…so titled is Policy Review editor and Stanford and Hoover Istitute research fellow Tod Lindberg’s very compelling Weekly Standard piece, written in the aftermath of the November 6 elections.  And by “very compelling,” I of course mean something along the lines of, “agrees with much of what I’ve been preaching over the last 4 years.” Please take time to read the whole thing, but here is the nut—which outlines why,

U.S. to implement passport requirement Only 5-plus years after 9-11, the Feds are finally going to get tough on travel documentation: Virtually all air travelers entering the United States after Jan. 23 will need to show passports — even U.S. citizens, the Homeland Security Department announced Wednesday. Until now, U.S. citizens, travelers from Canada and Bermuda, and some travelers from Mexico who have special border-crossing cards for frequent visitors were

Vatican ‘health ministry’ completes report on condoms for pope Actually, I think that if His Holiness is engaged in high-risk sexual activity, it’s only prudent.  (I can say that because I’m Catholic, so buzz off, macaca). Well, Happy Turkey Day!  I know it’s tomorrow, but Catholics can celebrate from the 28th through December 1st, as that’s where il Papa will be. Taking a look at the tableau that’s slowly emerging

Hey, what could go wrong? PHILADELPHIA – A man who mailed a bomb to a doctor because he was angry about how his penis enlargement surgery turned out was sentenced Tuesday to four years and 10 months in prison. ADVERTISEMENT FOR PENIS ENLARGEMENT Blake Steidler, 25, of Reamstown, put the bomb in the mail on Feb. 11, 2005, in North Bloomfield, Ohio, addressed to the doctor in Chicago. After returning

49ers wide receiver Antonio Bryant was arrested for reckless driving, DUI, and resisting arrest after police observed him driving his orange Lamborghini at speeds well in excess of 100mph on 101 Sunday night. Your assignment, dear commenters, should you decide to accept it, is to tell the vast PW readership why Mr. Bryant is not the world’s stupidest man.  Please give examples, and show all work. Update: Gahrie’s comment about

to the humorous ”Eats, Shoots and Leaves.” It appears that, although her grasp of grammar, usage and syntax are shaky, she can perform punctuation: “Paris Hilton …was sitting next to me the whole night. Seriously, next to me, like our legs were touching for a good 5 hours,” Radin wrote on his MySpace site. “Now don’t get the wrong idea. She never once said hello, nor even looked in my

is brought to you by John at Wuzzadem, who has exclusive footage of Chris Matthews generously permitting Michael Richards to use his forum to apologize to all and sundry for his vile racist outburst. WUZZADEM also brings teh serious.  Retired Geezer, whom many of you know from AoS, could use your prayers if you’re the prayerful kind. Geez, you just can’t do satire anymore.

I don’t think Ms. Phillips will be too upset if I transcribe one of her recent weblog entries in its entirety.  Maddie Bunting has to go. Sir Harold Evans, the legendary former editor of the Sunday Times, recorded a telling incident – indeed, it was actually quite astounding – in a speech he gave recently to the Hudson Institute, as reported here by the New York Sun: When I spoke

Recent polling demonstrates Hillary Whatchamacallit-Clinton polling 2:1 over nearest Democratic rivals for 2008 Presidential Race. Whosadinghy-Clinton, buoyed by her success in having shepherded her national health care reform bill while First Lady to former President Clinton, and by her scrappy grassroots effort to gain admission to the Senate after being hampered by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and by her long list of accomplishments while a member of Congress, and her scrappy,

Research commissioned by Bausch & Lomb doesn’t really bring us closer to understanding: ‘Beer goggles’ effect explained Alcohol is not the only factor in the beer goggles formula Scientists believe they have worked out a formula to calculate how “beer goggles” affect a drinker’s vision. The drink-fuelled phenomenon is said to transform supposedly “ugly” people into beauties – until the morning after. Researchers at Manchester University say while beauty is