Publius Pundit has a great post about yesterday's selection of an Iraqi prime minister and the early workings of the Iraqi democratic p...

This scorecard is the best collection of information I've seen on the state of the war on al Qaeda. I learned quite a bit just scannin...

This site is running a " futures market " (currently a game only, with no real money changing hands) for various political and mil...

From Astronomy Picture of the Day . Click on the picture for a larger view.

Morality: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.    H. L. Mencken

The amazing Cassini robotic explorer continues its work around the planet of Saturn, most recently making another close flyby of the myster...

Actually most of my friends think I'm crazy, so my Estonian friend has no particular distinction in that regard. I've long been fas...

Google has a new (free) service up and running in beta form: Google Maps . Bookmark it now, and just delete your bookmarks to MapQuest or Y...

For a couple of years now, I've had "A Marine's Journal," written by Cpl. Brian Taylor, posted on my personal web site. T...

We're all in this alone.    Lily Tomlin

I confess to having a nearly irresistable urge to skip reading anything that involves a Hollywood star — the probability is just too high th...

Another excellent column by Claudia Rosett, posted up on OpinionJournal. The start (but don't miss the rest!): A friend was wondering ...

From AustinBay Blog, an answer from " a senior military officer ": The extremists that brought terror to our shores are intent on ...

From Iraq the Model , some commentary: This morning marked another turning point in the history of Iraq when the elected Iraqi National Asse...

If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.    Clarence S. Darrow

Astronomy Picture of the Day quietly publishes a new and interesting picture every single day. It's one of my favorite daily browsing ...

This is the fourth or fifth such column I've seen over the past few months, and by far the best. Could a turnaround in European attitud...

The chaparral environment we live in is particularly rich in bird life, and the California Towhee is one of the more common birds here. Thi...

Claudia Rosett, despite being a card-carrying member of the MSM, has a terrific track record of old-fashioned reporting combined with crisp ...

James Robbins at the National Review has an interesting take on this question . From his column: Ultimately the Iraq Survey Group did not f...