The Difference Between A "Gunman" and a "Gunfighter": Moron . Times Sq. gunman held weapon like rapper A Times Square bl...

Some Further Thoughts on Just War: National Review meditates : In fact, however, the classic just-war tradition began, not with a presumpti...

Congratulations, Navy. Oh well, there's always next year.

Ode to Sawdust: Where a poplar fell Now stretches, most precisely, A white angel.

On the Mighty Chainsaw: Since we bought the new place, I've been cutting and splitting a lot of wood. There are downed trees all across...

Malthusian Madness: Is there something in the water that is making all these people long for Chinese-style authoritarianism? First it was M...

Darwin Rides Again: ...this time, to the mall! Prof Kruger said on the other hand in prehistoric times men had to hunt for specific items wh...

The Nobel Speech: Today's speech underlines just how odd this whole Peace Prize award to the President really is. I would be remiss if I...

Down In Flames: Significant content warning, but Eric's old friend Dennis the Peasant has hit bonaza dirt on at least that first video....

Gotta Recommend This One: Our very good friend Greyhawk points out this article , about battlefield screwups that were hilarious (until peo...

"This Is Not A Baby" Joe's post on the subject of religion as adaptation meriting, as it does, future consideration and a full...

State Department Writings: I have two pieces on the State Department at BLACKFIVE: The Good , and The Bad and The Ugly .

Good Point from TigerHawk: "Just when you think ' they can't keep making it harder '..." Regulatory risk from the fede...

The Cloisters: This proves to be a beautiful place in a beautiful park, reachable by footpath through a wood that runs atop a cliff overlook...

Femina Sapiens : Our friends at City Journal have another thought provoking article .

Irish Music, Yankee Style: In honor of the unexpected raid into the north country, some good Yankee music.

Forecast: Snow Down Below First of all, let me congratulate Alabama on their victory, and an oustanding season. Though a Bulldogs fan myse...

The Faith Instinct , Morality, and Envy - A slightly reduced caseload, a short bit of leave ending in a short bit of sickness - I found time...

Absence: I apologize for the continuing lack of new posting. I've been in D.C. with Uncle Jimbo all week, and I'm afraid the consta...

Summer 2011: Apparently the main thing we are meant to take from tonight's speech was a very limited commitment to Afghanistan. So let ...