chant is highly appropriate. This may set the...

A Mon Seul Desir : I set out to find the song -- I've been listening to a lot of early music this week -- but the tapestry is at least a...

Officers of the Court - Grim is occasionally fond of recounting a tale of John Randolph. A guest is coming to dinner; Mr. Randolph is not pr...

Independence Day: A merry, and free, one to all of you. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve...

Catching Up: One of the things I've been catching up on since getting back is Schlock Mercenary . This one has a certain high quality.

Trotto : Eric often tells me, and rightly, that we live in an age in which the great things are there for those who have an ear. Here is on...

The Taliban's No Good, Very Bad Day: Get some, Marines . Our hearts are with you.