Megan McArdle astonished me this afternoon by penning a piece in which she confessed to buying a $1,500 food processor.  I had no idea that...

You probably saw this link to U.S. Palm's new Defender body armor for civilians at Instapundit .  It's an interesting concept. I ...

This week several Euro countries have been slashed to junk rating, and even Germany was not able to sell about a third of the bonds it offe...

Things for which to be thankful: The Land I am very fortunate to have space, and a few moments of quiet, for thought. Good Ch...

I'm lost in crochet world again. My niece will be married in six months, carrying, I hope, a crocheted-lace ribbon tied around her bouq...

She's good and right on the question she takes on here.  Let's review Pakistan's relationship with the United States. Pakis...

Here's one of the last of the old school PSYOP NCOs .  59 years young!

Greyhawk features a beautiful quote in his long piece today. Chester G. Hearn, in a recent history of Harper's Ferry in the Civil War...

I have a Russian friend who has been arguing to me for years that India represents humanity's hope.  Perhaps he's right. You hav...

To my great pleasure, I see that Sierra Nevada's annual release of Celebration Ale has begun.  If you like a dry, hoppy beer of the IPA...

In The Corner, John Derbyshire links to a story: Caring and Trust linked to genetic variation . Individuals homozygous for the G allele (c...

I read today that Larry Munson, the voice of the Georgia Bulldogs, died this weekend at the age of 89.   When I was growing up, my f...

Take a moment, and watch the whole thing.  Sounds downright cruel.

From Detroit: That seems like a fair reading of Genesis 3:21 .  Does PETA have a response to the gentleman? From Massachusetts...

You can read an interview with these ladies here .  (H/t: Medieval News ).

So, let's watch the first minute or so of this clip. Now, plainly these kids are a pain in the ass.  The cops have more important th...

When a group of ex-CIA operators offers to help you sort out a life-and-death situation, you might want to consider the offer carefully . ...

Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. It i...

The University of Minnesota has a piece suggesting that Mr. Gingrich the only candidate in the recent debates who has come under no attacks ...

Now this is the kind of speech you want to hear from a democratically-elected leader .  It's a merciless assault on the un-elected tec...