I wrote yesterday of war in the abstract, of the sorrow to be read in the numbing, enormous tallies of weapons bought and sold. Today, on Armistice Day/Veterans Day itself, it seems to me more appropriate to center on the individual experience of war that the day itself evokes. So, with apologies for republishing old …
Leave Fox Alone
Howie Kurtz has Fox News’ back: But for all the chatter–some of it from Sherrod herself–that she was done in by Fox News, the network didn’t touch the story until her forced resignation was made public Monday evening, with the exception of brief comments by O’Reilly. After a news meeting Monday afternoon, an e-mail directive …
Working as Intended
Your latest entry into the “hoocoodanode” files: In late 2005, the booming U.S. housing market seemed to be slowing. The Federal Reserve had begun raising interest rates. Subprime mortgage company shares were falling. Investors began to balk at buying complex mortgage securities. The housing bubble, which had propelled a historic growth in home prices, seemed …
Cyberwolverines!
Former NSA director Mike McConnell thinks we need to gear up for cyberwar, and he has a modest little plan: We need to develop an early-warning system to monitor cyberspace, identify intrusions and locate the source of attacks with a trail of evidence that can support diplomatic, military and legal options — and we must …
Lexicon (A-Z)
Teach a man a fact, and he’s smart for a day. Teach a man to reason, and he’s a pain in the ass to his social betters for the rest of his life. # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U …
The Palin PUMA PAC
This is awesome on so many levels: A well-heeled personal injury lawyer, Coale has been a major Democratic donor. It was his suggestion that Palin create a PAC to pay for travel and avoid ethics complaints in Alaska. Coale told POLITICO he first met Palin during his wife’s taping of a September interview with the …
Here We Go Again
Apparently the keyboard commandos got their panties all in a knot over this anecdote from Obama last night: You know, I’ve heard from an Army captain who was the head of a rifle platoon — supposed to have 39 men in a rifle platoon,” he said. “Ended up being sent to Afghanistan with 24 because …