Alex Massie 
Of course it’s our fault…
Oh please. Marty Peretz thinks Labour MPs should spend less time talking about Palestine and more time contemplating Zimbabwe: The Brits bear responsibility. Zimbabwe was once Rhodesia, a crown colony,… Continue reading
1 CommentHow Sarko seduced France
I’m rather looking forward to reading Yasmina Reza’s account of her year on the campaign trail with Nicolas Sarkozy, Dawn, Evening or Night. It looks as though it could be… Continue reading
1 CommentYou watchin’ me?
In the spirit of Not Reading Books, it’s time to move on to Not Watching Movies. Megan kicks matters off by confessing that, despite loving Marlon Brando, she’s never actually… Continue reading
4 CommentsDepartment of Modern Life
Clive Davis returns from holiday: As we came in to land, we put our watches back to March to take account of the weather. Then we faced the interminable midnight… Continue reading
0 CommentsThe Atlantic blogosphere expands
Y’all read her anyway (you do, don’t you?), but just in case you’re still searching for her here you could perhaps use a gentle reminder that the wondrous Megan McArdle… Continue reading
0 CommentsMonday Trivia!
Yeah, so it’s been a long time since I posted any trivia questions. Rather than wait for the weekend, here’s something to distract your attention on a Monday afternoon. As… Continue reading
5 CommentsThe herring question: fishing for Britain’s future
Following on from this post on Des Browne’s interview with The Scotsman today, the Secretary of State for Scotland (who is also the Secretary of State for Defence, though you… Continue reading
1 CommentSecretary of State for Scotland delivers message to Scotland: sod off
Interesting, though unsurprising, interview in today’s Scotsman. Des Browne, the Secretary of State for Scotland, tells the paper’s political editor Hamish Macdonell that there’s no need for any talk about… Continue reading
0 CommentsToday’s menace to society: smoking in cars
Will Saletan has a reasonable column today pointing out just how absurd the War on Smoking has become. Saletan hits some of the right notes, observing, for instance, that alcohol… Continue reading
1 CommentI will roll my eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help…
Jesus Wept Department. A viewer’s question during this morning’s ABC Democratic candidates’ forum: My question is to understand each candidate’s view of a personal God. Do they believe that through… Continue reading
0 CommentsDept of What a Country!
Via Tyler Cowen, your fun fact for the day: Where do most tigers live? In the United States it turns out. There are 4,000 tigers residing in captivity in Texas… Continue reading
0 CommentsTattoos would be cheaper…
Hmmm. Just how would this work, Rudy? EVERY foreigner in America, including British visitors, would be required to carry an ID card bearing photograph and fingerprints under plans drawn up… Continue reading
0 CommentsQuote for the day
Via Samizdata, this from Barry Goldwater: I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake… Continue reading
0 CommentsBill Deedes: off-stone for good now
Few journalists merit memorials; Bill Deedes, who died today aged 94, is an exception to that general rule. Most famously, he was the inspiration for Evelyn Waugh’s William Boot in… Continue reading
0 CommentsWhy don’t we just abolish the income tax?
Whew! In a bold statement of intent, the Tories said today they "will consider" cutting taxes. Wear them medals with pride, boys. You’ve earned them. Predictably Labour are calling proposals… Continue reading
1 CommentBleak House, being the matter of the interminable case of Blair vs Brown?
Tony Blair has engaged the same lawyer – Robert Barnett – that negotiated Bill and Hillary Clinton’s respective books deals. Blair is reported to be wanting as much as £8m… Continue reading
1 CommentHigh Noon in the War Against Cliche
Three cheers for Peter Suderman who is properly exasperated by this quotation from a WaPo piece: "It’s just like the Wild West," said Frank O’Donnell of the group Clean Air… Continue reading
0 CommentsRick Santorum’s Wilderness Years
Ever wondered what happened to Rick Santorum after he lost his Senate race in Pennsylvania last year? Fret not, Michael Brendan Dougherty has done the yeoman work of listening to… Continue reading
0 CommentsBASEBALL/POLITICS: You Must Not Read the Sports Pages Too Often
Via Kevin Drum, I see that, in one of his regular plangent calls for a better press corps, Brad DeLong has highlighted an extraordinary suggestion from one of his readers.… Continue reading
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