Krugman listened to President Bush's speech Sunday night and -- surprise -- he is not impressed. Actually, it's not clear that Krugman has ever really listened to what Bush has said, as demonstrated the second paragraph of his latest screed. It's now clear that the Iraq war was the mother of all bait-and-switch operations. Mr. […]
As of right now Tampa Bay has the game in the bag with a a 17-0 lead over Philadelphia. The question of the night, however, is why in the world Al Michaels, John Madden and Lisa Guerrero need to have a 5 minute conversation on center John Wade's sweat. You've got Madden making comments about […]
In today's San Diego Union-Tribune the following letter from Brian Hughes of El Cajon caught my eye, and mirrors my sentiments on the issue: I find it ironic as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech that we will soon be asked to decide on Proposition 54 and whether […]
Krugman was interviewed by Tim Russert on CNBC this weekend -- and Don Luskin actually watched it. Talk about being a glutton for punishment.
Frederick Forsyth has a good article on why the doctrine of pre-emptive war has become necessary in the wake of 9/11. Until the mid-1990s, terrorists always wanted something. The IRA wanted a united Ireland, the ETA wanted a separate Basque state, the PFLP wanted a Palestinian state and the extirpation of Israel, the Tamil Tigers […]