I woke up this morning to a pot of Grand Pecan coffee (my wife deserves to be dipped in bronze) and a bruising WSJ Opinion Journal editorial by John Hillen blaming the military for what we’ll call “The Geraldo Phenomenon.” Seems the Pentagon’s post-Vietnam adversarial relationship with the press — and its disinclination to raise individual soldiers to celebrity status (Pfc. Billy Smith just loves his Chunky Soup…) — leads

Some early reviews of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, from a couple of dudes who wear ties all the time… The Weekly Standard’s Jonathan V. Last: [I]n truth, “Fellowship” doesn’t have the feel of an instant success. It is a long, difficult, earnest movie, whose pleasures are not all immediately apparent. The story of swords and sorcery isn’t very hip and may call to mind

Treason charges ruled out for Taliban-American John Walker. God says he’ll likely appeal the decision…

The crew here at PW would like to extend thanks to AintNoBadDude, Libertarian Samizdata, Dawson J., Matthew Edgar, and Chris Pellerito for their encouragements and (on occasion) prominent site-specific mentions. And while we’re at it, we were wondering — any of y’all drink Newcastle? ‘S far too good for a Wednesday night, that’s for sure — but hey, it’s the Holiday Season, so we’re indulging, nevertheless… The effect, we’re happy

This here’s what we call a cyber-performative. Enjoy. (Sadly, I’ve just included this on my CV; I suppose I’m now officially “progressive,” in teach-speak)… …and all I really wanted to do was to point to Ramesh Ponnuru’s column…

This here’s what we call a cyber-performative. Enjoy. (Sadly, I’ve just included this on my CV; I suppose I’m now officially “progressive,” in teach-speak)… …and all I really wanted to do was to point to Ramesh Ponnuru’s column…

On buying replica CCCP soccer jerseys at an Urban Outfitters in Georgetown, Will Wilkinson has this to say: The kids who buy this stuff in a spirit of dissent are oblivious to their role in punctuating the utter destruction of the collectivist order. Like severed heads impaled on posts, these kids are walking warnings for anyone who would dare challenge the market order: Resistance is futile. You will be commodified.

On buying replica CCCP soccer jerseys at an Urban Outfitters in Georgetown, Will Wilkinson has this to say: The kids who buy this stuff in a spirit of dissent are oblivious to their role in punctuating the utter destruction of the collectivist order. Like severed heads impaled on posts, these kids are walking warnings for anyone who would dare challenge the market order: Resistance is futile. You will be commodified.

Patrick J. Michaels, senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute and author of The Satanic Gases, reports on the latest round of environmental alarmism. The gist: The way to get attention these days is with media theatrics, such as threatening climate gloom and doom. It’s not just climatologists, either. Just read the Washington papers for a few days to get the drift. In reality, abrupt climate changes, like

Patrick J. Michaels, senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute and author of The Satanic Gases, reports on the latest round of environmental alarmism. The gist: The way to get attention these days is with media theatrics, such as threatening climate gloom and doom. It’s not just climatologists, either. Just read the Washington papers for a few days to get the drift. In reality, abrupt climate changes, like