The Sunday Chicago Sun-Times has an article about the decline of the Chicago mob. No story about the mob would be complete without mentioning Al Capone, and this is no exception. (As a Chicagoan, I'm still amazed by Capone's lasting fame. Visiting college students from Egypt, India, and China all knew they were coming to study in Al Capone's town.) The gist of the story is that … [Read more...] about A Great Chicago Traditions Lives On!
Jonah Goldberg Defends Bill Clinton!
Jonah Goldberg Defends Bill Clinton? No, not quite, but Jonah writes in defense of hypocrisy by society's leaders, advancing the proposition that leaders should lie to hide their unseemly side, lest the masses mistake it for virtue and try to emulate it. I wonder if he felt that way about Bill Clinton. By this theory, weren't Clinton's enemies revealing information that was … [Read more...] about Jonah Goldberg Defends Bill Clinton!
Going Public
Just flipped the Public bit on the Blogger settings page. Five hits so far, all from me. It's a start. … [Read more...] about Going Public
Who Will Stop Us?
The good professor discusses Eric Alterman's analogy between Iraq and Vietnam. He asks, So, the question raised by the Vietnam analogy here is: Are we serious about winning? And who, exactly, is going to intervene on a massive scale to stop us if we look like we're going to win big? Well, there are several places from which opposition could arise. Most obviously, there are … [Read more...] about Who Will Stop Us?
Why Iraq?
Nick Gillespie suggests that Bush is eager to invade Iraq because it's a lot easier to find than Osama bin Laden. … [Read more...] about Why Iraq?