City Journal has an interesting profile of Ken Blackwell, a candidate for the Ohio Governor’s race.
Ken Blackwell has so many people worried because he represents a new political calculus with the power to shake up American politics. For Blackwell is a fiscal and cultural conservative, a true heir of the Reagan revolution, who happens to […]
lgf: Two Versions of Google, is a powerful post on the difference between Google.com and Google.cn. (via Fine? Why Fine?)
I haven’t commented on this previously, despite the huge splash Google’s decision has made in the blogosphere, because I wasn’t entirely sure how I felt about it.
I hope it is obvious to all of my readers […]
Forbes has a pretty good overview of the effects of the Hamas victory in the Palestinian elections. This bit here matches my expectations:
Avi Dichter, a former Israeli security services chief, said he didn’t expect terror to rise once Hamas takes over.
“The moment they become partner to the Palestinian government, reality will become a lot more […]
RIA Novosti
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Friday he would put an end to the domestic energy crisis by Monday with the help of gas supplies from Iran.After gas pipelines running from Russia to Georgia and electricity transmission lines in the country were damaged Sunday, Georgia was left without heating and electricity amidst record low temperatures. […]
John Noonan of The Officers’ Club examines whether military action against Iran would be acceptable under just war theory. (via Vodkapundit)
While I tend to agree with his conclusion, I think greater examinations of some of his points are required to get there. Several of the points to me seem uncontroversial, and don’t require further elaboration. […]
CNN
The Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas, which has said it favors the destruction of Israel, won an apparent victory in Palestinian legislative elections, officials said Thursday, reshaping the political landscape of the Middle East.”We have lost the elections; Hamas has won,” said Saeb Erakat, a Palestinian lawmaker with the ruling Fatah Party. He said Fatah, which […]
Christopher Dickey councils waiting until the March meeting of the IAEA to decide what course of action to take with Iran in this Newsweek column.
We keep hearing that the Iranians are ready to negotiate. As far as I can tell from my conversation with ElBaradei, there’s nothing much left to talk about. The IAEA either […]
I’m a Mercedes SLK!
You appreciate the finer things in life. You have a split personality - wild or conservative, depending on your mood. Wherever you go, you like to travel first class. Luxury, style, and fun - who could ask for more?
Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.(via Instapundit)
Reuters
Palestinians voted on Wednesday in their first parliamentary elections in a decade, a ballot that could bring the militant Islamic movement Hamas into the government for the first time.Thousands of police with automatic rifles guarded polling stations across the West Bank and Gaza after weeks of armed chaos in Palestinian areas had threatened to delay […]
David Kopel of the Volokh Conspiracy has written a paper on Self defense in Asian religions. Interesting stuff. I have always been interested in just war theory, and it is especially interesting how Confusism, in particular, mirrors western thought in this area.
