As the Top of the World Turns

Same shit, different century. Left: the aftermath of shootings of demonstrators by the National Guard at Kent State University in the Vie...

You odious prick, how's your attempt to smear Goldstone workin' out for ya, now that this has come out again?

There’s a meme going around asking people to name ten books that have been influential in their lives, or views. You’re not supposed to thin...

Wm. Safire having bought the farm, someone had to make New Year's predictions. Here are mine, in three variants: quasi-apocalyptic, beni...

Rod Dreher lists five changes he thinks significant in the last decade: * The Islamic threat * The humbling of American power * The hum...

One of the few songs I know about disillusionment (as opposed simply to torch songs). There's no redemption for us without recognizi...

The Return of the Player by Michael Tolkin My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is a send up of the Hollywood and associated New Rich. There ...

The Ochlophobist is a Memphis blogger. He has posted a screed on Thanksgiving that is well worth reading and pondering. The latter part of...

Like a freeway gawker looking at a crash, or a spectator at a bum-fight, I am drawn to Commentary Magazine's contentions blog, to see ...

As Netanyahu knows, there is consensus support among Israelis for his plan to ensure that the country retains defensible borders in perpetui...