George Tenet Putting Himself in a Worse Light
Ugh I’ve been listening to the discussions about George Tenet’s new finger-pointing book (and fingers certainly should be pointed). His new gloss on his “slam dunk” statement is clear: “We…
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Oh, Come On… (UPDATED)
I have no opinion about whether he’s a good fellow or not, but this is one of the most absurd reasons for a forced resignation from government I’ve seen: “State…
Free Kareem Rallies: Some Photos (UPDATED 3)
Bucharest Athens Washington, D.C. Stockholm More photos will be coming in from more cities, so stay tuned. A heartfelt “Thank You!” from all of us in this campaign to all…
Goodbye, Boris Yeltsin
He left a very mixed legacy, notably the disastrous war in Chechnya, but no one had ever tried to undo 70 years of insanity before. As the old joke in…
Help This Friday — APRIL 27 — to Free Kareem
Rallies for Abdelkareem Nabil Soliman, jailed in Egypt for the “crime” of speaking his mind online, will be held in eleven countries this Friday, April 27. Details here. It’s easy…
World Banking
William Easterly, author of some really fine books on development economics, offers his insightful take on the travails of Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank in today’s Washington Post: “Does…
Nashi (“Our People”)
A video documentary on Russia’s new chauvinist/nationalist/authoritarian/statist state-sponsored youth movement. (It’s in French.) Hat tip to Nathalie.
Nashi (“Our People”)
A video documentary on Russia’s new chauvinist/nationalist/authoritarian/statist state-sponsored youth movement. (It’s in French.) Hat tip to Nathalie.
Common Sense on Gun Control
Professor James Wilson has an article in the Los Angeles Times that helps to make sense of responses to the horror that was perpetrated at Virginia Tech: “Gun control isn’t…
In Defense of Global Capitalism Now in Russian
Johan Norberg’s outstanding introductory work In Defense of Global Capitalism is now available online in Russian. The print edition will be out soon from Ðовое издаÑ?елÑ?ÑÑ?во (New Publishing House). We’re…