Are we seeing more of them? … [Read more...] about ” Invasion of the Word Snatchers”

If an issue manages to unite Barack Obama, Sam Brownback, and George Clooney, it might be worth taking a look at. By the way, let me take a moment to blast CNN's coverage of the Darfur genocide in this article. Start with the word itself: "genocide." They refuse to use it unadultered, saying that it "is being described as genocide." No serious objective scholar denies that a … [Read more...] about Here’s A Clue

Colleges shouldn't refuse to invite speakers like Michael Moore and Ann Coulter just because they're "controversial." They should refuse to invite them because they are morons. … [Read more...] about Easy Answer

More and more, we're moving towards a government where there is indeed an official line — and you toe it, or else:The CIA has imposed new and tighter restrictions on the books, articles, and opinion pieces published by former employees who are still contractors with the intelligence agency. According to several former CIA officials affected by the new policy, the rules … [Read more...] about Bush Administration Clamps Down On Criticism Of It By Former CIA Employees

This is truly alarming: China has secured four oil drilling licences from Nigeria as President Hu Jintao continues his week-long tour of Africa, his second in three years. In exchange China will invest $4bn (£2.25bn) in oil and infrastructure projects in Nigeria. China will buy a controlling stake in Nigeria's 110,000 barrel-a-day Kaduna oil refinery and build a railroad … [Read more...] about The Beijing-Abuja oil axis

The entire Tristate should be ashamed that this professor and her students have been charged in court over the removal of an offensive display which never should have been placed on public property. I have seen this obnoxious display a few times on the grounds of local Roman Catholic churches and parochial schools - it has been moved around the Tristate for years. I am offended … [Read more...] about Shame on NKU!

I haven't done one of these in a while, but how about a round-up of blogospheric reaction to Karl Rove's fifth appearance before the federal grand jury looking into the Plame case? See here. … [Read more...] about Rove testifies again and again and again and again — that’s five times, if you’re counting

See, however much I dislike Bush, I must admit that I don't regard him as evil incarnate. In his heart, he's probably a lot like his father: sensible, pragmatic, and fairly moderate. His extremism, such as there is any, lies in his rabidly pro-business approach to the economy. The problem is that as president he seems to have been pushed to the right by 9/11 and the escalation … [Read more...] about Bush’s immigration problem

Here's a small hint: you'll be seeing and hearing a lot of him from the White House. … [Read more...] about Guess Who Reads Blogs?

From the BBC: Nepal's Maoist rebels have announced a three-month unilateral truce, after street protests forced the country's monarch to restore parliament. The Maoists had earlier said King Gyanendra's move did not go far enough towards meeting their demands. Opposition groups allied to the Maoists however welcomed the king's offer and called off weeks of massive … [Read more...] about Truce and democracy: An update from Nepal

The National Archives' Internal Security Oversight Office (ISOO) has completed its audit of the (formerly-secret) reclassification program conducted over the past several years, and released its report yesterday. The audit uncovered evidence that 25,315 records were reclassified under the program - of a sample of those, 24% were found to fall under the category "clearly … [Read more...] about NARA Audit Reveals Improper Reclassification

From investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:RETIRED OIL EXECUTIVES VOICE SUPPORT FOR RUMSFELD Chauffeur-driven March on Washington Draws Hundreds Responding to the chorus of retired generals who have recently called for his ouster, hundreds of retired oil company executives marched on Washington today to show their support for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. The former … [Read more...] about This Just In!

Did you ever notice something about modern-day, 21st century politics? Increasingly, BOTH political parties seem to think that THEY know what's best to for you — and they'll give it to you, even if they have to shove it down your throat. Dick Meyer, the Editorial Director of CBSNews.com, notices it. And in a must-read column on CBSNews.com he explores this attitude … [Read more...] about THEY Know What’s Best For You

Should we be excited about President George Bush's decision on the strategic oil reserves or not? … [Read more...] about The Strategic Oil Reserves

Guess who's thinking about becoming a blogger? … [Read more...] about “Hey, Dan, Do You Want To Exchange Links?”

....in China, at least. … [Read more...] about “My Cup Runneth Over”

So Fox News' Tony Snow will have to take a financial hit by leaving his cable news and radio gigs to become the official mouthpiece for President George W. Bush. Is that strange? Here's one view. … [Read more...] about Is It Strange That Fox News‘ Tony Snow Is Taking A Pay Cut?

As astounding as it seems, a translation of a piece from a Tunisian newspaper on the must-read site Watching America makes the case that the U.S. has signed off on Iran having nukes -- providing certain guarantees are given. Here's the intro by Watching America's editors to the translated piece:Is it possible that that Washington has tacitly given the go-ahead to Iran to build … [Read more...] about Has The U.S. Tacitly Signed Off On Iran Having Nukes?

What can Great Britain's Tony Blair say about this except "OOPS!":More than 1,000 convicted foreign criminals, including killers, rapists and child abusers, have been freed from prison without being considered for deportation and hundreds are missing, Charles Clarke, the home secretary, admitted yesterday. All the prisoners had committed crimes that should have triggered … [Read more...] about Blair’s Blunders And Troubles Mount

A new study shows that Whites perform better when they are in diverse social groups then when they are in homogeneous organizations. … [Read more...] about Performance-Enhancing Races