The nostalgia for George W. Bush that rose at the end of the Trump administration was 70% the fevered minds of leftists hating the shitlibs or whatever, but it was 30% true. That was not pretty to look at. I'm sitting here today watching the...
Iraq
The music video for Childish Gambino's chart topping song “This Is America” won three MTV Video Music Awards this past week, including Best Direction, Best Choreography, and Best Video With.
Hobby Lobby, the arts and crafts store run by conservative,.
I have never been more ashamed of my nation than I am today. Just one of many examples of the real life consequences of a fascist president. Egyptian officials said the family had visas and were in transit when they were prevented from boarding the...
It's always sad when the George Washington of a nation dies...
If we apply the brilliance of Donald Rumsfeld to Baltimore, it's clear that the violence is an acceptable first step toward the people of that city finally becoming free of.
Lance Mannion has a very thoughtful essay on the difficulties of being a liberal trying to figure out what to do about ISIS. Read it. I agree with it. I have no idea what to do either. Nothing is probably a terrible idea. So is...
There is not a single person I want to hear less from on Iraq than Tony Blair.
Reihan Salam argues that the U.S. should never have withdrawn its troops from Iraq. The next few days (weeks?) are going to be insane. Can we make a running list.
Greg Mitchell reviews Tom Friedman's column from 10 years ago yesterday in which the Mustache of Wisdom said, "Watching this Iraq story unfold, all I can say is this: If this were not about my own country, my own kids and my own planet, I'd...
Hugh Gusterson has an excellent article on the collapse of the Iraqi university system from 1991 on: While American troops guarded the Ministries of Oil and the Interior but ignored.
This week's WPR column considers the rhetoric of war against Iran: The case for attacking Iran relies overwhelmingly on the concept of uncertainty. We don’t know if the Iranians want.