Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Except in the rare circumstance when genocide is the goal, war is never an end in itself. It is always a means to the end of a better negotiating position. Someone in one of these threads mentioned the old saying that war is diplomacy by other means. With this in
Continue readingI was told yesterday that I am a “warmonger.” I opposed the invasion of Iraq. But I’m a warmonger. I believe that war should be used only as a last resort. But I am a warmonger. Why? Well, because I refuse to denounce all war as evil. Because I believe
Continue readingAre you proud to be an American (or a German, or a Brazilian, or whatever nationality your are)? Why, or why not? I’ll share my answer with you tomorrow. I look forward to reading yours. My Answer: I am proud to be an American, but sad as well. I’m proud
Continue readingRather than start a new thread, I’m going to let the one from yesterday run another day. The conversation is the most important one we could possibly have here, and it appears to just be gaining momentum. I invite everyone reading this to read the comments to that post and
Continue readingAt your command, BigAl. In fact, my first post will feature you. A couple weeks ago I asked for everyone, but especially liberal readers of this blog for their positive ideas on what America should do now to counter the jihad that is being waged against us. After a false
Continue readingI’m off for a few days (ski week, although we’re not skiing) and I’ll be without computer access. I’m therefore keeping my fingers crossed that DQ will have the time and the inclination to blog here. I always love coming back to my blog after he’s taken over, because his
Continue readingAs you know, I agree with Ann Coulter, who considers Obama a singularly uninspiring orator. She thinks he’s given a pass because he’s black. I think he’s given a pass because, in our inarticulate age, he’s able to string sentences together (something, sadly, that President Bush can’t do). Take, for
Continue readingJohn Edwards is clearly attempting to attract the European vote. It was Europeans after all, who opined in large numbers that Israel is the most dangerous nation in the world. In a clear effort to attract Europeans to the polls in 2008, Peter Bart’s column reports on this gem: “Perhaps
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Continue readingThe West has developed a sophisticated capacity to destroy but, unlike any culture I can think of, it’s also developed a staggering ability to create, save and nurture: A premature baby that doctors say spent less time in the womb than any other surviving infant is to be released from
Continue readingOne of the best ways to mask a bad argument is to conflate similar, yet entirely separate ideas, one of which is valid, one of which isn’t. Juggle these ideas around often enough and your reader will lose track of their separate identity and eventually give to both a status
Continue readingThere’s much consternation in Denmark today after a jury found four men guilty under the country’s new anti-terrorism laws, and a reviewing panel of judges promptly overruled the verdict as to three of the men, based on insufficient evidence: The panel of judges hearing Denmark’s first trial involving suspects charged
Continue readingSorry for the complete blackout today. I meant to come up to my office, read the paper and other stuff and blog. What happened instead was that the kids went to play with neighbors, so I sat down for a minute with a book. The dog jumped on my lap
Continue readingMany of us put a great deal of faith in conventional wisdom, because we assume that it’s a useful distillation of actual facts. If that’s your view, and you draw your conclusions based on CW, rather than on actual facts, you need a reality check and you can get one,
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