Unless they discover John Roberts dropped acid at Harvard or had been funneling insider stock tips to his wife, it looks as though he's a shoo-in for confirmation as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. In his last job in the private sector...
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21 July 2005
My first view of General William Westmoreland was from coach class. He was in first, sitting ramrod straight, impossible to miss.
We were headed to the University of Florida at Gainesville to debate the Bomb. Why the man...
We were headed to the University of Florida at Gainesville to debate the Bomb. Why the man...
21 July 2005
After he died on July 18, front pages focused on the failures of
William Westmoreland as commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam. Overall,
the coverage faulted him for being a big loser, not a mass killer.
The Washington Post...
The Washington Post...
21 July 2005
A snooty conservative professor called Roger Scruton, an Englishman, wrote in the Times Literary Supplement earlier this year that "human beings are alone among the animals in revealing their individuality in their faces. The mouth that...
19 July 2005
AUSTIN -- Now it's getting funnier and funnier. There is an elephant in the living room and we're sitting around having a conversation about whether there's an elephant in the living room.
"I think there's an...
"I think there's an...
18 July 2005
During the Vietnam War, one of the peace movement’s more sardonic
slogans was: “War is good business. Invest your son.”
In recent years, some eminent pundits and top government officials have become brazen about praising...
In recent years, some eminent pundits and top government officials have become brazen about praising...