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Private Lessons

Writing in the New York Post, Heather MacDonald takes on libertarians and other “privocrats”: Our nation’s intelligence agencies failed to “connect the dots” before 9/11. And a left-right alliance of privacy extremists is doing its best to keep it that way: These “privocrats” have shot down nearly every proposal to use intelligence more effectively, terming them an assault on “privacy.” The vigilantes now have in their sights CAPPS II –

Johnny Buchanan

Panderer.

From the news vault:  Tin Soldiers and Nixon’s Coming

Finally! — a handful of anti-globo protesters who aren’t afraid to mix in some honesty with their infantile politico-posturing and their all-pervasive patchouli funk. “Fight the Power, Refuse to Shower!” Amen, brothers and sisters! Screw capitalism right in its wealth-spreading ass…! Then, enjoy the post-protest Mochachinos. Just remember: Dad wants the car back by 5, and it’s your turn to take out the garbage tonight. Oh, and straighten up your

Purple Hearts

From the cutting room floor, ABC News, continued: 20/20’s Barbara Walters: “Recently, some in the media have raised questions over your husband’s three Purple Hearts, which in the aggregate qualified him for reassignment out of VietNam…” Teresa Heinz Kerry: “Yes, well first, let me say that I find it in remarkably bad taste for anyone who didn’t serve in VietNam to question my husband’s patriotism. John has devoted his life

Brautigan, Revisited – an American love story

Chapter 4: Laundry Basket Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3.      We sat together and drank three bottles of Boone’s Farm wine, strawberry, talking art and religion and other things of dubious worth, getting to know each other in that special way only alcohol allows. Elizabeth thought me to be “peculiar.” I told her that she was beautiful and intelligent, so far as I could judge. Of course, three bottles of

Rally for Reproductive Rights

“Protesters from California, Texas and the Carolinas plan to rally on the National Mall for women’s reproductive rights Sunday, joining marchers from Denmark, Germany and Kenya.” “Activists from nearly 60 countries say they’ll attend the event, standing with their American counterparts not only in unity but to highlight the plight of women’s health abroad.” “In our country, it’s so important to feel solidarity with the rest of the world on

Nanny food nation

From the Sunday Denver Post: Call it a duel: Two filmmakers eat nothing but McDonald’s food for 30 days. One gains 25 pounds, gets gut-wrenching ill and goes on to win Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival. The other? Well, she’s losing weight and claims she has never felt better. Quick: which do you suppose is the media darling? Thankfully we have the Sundance crowd — with their personal

Globalization 1, Jose Bove 0

Finally, something French I can get behind that’s not named Ludivine Sagnier… Next up: aerosol cheese. Welcome to the 21st century, mes amis…

I made this!

John Kerry’s campaign looks more and more like an “X-Files” episode with each passing day. I don’t know about the rest of you, but me, I’m stocking up on silver bullets, sharpened stakes, and cloves of garlic strung into demon-repellent necklaces. I’m also thinking about writing a flat tax manifesto and folding it into the shape of a crucifix. Just in case. Lenin to Kerry: “Beware the power of the

Decline and Fall of the Western World

Is there anything worse than death by trial lawyer? Probably not — until we start seeing advertisements for “Joey Buttafuoco: The Cologne.” And don’t think it won’t happen, either.