The Next Ugly Shoe Trend
You know those creepy running shoes that look like fluorescent feet? They’re going mainstream.
Presidential Reading List
Foreign Policy’s David Kenner has a reading list for President Obama to help him get read for his big speech to recast our relationship with the Arab world. Topping the Persian Gulf section is Crossroads Arabia, by our own John Burgess.
Rapists Not Viewed as Criminals?
Amanda Marcotte argues that society secretly sympathizes with rapists.
Romney’s Federalism Dodge
Romney wants to make a federalism based argument for why his MA health care bill is good, while the PPACA is tyrannical. However, just saying that is not an argument.
Bush: OBL Raid ‘Good Call’
If former President George W. Bush has any bitterness that Osama bin Laden was finally killed under his successor, he’s not showing it.
Mitt Romney Tries To Thread The ObamaCare/RomneyCare Needle
Mitt Romney began his effort to confront what is likely to be his biggest political liability in the 2012 campaign.
Health Care, the GOP Field, and Tribal Politics
How much of public opinion is about tribal political identification and how much is about the actual policies themselves?
Ron Paul: I Would Not Have Ordered The Mission Against Bin Laden
Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who will enter the Presidential race tomorrow, says he wouldn’t have tried to have Osama bin Laden killed.
John McCain: Neither Waterboarding Nor Any Other Form Of Torture Led To Bin Laden
John McCain thoroughly dismantles the argument that Osama bin Laden’s capture vindicates the use of so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques.”
Spouses and Running for the Presidency
Can one effectively run for the presidency if one’s spouse doesn’t want to be in the spotlight?
GOP Aide: “No New Tax Increases” Pledge Is Intellectually Dishonest
Republicans are playing politics with the National Debt. Please don’t tell me you’re shocked.
War and Rhetoric
Elias Isquith proclaims my Atlantic essay “How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology” to be “a total disaster.”
Desert Storm Syndrome
Technology has saved the lives of countless American soldiers. But it’s made going to war easier.
Donald Trump’s Hair Explained
So, what’s up with Donald Trump’s bizarre hairdo? He insists it’s not a comb-over.
Musing About the Near Future of U. S. Security Policy
I’ve begun to wonder about the future of U. S. security policy. This isn’t a serious analytical post; it’s just what I call “musing”—committing disorganized thoughts to writing.
Does the U.S. Need a Peer Competitor?
Matt Eckel’s takeaway from my Atlantic piece on How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology is that we need a peer competitor.
Update On The Texas Cheerleader Case
When you look at it a little more closely, the Texas cheerleader case looks to be a case of bad lawyering.
