The Left’s Blind Spot The Left’s Blind Spot By Rick Shenkman

Oliver Kamm: Iraq, foreign policy and the Democrats It would be an understatement to say that Barack Obama as yet gives no intimation that he realises the stakes involved in this struggle, and that his foreign policy pronouncements show a striking naïveté.

Counterterrorism Blog: Descent into Appeasement Since Pakistan’s new government came to power earlier this year, it has noticeably accelerated efforts to negotiate with and enter into accords with militant groups.

ArmsControlWonk: Swiss Shred Tinner Docs; Khan Talks at this point, with no one actually like going to jail for running the AQ Khan network, I am pretty convinced that the entire network by 2003 was on the US payroll.

Carbon Tax or Cap-and-Trade? Carbon Tax or Cap-and-Trade?

Commentary » Blog Archive » What’s The Difference Between Obama and McCain? In McCain’s interview, you will find not a trace of moral equivalence, no infatuation with Philip Roth (whom Obama apparently imagines as the paragon of American Judaism–perhaps needing a more up to date understanding of Roth’s legacy among many American Jews), and no hesitancy to denounce Islamic jihadism.

Saudi barber faces beheading for cursing - UPI.com Saudi barber faces beheading for cursing

China Confidential: Biofuels and The Myth of Marginal Land biofuels boosters are aggressively promoting the myth of marginal land–the notion that inedible crops that can be converted to ethanol and biodiesel can be grown on land that is not suitable for growing food. Baloney.

TorontoSun.com - Lorrie Goldstein - Just say it: Kyoto’s a crock

…How can we be a participant when the PM has said we cannot do what Kyoto requires of us — lower our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by an average of 6% below 1990 levels between now and 2012?

Developing Intelligence : 99% Genetic? Individual Differences in Executive Function Are Almost Perfectly Heritable
99% Genetic? Individual Differences in Executive Function Are Almost Perfectly Heritable