From Dan Collins at Bloody Scott: Wednesday afternoon, driving home from teaching, I was treated to Daniel Schorr’s reconstruction of the lies, in his opinion, and hewing closely to the progressive narrative, that led us into the quagmire in Iraq. He urges Mr. Bush to use the Easter break to reflect on these lies and their consequences. The problem with his tidy narrative is that it hinges on the “sixteen

Radical Islam in the halls of power:  It’s not just for Grover Norquist any more! On the plus side, there were no reports of any hostage taking or nuclear weapons buildup.  So, really, why all the fuss?

“Pillow Fight Causes Advertising Row in Toronto”: The Blue Jays have been forced to revise a television commercial featuring DH Frank Thomas after the ad drew objections from the Television Bureau of Canada, a regulatory body for private broadcasters. A 30-second spot that shows the 6-foot-5, 275-pound Thomas taking part in a pillow fight with two young boys was edited to remove a scene where Thomas knocks one of the

Charles Krauthammer weighs in on Iran’s hostage gambit: Iran has pulled off a tidy little success with its seizure and release of those 15 British sailors and marines: a pointed humiliation of Britain, with a bonus demonstration of Iran’s intention to push back against coalition challenges to its assets in Iraq. All with total impunity. Further, it exposed the impotence of all those transnational institutions—most prominently the European Union and