Take a Moment…
Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
…to fill out the TAC web survey. It’s a helpful demographic snapshot for us. Update: Thanks to everyone who took the survey.
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Stuck in the Desert with Nowhere to Go
Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Philip Giraldi
Watching the military parades held in Iraq’s cities earlier today to celebrate the departure of the US troops and noting the deaths of four more Americans during the withdrawal it was all too easy to think that the wheel has turned full circle. Iraq is headed by a strongman who intends to stay in power [...]
Filed under: Foreign policy, War
Lowering the bar
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Sean Scallon
The Las Vegas Review-Journal published this editorial after Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) admitted to an extra marital affair. Here’s an interesting passage: “But despite the predictable cries of “hypocrisy” from leftists who are only spared the label because so little is expected of them, it’s worth pointing out that this is a personal matter — [...]
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McChrystal’s Mission
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by William S. Lind
The advent of General Stanley McChrystal as America’s overall commander in Afghanistan appears to be good news. He seems to understand that in this kind of war, the rule must be, “First, do no harm.” Associated Press recently reported him as saying that his measure of effectiveness will be “the number of Afghans shielded from [...]
Filed under: War
Iran Is Not Eastern Europe
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
Jim Antle has a rather good post up at AmSpec’s blog taking a look at the conservative movement’s reaction to Bill Buckley’s increasingly antiwar late-life views. I wish, though, Jim had been explicit about whom he (that is, Jim) had in mind when he wrote, “Believers in [the older conservatism] have sometimes been guilty of [...]
Food, Inc.
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Lewis McCrary
If you care about what you’re eating, you should see the new documentary Food Inc. Playing in major cities for the past few weeks, it’s a mostly even-handed examination of the industrialization and corporate domination of America’s food production. Between showing filthy chicken coops full of drugged birds that can barely move and cows packed in amongst [...]
Dr. Paul in TAC
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
Dr. Rand Paul, that is. Pick up the August issue to read his essay on the army of lobbyists working to rip you off — and what can be done about them. Of course, the best way to make sure you get this and everything else in TAC is to subscribe. Not only do you [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Magazines
Big Business Sees Green
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
In the wake of cap and trade passing the House last Friday, we’ve made the cover story for our August issue, “The Green-Industrial Complex,” available online. Brendan O’Neill reveals how “green” carbon legislation privileges big business at the expense of small businesses and nonprofits — and of course, the taxpayer. Here’s a taste: Under the [...]
Filed under: Economics, environment, Politics
Good Rulings, Bad Precedent
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
The Supreme Court today ruled in favor of a firefighter suing the city of New Haven for denying him a promotion on account of his race (he’s white). In doing so, SCOTUS overturned an appeals court ruling from Sonia Sotomayor. Earlier in this session, the Supreme Court delivered two other rulings that might seem encouraging [...]
Bab
Posted on June 28th, 2009 by Septimus Waugh
It is business as usual in the U.K. The catch phrase at city drinks parties is “Bonuses are Back”: Bab for short. After much breast beating and a great song and dance over the appointment of a new speaker ,who was supposed to sort out the fecklessness of our parliamentarians, the labour party used their [...]
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