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David French at National Review makes some of the same points I did the other day, about how the new “everyone who supported the Iraq war needs to shut up now” narrative assumes an idyllic alternate timeline where the lovable

Writing at the Washington Times, Mike Paranzino chronicles the latest Big Labor crusade, this time against tipping.  When I first saw the headline, I spent a few moments frowning and trying to remember what arcane business or high-finance practice might

In response to How ‘Ugly’ Remarks Become Insightful When Applied to Conservatives: Great catch on these guys hammering a supposedly beyond-the-pale conservative remark into a tedious lefty talking point.  I’m still trying to figure out what was so outrageous about

While everybody argues over whether the likes of Dick Cheney have anything useful to say about the current Iraq crisis, I can’t help thinking the dangers of leaving Saddam Hussein in power are being grossly undersold.  Have the years since

In response to Suspect in slaying of border agent Brian Terry extradited to U.S: I’m not sure if I question the timing with respect to the extradition of Terry’s killer, because this simply is not a story the Administration wants

While we enjoy the latest developments at the technology-challenged IRS – which now claims Lois Lerner’s computer not only crashed and deleted her emails without any backups whatsoever, but her hard drive was physically destroyed – a thought about a

Sure, I could write that headline about any number of cities, and you could say Detroit is doing a lot more than just “teetering on the edge of oblivion.”  But it’s going to be a huge deal when Chicago goes

In response to Frappe Sipping Benghazi Terrorist Was Reportedly Offended By A Youtube Video: One of the things that fascinates me about the squabbling over the Spontaneous Video Protest narrative is the way Obama, Hillary Clinton, and their defenders proceed

In response to It Took 645 Days to Arrest Benghazi Terrorist, 16 Days to Arrest Filmmaker: Funny you should mention that business where Khattala was hanging out with reporters and sipping frappes, because it’s one of the things mentioned by

I’ve long been a student of a phenomenon I call “manufactured credibility,” in which the Internet makes it easy to fake popularity and approval for everything from books and consumer products to politicians.  One of my early writings on the

Liberals were so excited when news broke of a husband-and-wife team of psychopaths killing two police officers and a heroic armed civilian who confronted them in Las Vegas… and threw a “Don’t Tread On Me” Gadsden flag over one of

I recently caught the much-discussed Spike Jonze movie “Her” on home video, having missed it in theaters.  Father’s Day seems like a good time to offer a review, and a recommendation.  It’s perfect viewing for Father’s Day at this particular

Johnny Micheal Spann’s daughter Alison was nine years old when he was murdered by rioting Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan in 2001, making him the first American to die in the war.  13 years later, she got to watch Barack Obama

In response to IRS Commissioner previously testified Lois Lerner emails were archived: Not only did the Commish testify – under oath, I believe – that these emails were archived, but the IRS turns out to have explicit rules for making

President Obama doesn’t seem interested in using his pen, phone, “smart power,” and “intensive diplomacy” where it might actually do some good, such as rescuing condemned Christian woman Meriam Ibrahim from the clutches of Sudanese barbarians.  There was a rally

In response to ‘Broke’ Clintons Reported $12M Income in 2001: I say identity politics might not be as easy as it looks, because let’s face it, the Left has extremely low standards in these matters.  Dump the right magic words,

As we confront a day full of horrible news, it’s a relief to know that somewhere out there, Bill Murray is making people laugh.  He seems to have largely foregone doing this through movies, and is now embarked on a

Here’s Stephanie Cutter falsely crediting Hillary Clinton for Iran sanctions that were in fact arranged by George W. Bush: As the Washington Free Beacon points out, George Bush did precisely what Cutter falsely states he couldn’t do.  Hillary Clinton had

Yesterday I wondered if Democrat Rep. Jacki Speier of California had gone off the deep end by musing that the Taliban aren’t really terrorists, but rather “part of the fabric of Afghanistan.”  It turns out she was basically mangling the

In response to Hillary Fails History: Calls Lincoln a ‘Senator from Illinois’ : Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Smartest Woman in the World, who also didn’t know when the Marines got to Tripoli even though she was Secretary

In response to Brat Wins in Virginia – Cantor Goes Down!: Congratulations to Dave Brat, who will now find himself under sustained attack from both Republican and Democrat elements of the Democrat-leaning but “bipartisan” (or really, trans-partisan) Beltway machine.  This

Trying to follow the Obama Administration’s twisted web of lies and evasions in the Bergdahl affair is enough to drive anyone nuts.  I’m not sure how long of a drive that was in the case of Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA),

A guy named Richard Dunn got stuck at McCarren International Airport overnight, after giving away his seats on two different flights for travel vouchers.  He had to kill time until 6:00 AM in an empty airport.  This is how he