A new guide to "appropriate" torture methods has been released by the Army, and some speculate that McCain will be none too pleased. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Army Tries To Thwart McCain’s Anti-Torture March?

Looks like the Washington Post is having an internal struggle.NEW YORK After two days of controversy, several newsroom staffers at The Washington Post, including Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr., said today they do not object to online columnist Dan Froomkin's "White House Briefing," which has sparked a debate over its title and its alleged liberal content. But they contend … [Read more...] about Wash Post Brawling Over “Liberal” Columnist

So there's already been one attempt by Iranian forces to subvert the democratic process in Iraq. Obviously, shame on them...but is it any surprise? I have more here. … [Read more...] about Fixing The Iraqi Elections

Raw Story reports that Fitzgerald wasn't particularly enamored with Rove's last minute testimony. But what does that mean? Here's more:A few weeks after he took over the investigation into the leak of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson in early 2004, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald had already become suspicious that Karl Rove and Vice President Cheney’s then-chief … [Read more...] about More On Rove’s Fate

Our occasional linkfest from weblogs of all kinds and opinions. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TMV.George Clooney Is Tired Of "Liberal" Being A Dirty Word and here's a conservative view on that. More On The Execution Of Stanley Tookie Williams at Politopics. And Even More in this MUST READ that mixes in some dramatic personal anecdotes to reach a … [Read more...] about Around The ‘Sphere

This of all weeks is a perfect time to check out Iraqi and Afghani bloggers, given the watershed elections that will be held in Iraq. And this of all weeks is a great time to explore The Carnival Of The Liberated, which has the best of the best links from Iraqi and Afghani bloggers. … [Read more...] about The Best Of Iraqi And Afghani Bloggers

It's sort of like the old saying: when in doubt, leave it out:Interior Secretary Gale Norton, campaigning to win oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, had the urgency of a saleswoman falling short of her monthly quota. "ANWR would supply every drop of petroleum for Florida for 29 years," she told a friendly audience at the Heritage Foundation yesterday, "New … [Read more...] about A Slippery Argument On Arctic Oil Drilling

The show starts at 9:00 p.m. CST. To remind, I'll be on in my new slot at 9:30 CST. Just click here and you'll either launch an audio application OR you'll download a file that you can click and it launches an audio player. Hope you like the show! … [Read more...] about Subject2Discussion Tonight

AP: RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) -- Former President Ford, suffering from "a horrible cold," was in the hospital Tuesday for what his chief of staff called routine medical tests. Ford, 92, was admitted to Eisenhower Medical Center late Monday and was expected to be released Wednesday, spokeswoman Penny Circle said from Ford's Rancho Mirage office about 110 miles east of Los … [Read more...] about Former President Ford Hospitalized

I respond to Notre Dame Law Professor Rick Garnett over at The Debate Link. Short version: education is a community endeavor, so any solution to our schooling debacle has to incorporate strengthening communities, not breaking them down. … [Read more...] about Some Reflections on “School Choice”

Oh...many things. Find some of those thoughts here. … [Read more...] about What Does Henry Kissinger Think Of Iraq?

Popular Iraqi blog Iraq the Model reports here on the early stages of voting in Iraq's parliamentary elections. ITM is characteristically optimistic. ********** A new opinion poll "suggests Iraqis are generally optimistic about their lives, in spite of the violence that has plagued Iraq since the US-led invasion," according to the BBC. However, "security fears still dominate … [Read more...] about Optimism in Iraq

The Washington Post's Bob Woodward received a megablast from Newsweek's Howard Fineman due to his journalistic technique — yet another sign of how the once-idolized, legendary Watergate reporter's status has changed within his profession:MADISON — Howard Fineman, Newsweek's chief political correspondent, said Monday night in the first program of a Drew University … [Read more...] about Bob Woodward’s Access Journalism Blasted by Newsweek‘s Howard Fineman

Nope, it's not Holly. Hey everybody, this is Justin Gardner from Donklephant. Today I turned 29. Now I get a whole year to anticipate turning 30. As George W. Bush would infamously declare, and John Kerry would unconvincingly stammer, "Bring...It...On!" Oh, and if you want to get me a present, vote for Donklephant in the Weblog Awards by going here. I love you all very much. … [Read more...] about It’s My Birthday Today

May I write a post that is entirely self-interested? (Although some of my critics among you may find all of my posts self-interested!) I don't write much about myself either here or at The Reaction. I prefer to let my posts speak for themselves. But allow me to mention that today is my birthday, my first as a blogger. And, as always, the last few lines of Pink Floyd's "Time" … [Read more...] about One year older…

Last week, I mentioned that I have a new co-blogger at The Reaction, Grace Miao, who is writing extensively about the upcoming Canadian federal election. Grace's latest post -- an astute dissection of the advertising campaigns of the two major parties, the ruling Liberal Party and the opposition Conservative Party -- is here. ********** I have another new co-clogger based in … [Read more...] about Politics in Canada and Britain: Liberalism, conservatism, and the quest for electoral success

The end finally came for Stanley Tookie Williams who was executed here in California early this morning but there is no end in sight for the debate over the issue of capital punishment. The AP reports the latest developments this way:CALIFORNIA prison officials last night executed Stanley "Tookie" Williams, 51, the ex-leader of the Crips gang who killed four people in 1979. He … [Read more...] about Stanley Tookie Williams Finally Executed But Debate Rages

Coverage of the French riots was all the rage, at least until the riots died down and the story became, well, a non-story. But now there's a new and similar story coming out of Australia, where riots are engulfing parts of Sydney and other areas of New South Wales: Violence triggered by race tensions has hit Sydney for a second night, with youths damaging cars and shops. A … [Read more...] about Sydney’s shame: Race riots down under

Just ran across this story that came out last week. From the AFP: Paul Wolfowitz suggested that US forces might not have invaded Iraq if Washington had known then that the regime of Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction. "And I'm not sure based on the evidence we know now that we could have been absolutely convinced that there was no danger, absolutely no danger," … [Read more...] about Wolfowitz Rethinks Iraq’s WMDs and War

Dan Froomkin's daily "White House Briefing" has recently been accused by the Washington Post's own ombudsman as being "liberal and opinionated." Froomkin takes issue with that, as do I. … [Read more...] about Washington Post Columnist Defends Himself