History
A minor buzzword on the right wing of the blogosphere has been "Jacksonian", used to describe populists who support the occupation of Iraq. But anyone who is familiar with Andrew Jackson will know how bitterly he resented the British occupation of his native South Carolina during the Revolutionary
Politics
I have heard some consternation about the news that the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde are supporting Republican Ron Saxton for governor. Is their support of a Republican really a surprise, though? Don't forget: Native Americans do have a consistent 500-year record of opposition to illegal immigration.
Intellect
RedState is a prominent Republican group blog. On consecutive days this week, it featured: 1. A post interpreting the graying of the conservative movement as an opportunity for the young'uns of RedState to advance in that movement. 2. A post conditionally supporting Ben Domenech on the occasion of
Politics
A recent front-page headline in the print Oregonian described President Bush as being "stoic" in the face of mounting criticism. I wonder if it is a peculiarly American trait to confuse "stoic" with "inarticulate" and/or "bovine".
Politics
According to CNN (emphasis added): The announcement came after Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, and California Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the top-ranking Democrat in the House, emerged from a White House breakfast meeting with President Bush and Cheney to say the vice president needed to come forward. "
Politics
Dick Cheney's hit count: Republicans Viet Cong
Politics
Thomas F. Bayard Henry White: Thirty Years of American Diplomacy
Politics
Katherine at Obsidian Wings sums it up: Look. We have a President here who is making a claim of unlimited power, for the duration of a war that may never end. Oh, he says it's limited by the country's laws, but they've got a
Politics
One other note about the President's speech today. The President said: The review includes approval by our nation's top legal officials, including the Attorney General and the Counsel to the President. Does anyone doubt by now that if the Attorney General and the Counsel to the
History
In 1970, President Nixon secretly ordered the Air Force to bomb North Vietnamese supply lines running through Cambodian territory. When news of the bombing was published in the American press, the Nixon administration accused the press of harming national security by publishing secret information. But to whom was the bombing
History
The distortion of Soviet intelligence analysis derived, at root, from the nature of the one-party state and its inherent distrust of all opposing views. The Soviet Union thus found it more difficult than its Western rivals to understand, and therefore to use, the political intelligence it collected. Though the Soviet
History
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