The Imperial City And The World
We've made no secret over our sadness watching the Giuliani campaign. As long time readers know, in an earlier incarnation the Stiftung worked directly for him. Our interaction with the man confirmed his basic social tolerance and inherent decency. … [Continue reading]
Few books devoted to so-called 'high culture' get much mainstream attention in America; even fewer when the book seeks to explain why classical music is a mirror history for the 20th century. Yet Alex Ross' "The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the … [Continue reading]
Geopolitical realities continue inexorably regardless of this regime's defiant ignorance. The disconnect between those realities and American preparations continues to widen at an alarming rate. William Lind at least corrects Robert Kaplan's … [Continue reading]
The appropriately titled Virginia Republican Central Committee (no kidding) dealt a death blow to Tom Davis' hopes of moving to the Senate. Rep. Thomas M. Davis III will not make a run for the U.S. Senate next year, in part because of what he sees as … [Continue reading]
Via War and Piece, the Guardian interviews HRC on presidential power: Hillary Clinton would launch a policy review as president with an eye towards giving up some of the executive powers accumulated by George Bush, she tells Guardian America … [Continue reading]