[ed’s note:  Under the conditions of Greenwald Unified Theory of Bush Kulthood, the following bits of argument, excerpted from my post, purportedly betray my desire to hang Bill Buckley—or, at the very least, excommunicate him from the ranks of the true conservatives: [responding to Buckley’s thesis, I write] This is, it seems to me, a well-articulated bit of traditional conservative disillusionment with an ongoing affair; and of course, the question

Interesting take on the modern legacy media from the WSJ’s Daniel Henninger (subscription only, so I’ll quote at length):

Sure, this is meant as a whole grain-manipulated attack on UN ambassador John Bolton and his straight-talking mustache, Regis—particularly on their aggressive, hard-line reform strategy for the UN (which some critics believe will further reinforce the “world community’s” poor opinion of the US as hyperpower bullies in Stetsons)—the entire critique punned into an artistic, fiber-rich performative.  But to me, all it says is this:  now there’s a piece of seed

Interesting bit on fossil fuel reserves from today’s Straight Dope, with Cecil Adams.  For your consideration:

PJ Media has a very interesting piece featuring Rep. Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo), who managed, under threat of subpoena, to bring representatives from Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco to testify before a select committee of the House Committee on International Relations about their cooperation with the repressive policies of the Chinese government.  The video contains clips from the hearing—as well as an exclusive interview with Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor