Posted on January 15th, 2012 by Kelley Vlahos
For years the writers, editors and readers of The American Conservative have had to endure the undeserving charge that its paleo-conservative-libertarian roots are racist. I’ll never forget the former Washington Times writer who told me to my face, quite smugly as we were sharing a cab during the 2008 Republican National Convention, that I write [...]
Filed under: Iraq, Politics, Scandal, Uncategorized, War
Posted on August 18th, 2011 by John Payne
For any of you who haven’t been keeping track of all the craziest scandals in Washington–not the kind where Congressmen send crotch pics or dress up like furries, but the kind where people get killed–the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) ran a program from November 2009 to to January 2011 known as Fast and [...]
Filed under: Crime, Foreign policy, Immigration, Law, Scandal
Posted on July 21st, 2011 by Daniel McCarthy
As the summer of discontent continues for the News Corp baron driven down the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, now is a good time to revisit two classic TAC essays on Murdoch and his empire — whom we have to thank for Fox News, the Weekly Standard, the New York Post, and the present [...]
Filed under: media, Scandal
Posted on June 13th, 2011 by Patrick J. Buchanan
Is there any redeeming social value to the tawdry tale of Anthony Weiner? Only this: The nationwide revulsion at the conduct of the congressman has compelled the leadership and members of the House Democratic caucus to demand he resign immediately and cease not only distracting them from their work but stinking up their party. Traditional [...]
Filed under: Culture, Politics, Scandal
Posted on June 8th, 2011 by Jack Hunter
When I first heard about the scandal involving Congressman Anthony Weiner and some inappropriate photos that were taken of his private parts, I could’ve cared less. I simply thought of Weiner as a big government liberal who was pretty much like everyone else in Washington, DC—part of the problem. If Weiner was ever voted out [...]
Filed under: Culture, Politics, Scandal
Posted on May 26th, 2011 by John Payne
Whenever I start to think that I’m overly cynical and paranoid about the government, I read something like this and realize that, if anything, my paranoia is completely insufficient for the off the wall schemes our government concocts. In fact, the only thing that appears to keep government officials from engaging in Parallax View style [...]
Filed under: Law, libertarianism, Scandal, Terrorism
Posted on May 18th, 2011 by Dennis Dale
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg belies his elitist image, boldly demonstrating his contempt for due process will not be overawed by wealth and status: “I think it is humiliating, but if you don’t want to do the perp walk, don’t do the crime. I don’t have a lot of sympathy for that.” And if you [...]
Filed under: Law, liberties, Politics, Scandal
Posted on May 17th, 2011 by Dennis Dale
“You don’t have to fake DNA — you issue a press release”. –Spartan, David Mamet Some of the French are angry about Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s “perp walk”: Socialist Party leader Martine Aubry denounced “degrading images” and said France was lucky to have a law on the presumption of innocence that bars media from showing defendants in [...]
Filed under: Law, liberties, media, Scandal
Posted on May 4th, 2011 by Dennis Dale
One last conjecture on bin Laden’s demise and I’ll relent. Or not. Reports now say bin Laden, despite ample warning and a likely determination to fight to the death, was unarmed when Navy seals reached him. Why didn’t he have a gun? An iSteve reader raises an interesting possibility: There could be a lot of reasons, [...]
Filed under: Foreign policy, Scandal, Terrorism, War, World
Posted on May 3rd, 2011 by Dennis Dale
Osama bin Laden’s fortress was heavily constructed–drone-proofed, it seems, when built in 2005. He avoided land-lines and stayed indoors. This is consistent with the need to evade the US and its technology. In contrast, his compound was very lightly guarded. This is consistent with a high degree of comfort–concerning the possibility of a ground raid. [...]
Filed under: Foreign policy, Scandal, Terrorism, War, World
