Can This War Be Won?

Posted on Saturday, 2002 May 11 by Anton

Joe Sobran:

If Bush’s aim were to save American lives, rather than to preserve American empire, he might take these steps: call off the war, close U.S. military bases abroad, bring American military personnel home, and ask for an end to U.S. support for foreign regimes, particularly Israel.
For additional safety, he might also announce his conversion to Islam. That would be no more improbable than the other steps, would it?

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de gustibus

Posted on Saturday, 2002 May 11 by Anton

Can anyone explain why Julia Roberts is called a beauty?

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best friends

Posted on Saturday, 2002 May 11 by Anton

Winners of the I-Look-Like-My-Dog Contest
[link changed: this item’s original link is 404, but Google finds many copies.]
(from New World Disorder)

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old medium meets new

Posted on Friday, 2002 May 10 by Anton

It was a treat to see Eugene Volokh quoted in The Economist — to his own surprise.

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nerds mourn

Posted on Friday, 2002 May 10 by Anton

The sequels to The Matrix are not The Transpose and The Eigenvector but Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions.

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the 1787 game

Posted on Friday, 2002 May 10 by Anton

Eugene Volokh invites you to write the constitutional amendment of your dreams. (Do people on other shores play this game too?) Here’s mine. Continue reading →

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your Database Insecurity Number

Posted on Friday, 2002 May 10 by Anton

Myria reports on a splendid bill from Ron Paul.

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