Webloggers are challenging The New Republic over a story written by an American soldier in Iraq writing under the name Scott Thomas. His stories speak of cruelty and barbaric behavior by U.S. soldiers. Michael Goldfarb’s post summarizes Thomas’ claims.
The latest on the story is Thomas is actually Scott Thomas Beauchamp with an “interesting” weblog. It’s […]
Perjury is a serious crime. Alberto Gonzales may have well committed it when testifying before a Senate committee, but what did Gonzales possibly lie about? Just a possible conflict between Justice Department and White House lawyers over the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program. He’s not accused of lying to cover up a crime (or even an […]
Brian Anderson has a new book out, Democratic Capitalism and Its Discontents. It looks like a fitting title in our age of prosperity combined with insecurity. Here’s some of the book description:
Despite the fall of its ideological enemies—the political messianisms of communism and national socialism—democratic capitalism faces extraordinary challenges in the new millennium, argues City […]
Since I bungled my first reporting of the current status of violent anti-war protesters I turn it over to Bob Purvis of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
The majority of the disorderly conduct charges leveled against those arrested in a March demonstration at a U.S. Army recruiting office on Milwaukee’s east side have been dismissed.
The city attorney’s […]
Things get worse for the Tour de France. After Alexander Vinokourov was caught probably injecting blood cells into his body the leader after stage 16, the bearer of the yellow jersey, Michael Rasmussen, was kicked off his team for lying about why he missed drug tests. Also tarnishing the cycling race Italian Cristain Morenis failed […]
Last night, I briefly watched some of the replay of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ Senate testimony. The way he squirmed and said little irritated me, but not as much as it irritated questioning Senators:
Gonzales struggled under a verbal battering from senators that grew unusually personal as the hearing wore on. Several Democrats directly suggested that […]
If you weblog and have homeowner’s you might have libel coverage, but if you have a Google ad or two or a tip jar you might not be covered. Eugene Volokh explains.
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Friday, 08.03.07, baseball fans and fiscal conservatives can both satisfy their hungers by going to the first annual Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin Taxpayer Tailgate Party at Miller Park. There are sure to be politicians to praise or give them a piece of your mind. It’s only $20 for the tailgate party and $30 for the party […]
Radley Balko catches Gov. Elliot Spitzer in so much irony he could pump out three Dave Eggers novels:
Spitzer denies any knowledge of what his closes aide was doing, which seems improbable.
But hang on. Even he didn’t know, isn’t this the same guy who wants corporate executives held criminally liable for the mistakes of their underlings, […]
Ugly women protesting Sen. Hillary Clinton at the opening of her San Francisco office. I almost feel sorry for her supporters. Almost.
“Boobs Against Hillary” [via memeorandum]
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Another black mark hit professional cycling. How long will it be until it’s the European equivalent of pro wrestling?
When Alexandre Vinokourov crushed his opponents Saturday and yesterday in the Tour de France I cheered. Earlier in the tour Vinokourov crashed a few times causing cuts that required dozens of stiches. Yet the tour favorite […]
The empty suit from Illinois last night showed he needs a little more aging.
“Obama’s Bad Night”
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Sorry Charlie, 24 jumps the shark when Jack Bauer has an unbridled passion to be carbon neutral, and Chloe brags about getting rich from trading carbon credits.
“24 Officially Jumps the Shark”
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Watching the Democratic Presidential debate-that-wasn’t (still too many candidates) for me involved flipping to CNN, watching the YouTube clip, hearing five seconds of a talking point, flipping back to the Milwaukee Brewers game for a few pitches, flipping back to CNN to hear ten seconds of another talking point, then flipping back to the game […]
Yesterday, I posted that charges were dropped against violent anti-war protesters who trashed a Milwaukee army recruitment office. Charges were dropped, but those were municipal charges by the Milwaukee city attorney. State charges, being investigated by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm could still be filed against these thugs.
I was wrong and was harsh on […]
