Swordfighters for Peace: It's not so outrageous. After all, the Prince of Peace said , "[I]f you don't have a sword, sell your...

Crows Fly Backwards: ...to keep the dust out of their eyes. Unfortunately, this is a terrible version of this song, which is otherwise delig...

Rush to Heap: I have never seen a man for whom so many rushed to heap honors at his feet . In readings of history, I can think of only one ...

Photo of the Year: At BlackFive , via McQ.

Another Way: Apropos of our last discussion on modern women and manly men, a former British ambassador responds to a troll. The subject of...

Mystery Solved? You know why we're having a financial crisis now -- Social Security, Medicare, Federal pensions? Why Europe is falling ...

Glenn Beck: This guy is something else . I've only watched one episode of his work, so I don't know that much about him. He is not ...

Blue Stonehenge: Earthquakes seem to come regularly , these days: Archaeologists have discovered evidence of what they believe was a second ...

For My Sister: ...who has been spending a lot of time out Jackson way:

Boom: NASA prepares to bomb the moon . Close, but no cigar , boys.

Free Speech: The administration has declared against free speech at the UN : The new resolution, championed by the Obama administration, has...

Things Have Changed Back Home: A story from Forsyth County, Georgia , where I grew up: An effort to crack down on prostitution in Forsyth Co...

Mack the Knife: My taste doesn't run to jazz, but I still enjoy Mark Steyn's writings on the history of 20th century music. The sto...

A Good Article: National Affairs has a short, comprehensive look at the problems facing America's middle class . Indeed, the problems ...

Smart Diplomacy: This is what comes of forgetting that you are not President of the World.

So Close To Agreement: By an odd quirk of fate, the last time we talked about Bernard-Henri Levy, it was in combination with today's to...

No Joke At All: A commonplace of American humor is the joke taking the form, "Did you hear the one about the farmer's daughter?...

Betrayal: Stabbed in the back , man. I mean, who got this guy elected? Seriously, a wise call by the administration on this issue. Given ...

John Stewart is Wrong: Lancelot was a dragon slayer . He slew the dragon at the chapel near King Pelles' castle, on the occasion that ...

The Philosopher's Petition: Professor Althouse excoriates French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy for his failure to explain exactly why ...