The groups we supported were defeated by the Taliban in the civil war that followed Soviet withdrawal. The Taliban and Usama bin Laden were supported by the separate “Sayyaf” group of Mujahideen supported by Saudi Arabia and Deobandi fanatics in Pakistan.
A new study suggests that increases in the price of gasoline have very little impact on consumer behavior. If that’s true, it has serious implications for energy policy.
Like all Presidents before him, Barack Obama is asserting the right to virtually unfettered discretion when it comes to military matters.
I’ll be on Birmingham’s News Radio 105.5 WERC around 11:10 Eastern to discuss the allegations that Auburn University was paying players (and the larger implications this has for college athletics) and rise of concierge vacations for the rich.
To honor the administration’s “no boots on the ground” statements, all covert U.S. personnel in Libya will work barefoot. – Jim Geraghty
Cruise lines are the latest to create separate enclaves for customers willing to pay more to escape the riffraff.
Time for the ThursdayFriday OTB Caption ContestTM
An OTB first, Not Safe For Work Caption Contest — Women with Really Big Jugs
Arnold Schwarzenegger has mastered the worlds of bodybuilding, show business, and politics. Next, he’s going to try his hand at being a Marvel superhero.
Prejudice and negative attitudes towards obese individuals is becoming a global norm, not just an American phenomenon.
The U.S. seems to be on the verge of changing war strategies in Libya, even as it becomes clear that these rebels aren’t necessarily our friends.
The President’s winter polling bounce is gone, and he’s looking vulnerable again.
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has told prosecutors that they can get away with withholding evidence that clears an innocent defendant and never have to face the consequences of their action. That is an outrage.
A new study finds that the robust growth of the financial sector in the United States in recent decades has come at the expense of entrepreneurship.
Presenting photo identification is not an onerous requirement for voting. But there’s next to zero evidence that fraud is a problem.
Nor, it would seem, are really tired clichés.
The “Obama Doctrine,” such as it is, seems to boil down to moral self-certainty combined with a glaring ignorance of reality. That’s a dangerous combination.
Amnesty International is drawing attention to capital punishment in the United States, with bad math and a credulous media on its side.
