Samantha Power to Spend More Time with Family
Samantha Power is leaving the Obama administration to spend more time with her family. No, really.
Conservative Media Its Own Worst Enemy
Conservatives complaining about biased coverage from the liberal media should instead look in the mirror.
Fox News Calls NRA Claim ‘Ridiculous’
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace called a controversial NRA claim “ridiculous.”
Do We Need Affirmative Action for Boys?
Christina Hoff Summers argues that America needs to fix the way we educate boys.
Does All-Volunteer Military Break the Social Compact?
Andrew Bacevich bemoans the social impact of the all-volunteer force.
30 Second Super Bowl Commercial Costs $3.8 Million
At nearly $4 million for a 30 second spot, advertising on the Super Bowl is a bargain.
Toomer Corner Oaks Being Cut Down
Auburn’s famed Toomer’s Corner Oaks will be cut down, an acknowledgment that they’ll never be healthy again after an idiot Alabama fan poisoned them.
Further Evidence Limbaugh Should be Ignored on Immigration
Really, more evidence he should be ignored in general.
Turkey Embassy Bombing Not Another Benghazi
Ross Wilson, former US ambassador to Turkey, says yesterday’s suicide attack on our embassy in Ankara “was no Benghazi.”
Hagel Hearing Farce
My latest for The National Interest, “Ignoring the Hagel Hearing Farce,” has posted.
DIA Briefing Encourages Women to Wear Makeup and Skirts
The “I” in DIA apparently does not stand for Intelligence.
Suicide Not a Victimless Crime
When someone kills himself after being bullied, we rightly condemn the bully. Should we condemn his victim, too?
Ed Koch Dead at 88
Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City and one of America’s most colorful politicians, has died at 88.
Law School Applications Nearing 30 Year Low
Applications to America’s Law Schools are down, because the nature of the legal profession is changing.
The Role of Editors
I have over the years been both editor and edited; currently, I’m both, often in the same day. Some thoughts on the relationship.
Coca, Cocaine, and Cola
Plus some thoughts on prohibitionist policies (because sometimes a Quick Pick grows in the making).
Initial GDP Report Shows Economy Contracting In Final Quarter Of 2012
Some surprisingly bad economic news
The Army is Not the NFL
A retired Marine gunny argues that women should not be in the infantry since they’re not in the National Football League.
Virginia Electoral College Reform Bill Fails
Virginia has decisively killed a bill that would have awarded the Commonwealth’s electoral votes to the winner of gerrymandered congressional districts rather than the statewide winner.
Killer Kitties Create Carnage
The New York Times breaks the shocking story (“That Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier Than You Think”) that cats kill birds and small mammals.
Gitmo Closing Office Closed; Gitmo Still Open
The office working to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba has been closed.
