The Economist says we're "cool," but is it true that we're also politically dysfunctional? I have some reaction, along with some continued election coverage, at, well, The Reaction -- click, read, and let me know what you think of us (are we cool? are we dysfunctional?). … [Read more...] about Canada’s dysfunctional politics

I have no idea what the hell this is, and it does cost $19,999.95...but I want one. Santa, are you listening? I want a JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank. Hop to it fat man! (click the picture for more pictures) … [Read more...] about Want To Buy A JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank?

If you are so inclined...download it here. You may have to right-click the link and select "Save As." Or you can just listen to it in a browser window. My segment starts 30 minutes in. … [Read more...] about Last Night’s Subject2Discussion Podcast

And I have the proof! (heh) … [Read more...] about There Really IS A War On Christmas!!!

Things aren't looking so good to the liberal-hawk blogger.I am not at all optimistic about Egypt’s future in the medium term. I have yet to meet a single Egyptian who is. Their pessimism isn’t merely contagious…it’s convincing. The ruling party, supposedly America’s “ally,â€? is hideously corrupt to the core. It is not ideological, just venal, well-armed, and … [Read more...] about Michael Totten On Egypt

I have a great new co-blogger at The Reaction, Grace Miao, and her first post is a moving remembrance of the horrible events of Dec. 6, 1989, when a man killed 14 women at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique. It's now known as The Montreal Massacre. I encourage you to read Grace's excellent post, to learn more about what happened, and to think about the larger issue of violence … [Read more...] about In memoriam: The Montreal Massacre (Dec. 6, 1989)

Were rats somehow involved in the demise of Easter Island? Well, rats and Europeans? The accepted wisdom has been this: The natives deforested the land in order to transport the 10-ton stone statues for which the island is renowned. This deforestation brought about erosion and the destruction of farmland. Then the natives destroyed themselves in a cannibalistic civil war in … [Read more...] about The rats of Easter Island

Good. Because people, the treatment he said he received is sickening.WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 - A German citizen who says he was abducted, beaten and taken to Afghanistan by American agents in an apparent case of mistaken identity in 2003 filed suit in federal court today against George J. Tenet, the former C.I.A. director, and three companies said to have been involved in secret … [Read more...] about Former Terror Detainee Sues US

Peter Jackson's new version of King Kong is being praised by primate advocates. A reader sent us this:Why 'King Kong' speaks our language With Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong hitting theaters this month, and its amazing special effects that required no real apes, primate advocates have created a spoof targeting Hollywood's use of great ape "actors." It's part of the No … [Read more...] about King Kong Pleases Primate Advocates

Well, besides the Republicans? One of my favorite Democrat Senators. And he has some VERY good points. … [Read more...] about Who’s Pointing Out The Dems Are Split On Iraq?

Sad indeed... BAGHDAD — An unnamed woman, her face shielded behind a curtain and her voice masked, gave a harrowing account today of torture and sexual abuse at the hands of Saddam Hussein’s security forces during the trial of the former Iraqi leader. “They forced me to take off my clothes,â€? said the woman, referred to only as Witness A by the court. “They kept my … [Read more...] about Saddam’s Attorneys Use Abu Ghraib To Rebut Torture

Some are saying that he'll rule the all-time box office. What do you think? … [Read more...] about Will Kong Be King?

He gets it...right. … [Read more...] about Lindsey Graham On Detainee Rights

to find out that TMV has been nominated in the Best Group Blog category in Wizbang's Weblog Awards — and although we're not holding our breath about winning, we do hope you'll vote. Here's the link where you can vote on this category. Visit all the fine blogs and if you like TMV you're allowed to VOTE once every 24 hour period. Polling ends December 15th. Here's the … [Read more...] about It Was A Pleasant Surprise To Our Readers, Too…

President Bush is part of the war on Christmas:What's missing from the White House Christmas card? Christmas. This month, as in every December since he took office, President Bush sent out cards with a generic end-of-the-year message, wishing 1.4 million of his close friends and supporters a happy "holiday season." Many people are thrilled to get a White House Christmas card, … [Read more...] about Attention Bill O’Reilly:

Amid rumors that he could be under consideration for Defense Secretary in 2006, and reports that the highly independent man he defeated for Senate may run against him when he's up for re-election, Senator Joe Lieberman has now been pitchforked back into the headlines with this proposal: Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, increasingly isolated in his own Democratic party because of his … [Read more...] about Senator Joseph Lieberman Wants A “War Cabinet”

...because they make a greater share of the income. Plus the fact that we have a progressive tax structure. Why is this fact so difficult to understand? And why is it that so many otherwise intelligent conservative thinkers love to trot it out? … [Read more...] about The Rich Pay a Greater Share of Taxes…

Op-Ed in today's Washington Post: Subjecting the newly declassified White House "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq" to a cynically inspired computer search, I find that the name "Donald Rumsfeld" is missing from the document's 35 pages. A reasonable person would be confounded by this. How can we have "Victory in Iraq" if the man in command has already brought us … [Read more...] about Richard Cohen: Let Rumsfeld Go

From the BBC: "David Cameron has been elected as the new Conservative leader by a margin of more than two to one over David Davis. The 39-year-old beat Mr Davis by 134,446 votes to 64,398 in a postal ballot of Tory members across the UK." I'll have more on this, including analysis of what Cameron's victory means for the Conservative Party and the future of British politics, in … [Read more...] about David Cameron wins U.K. Conservative Party leadership race

Here's some disturbing news from Kansas: A professor whose planned course on creationism and intelligent design was canceled after he sent e-mails deriding Christian conservatives was hospitalized Monday after what appeared to be a roadside beating. University of Kansas religious studies professor Paul Mirecki said that the two men who beat him made references to the class … [Read more...] about Anti-ID Kansas professor beaten by cowardly thugs