It has now been a week since Beauchamp outed himself as the DIARIST WHO HATES AMERIKKA AND HER TROOPS (and not necessarily in that order), and I see the only one still writing about it is Hugh Hewitt’s less scrupulous sidekick, Dean Barnett. Even then, Dean’s post consists of basically an excuse to link to …
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Interesting
Another scientific breakthrough: A brain-damaged man who could communicate only with slight eye or thumb movements for six years can speak again, after stimulating electrodes were placed in his brain, researchers report. The 38-year-old also regained the ability to chew and swallow, which allows him to be spoon-fed, rather than relying on nourishment through a …
The Race
I caught a bit of Zach Wamp on Tucker yesterday, and I got to tell you, it was funny. When you read the following, say Wamp’s portion with a goofy Tennessee accent: CARLSON: OK. When—now his numbers are great, I mean, amazing for someone who‘s not technically in the race. Do you expect them to …
Paging Ken Pollack
Like many, I mocked Ken Pollack and Michael O’Hanlon not because I want them to be wrong and I want us to fail in Iraq, but because it is pretty clear that there will be no end to violence without a political solution. Every day there is more and more evidence of that: Three bomb …
Maybe He’ll Take Credit For The Soccer Win
As described by its own architects, the Kagan “surge” was meant to provide a window of security so that the Iraqi factions can work out their differences. I guess in Kaganland a few months of light chatting is all it takes to smooth out the factional divide that is tearing Iraq apart, but then people …
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Science-a-rama
I have neglected my scienceblogging duties for too long, so here is a compendium of the latest and coolest news to cross my desk. * Resveratrol, a compound found in red wine and a long-time favorite of the blog, helps keep you fit by tricking the liver into thinking that you’re fasting (subscription wall). Focusing …