Strong Men Armed . WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2010 - U.S. forces in the Marja region of Afghanistan are engaged in a series of missions to prime t...

Snowfall: I have no doubt that my friends in the north are very tired of it, but for me, this is the first time I've seen falling snow s...

Abraham Lincoln: A figure quite controversial at times, at other times treated as a kind of saint, Lincoln is today celebrated at Powerline ...

"Forcing"? I mean, it is the French, but still ... Elisabeth Badinter, a leading French feminist, has warned the green movement is...

Lightning Advisory: Washington, D.C. No shame at all . Robert Gibbs today tried to take credit for the success in Iraq even though both Bid...

Movement II: A Lit Fuse Boom . We have not only fixed nothing the so-called "coordinated actions" of so-called "world leader...

Movement: From the National Review : Imagine if a Republican administration had proposed various cost control initiatives to trim the growth...

Sports as a Metaphor for Life: Southern Appeal : Here’s the New York Times article documenting the president’s pick, the Colts. (Update: Jo...

Super Bowl Thread: Peyton Manning is a fine young man, I have family connections to the University of Tennessee where he became famous, and ...

Since music seems to be the topic today, I came across this item . The authorities do not know exactly how many people have been killed warb...

A Boy Leaves Home: In this scene from La Nef's "Perceval: La Quete Du Graal" , Perceval asks his mother to get him something ...

Professor of Law: The lady gives him too much credit. It was not expertise in the law that led him to bait the Supreme Court before the uni...

Instapunk is in despair . Now, I tend to think Instapunk has been overwrought of late, but he's got a point here. I want to know how the...

Play Deguello : The end is nigh .

Press: Actually, We Haven't The Slightest Idea What's Up With The Economy For several months, every time an unemployment report sho...

Nashville: Looks like fun. As much as I like a kilt, though, I'm not sure it's all that effective as a political ploy. One of the th...

The Beatings Will Improve Morale: According to my morning's email, Tartanic has agreed to come down to play in Georgia for the first tim...

Art & Duty: What do we make of a case like this ? (H/t: Arts & Letters Daily .) [Children's book author Remi] chose to spend th...

Heh. Just Heh. I have a couple friends like this guy. It's good to have friends.

Shut Them Out: The Politico reports : President Obama's back is against the wall, so he's getting in touch with his inner Agnew, hit...