Shock troops latest:
Much gnashing of teeth in conservative circles over a TNR piece written by a soldier in Iraq that catalogues various…
The School for Scoundrels
On Turkey’s lobbying to prevent Congress recognising the Armenian genocide, TNR’s Mike Crowley notes that people such as Dick Gephardt,…
In which it’s a small, small world…
Heaps and heaps of stuff has been written on the historic/revolutionary/awesome CNN/YouTube debate on Monday night. But what are the…
Shambo to the Slaughter? For shame!
A couple of days ago I mentioned the heart-tugging story of Shambo, the Heroic Hindu Bull in west Wales threatened…
French Pro-Americanism
David Frum is joking, right? I will never take Europeans seriously again (not that I took them so seriously in…
Stephen Potter’s Guide to Reading
Megan links to the now almost famous Not Reading post and recalls a conversation we had: Me: I’ve never read…
Remembrance of Time Wasted
On the subject of not reading books, commenter Jim Barnett has an excellent idea: How about a new category: LR,…
Cheney Derangement Syndrome
This is, perhaps, the funniest thing I’ve read all year. Possibly this century. Reviewing Steve Hayes’ biography of Dick Cheney,…
The unread
Perhaps only a French professor of literature could write a book entitled How to Talk About Books You Have Not…
In case you’re wondering, my childhood pony did help me prepare for 9/11…
Ah, Rudy, is there any limit to your shamelessness? Apparently not. In Iowa, the great ham has this to say:…
Shambo, the Heroic Hindu Bull…
Mr Eugenides, guest-blogging in fine style at Jewcy, fills you in on the sad yet stirring story of Shambo, South…
By Galata Bridge I sat down and fished…
Marginal Revolution’s Alex Tabarrok writes: “On the famous Galata bridge fisherman cast from the top level while outdoor restaurants line…
Three cheers for the Tories. Yes, really.
David Cameron is receiving some grief for zipping off to Rwanda to talk about the Tories’ new policies on global…
Beckham and Azharuddin…
Just recovering from a 21 hour Istanbul-Washington trip (thanks American Airlines), so still catching up with correspondence and the like.…
Friends, eh?
Ah, Facebook… No sooner do I announce that I’m off to Cyprus than this harsh but fair note appears: I…
Yet another hiatus…
I’m afraid blogging is likely to be even lighter than usual this week as I’m going to be in Turkish…
Dispatches from the Front Line
It’s been going for a while now, but do check out this blog. It’s a collection of letters written by…
Why I hope Conrad Black wins his appeal
I carry no candle for Conrad Black and I’ve never worked for him. But his conviction on charges of fraud…
Ah, la belle France…
Happy Bastille Day, mes amis!
The wages of spin…
Mr Eugenides reminds one that, appallingly, you’re better off trusting Muammar Gaddafi than Tony Blair.
Jings, crivvens, whatever next? Groundskeeper Willie?
Groan. Ana Marie Cox* links to an interview with Bill Clinton at the Aspen Ideas Festival in which he says…
Giuliani waves the bloody shirt of 9/11?
Glenn Reynolds suggests that the New York City firefighters’ attack on Rudy Giuliani are proof of, well, something: Between this…
From the annals of the “Special Relationship”…
This is how a “No Spin” government works. Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development and Gordon Brown’s long-time…
Lionel Messi, Superstar
Meant to post this earlier. Right now, I doubt there’s a more exciting footballer in the world than Lionel Messi.…
Biden on Bush
Sometimes Joe Biden is actually pretty good: “This progress report is like the guy who’s falling from a 100-story building…
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