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Fox News has a report up about a “whistle blower” who claims that Special Operators could have been in Libya in time to stop the attacks that killed American embassy personnel on September 11, 2012. It’s nonsense on the face, … Continue reading →

One year ago, a classmate was killed in Afghanistan. He was married to a good friend, and was truly taken too soon. He chose one of the hardest and most dangerous jobs around, and died serving his country. Fair winds … Continue reading →

I’m back at Overthinking It, this time comparing magic and the law in fiction, particularly Harry Potter. I accidentally used some language that is probably going to sic the Libertarians on me, so look to this space for some follow … Continue reading →

….has officially begun. The “Horse Race” style of political reporting is never more apparent than when you consider the battle by both campaigns to boost expectations for the other candidate. The logic is simple – you want the other guy to be … Continue reading →

If they do it, this will be a very shrewd move by the GOP: This morning on ABC News, however, Mary Matalin — a well-connected GOP operative — suggested that Republicans would run a write-in candidate to defeat Akin. Matlin … Continue reading →

…between my love of the First Amendment and hatred for the University of Michigan: Cooper Barton, 5, comes from a family of Michigan fans. He went to school wearing a maize and blue shirt with “The Big House,” the nickname … Continue reading →

This is pretty brilliant, and definitely worth sharing: The past several weeks have made one thing crystal-clear: Our country faces unmitigated disaster if the Other Side wins. No reasonably intelligent person can deny this. All you have to do is … Continue reading →

With the decision on the ACA coming up in mere minutes (I’m writing this at 0645 PST), I figured I’d put my prediction out there, in anticipation of being embarrassingly wrong by the time any one reads this.  Prediction: The individual mandate … Continue reading →

I’ve been doing some guest writing/pod-casting for the website OverthinkingIt – the site that subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn’t deserve. My latest article, The Reverse Ghost Ship Moment addresses what happens when the promotional … Continue reading →

So it’s been a while – I’ve been traveling, the political race got boring, and I just kind of lost steam on blogging more generally. But I’m hoping for a slight uptick in traffic from another guest post at OverthinkingIt, … Continue reading →