Smart Diplomacy: You know, today we're just going to quote the editorial board of the New York Times . The Israelis have refused to stop...

FT Hood and PC: Mark Steyn has a remarkable piece outlining just how extremely open the FT Hood jihadist was about his intentions. As the ...

On Pro-Woman Politics: I was reading one of Elise's favorite bloggers, Reclusive Leftist, who cited the Roman emperor Diocletian as a d...

A Late Hit On Thanksgiving Day:

Done Gone from Preachin' to Meddlin': Never my very favorite people, PETA continues to amaze . This time, though, they are honestly...

From me to you: (Click to enlarge. The picture is Mr. Lockit from The Beggar's Opera .)

Thanksgiving At Home: I've spent the last two Thanksgivings in Iraq, where Bill is still again this year. It will be interesting to s...

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly : Apparently, YouTube has decided to offer the full version of Sergio Leone's classic for free, until t...

A Speech: One of you sent me an email about the USS Constitution. I wondered if the story was at all true, so I looked around a bit. I can...

Pushback: A post on LTC West , on the occasion of the SEAL story from yesterday. I have great sympathy for the military lawyer, who must e...

Fight Club Prophecy: I didn't catch Fight Club back in 1999. In fact, I caught it for the first time earlier this fall, about ten year...

Yes, You Can Change. If You Must. Spiked has a pretty good article on the subject of change , and how it distracts. Present educational fa...

Psalm 109: JarHead Dad wrote the other day to mention a new bumper sticker seen up around Pigeon Forge: "Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8....

Collapse Through Debt: The Wall Street Journal reports : President Barack Obama took office promising to lead from the center and solve big...

Beer Will Make It All Better: ... if you're a man . Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a thir...

Give them the bayonet . Colonel Lewis L. Millett, an Army veteran of three wars who received the Medal of Honor for leading a rare bayonet c...

The Insanity of the Law: We've reached a point in our history at which we honestly have no idea what the law says. For example : This a...

No Decision? That's what the White House is saying : President Barack Obama will not announce his decision on sending more troops to Afg...

Project VALOUR-IT 2009 Final Scores: I'd just like to pass on Cassandra's words of congratulation to all of you, in her capacity as ...

Don't be hatin'. The blogger Instapunk has an interesting rant (note: very strong language in parts) on the phenomenon of what I...