The Relentless Pursuit of Truth
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is fighting mad, over rumors about a purported phone call between Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and DNC Chair Howard Dean. According to the rumors–first broadcast…
About Those Centrifuges
Today’s New York Times report on apparent progress in Iran’s uranium enrichment program is disturbing, in several respects. First, Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s claims that his country was moving toward “industrial”…
Bureaucracy 101
Some members of the environmental crowd did a little sack dance last week, when the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) endorsed a spy agency study of global warming’s impact on…
Leveling Talk Radio
On the conservative side of the blogosphere, there’s a running debate as to who is the worst liberal columnist. For example, the guys at Powerline hold E.J. Dionne of the…
Back to the Air Defense Drawing Board
USA Today is reporting something we noted last week; the terrorist “air defense network,” believed responsible for that rash of helicopter losses earlier this year, is now apparently on the…
The Murder Case You've Never Heard Of
Despite the advent of the new media and the information age, some things haven’t when it comes to stories that attract–and hold–the attention of reporters. Sex scandals, missing person cases…
Closing Down the Parts Store
A hat tip to Sharon Weinberger at the Danger Room, for this item on Congressional efforts to prevent the possible sale of F-14 parts to Iran. As Flightglobal.com reported yesterday,…
Another Reason to Reject the Immigration Bill
As they debate the so-called immigration reform bill in Washington, members of Congress would be well-advised to read a timely–and illuminating–investigative series in the San Antonio Express-News. The four-part report…
Did the Governor Suffer a Lingering Head Injury?
As you know, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is still recovering from a near-fatal automobile accident last month. En route to Don Imus’ apology meeting with the Rutgers University women’s…
Underestimating Beijing
The Pentagon’s annual report on Chinese military power–set for release today– will highlight Beijing’s continued development of land and sea-based ballistic missiles capable of hitting the United States, according to…