November 28, 2005
An education for Frank Rich

Be sure to check out this editorial from the New York Sun. The editorial takes New York Times columnist Frank Rich to task for playing fast and loose with the truth -- a not uncommon malady on the Times editorial pages.

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November 28, 2005
My congressman, the crook

Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty today in federal court to tax evasion, wire and mail fraud and conspiring to accept bribes. As evidence of the sometimes unevenness of this business, the San Diego Union-Tribune first broke the story about Cunningham's windfall house sale which in turn prompted the federal investigation. Cunningham will rightly be […]

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November 28, 2005
"Collateral damage" in Iraq

Over at the Logic Times they have an analysis of the infamous Iraq Body Count numbers in light of the demographics of Iraq. Cutting to the chase -- the analysis shows that only approximately 948 civilians have been killed by coalition troops since the end of major combat operations -- not the 100,000 number promoted […]

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November 28, 2005
Two views on torture

You've got one from columnist Charles Krauthammer, and another from law professor David Luban. Luban's is little more than a treatise against the U.S. government using any sort of physical, emotional or mental distress against terrorists plotting to attack the U.S. Krauthammer, on the other hand, does an excellent job of laying out all of […]

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