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Paul Krugman's favorite blogger, the anonymous Atrios, has the following "thoughts" on the capture of the Butcher of Baghdad: These are just some unorganized idle thoughts before I've had a cup of coffee. Capturing Saddam is a good thing - he was a bad guy. I'm really glad he was captured and not killed. But, […]

Saddam Hussein has been captured. This is a great day for the Iraqi people. It's a really bad thing for the Democratic presidential candidates -- I'm curious to see the form which their whining takes.

The Associated Press is reporting that the Earth's magnetic field is weakening and it could disappear in 1,500 to 2,000 years leaving compasses worldwide useless. Scientists also say the poles could then flip, making the compasses not useless, but wrong nonetheless, causing them to point south. This is certainly troubling, and I'm sure that industrialization […]

Bush is standing by his decision on barring certain "allies" from being primary contractors rebuilding a country they didn't think was important enough to liberate from a brutal tyrant. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder apparently made some comments that "international law must apply to awarding of contracts." International law? International law dictates how the American taxpayers […]

From Friday's corrections page: An article in the special Flight section on Tuesday about the aviation designer Burt Rutan misidentified the university from which he graduated. It is California Polytechnic State University, not the California Polytechnic Institute. And don't you forget it! Go Mustangs!

The Supreme Court's decision is merely on the BCRA on its face. More lawsuits will come on the actual application of the law. The Supreme Court will likely revisit the case when someone is fined or prosecuted by the Federal Election Commission. I want to be one of those people. As Starr has said, individuals […]

Once again, the link to the decisuon itself is here. I haven't read the majority opinion, and I'm not going to, because on its face I believe it's bogus. There's no way that stifling criticism of federal candidates in the weeks leading up to election day is a boon for the democratic process. I've read […]

I just finished reading the much linked-to article by Frank Gaffney over at FrontPage magazine.com. It is extensive and convincing in making the case that Grover Norquist is assisting anti-American Muslim organizations with access to the president and hiding their ties to terrorists -- at home and abroad. Here's hoping the mainstream media picks up […]

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today that people cannot purchase advertisements on TV, radio or in newspapers opposing or supporting candidates in the weeks leading up to an election. (I care less about the ban on unlimited soft-money donations to parties, though the way that restriction works is really stupid.) [Correction: Further research appears to […]

Lt. Col. Allen West will likely face some sort of administrative punishment, not a court-martial. Mr. Puckett said he was informed yesterday by the division's judge advocate that the hearing officer, Lt. Col. Jimmy Davis, recommended what is called Article 15 punishment, not a trial. Under this procedure, Col. West would appear before Gen. Odierno. […]