Monthly Archives: August 2005

This is nothing short of comical: The crowd gathered in the palace courtyard was surprised to see the Pope return to his window several moments after leaving after greeting pilgrims in several languages. ‘I ask for your forgiveness, but I … Continue reading →

Commonwealth Conservative muses on the near-famous Gus Burger.

Wish I was there, but I’m quite certain this will be the beginning of something grand: The German-born Benedict, 78, after years as a powerful Vatican official working behind the scenes, has grown into his job since assuming the papacy … Continue reading →

Now I am a big fan of process. You set up a method of performing a task, plan it well, think it through, then execute. This was not thought through. Chaos erupted this morning at the Richmond International Raceway as … Continue reading →

Here are some neat new photos of the new Russian space module, christened “Klipper”. The module is expected to replace the aging Soyuz space modules used to resupply the International Space Station.

If there’s any question who my favorite op-ed writer at the FLS is at the moment, it’s Dave Smalley by a mile: It goes beyond differing political prescriptions. This is a democracy; we’re supposed to have differences. But when we … Continue reading →

Analysis from the real Larry Sabato: Politically, Sabato said, Kilgore’s position has more upsides than downsides. ‘When you look at the Hispanic and Latino population in Virginia, most of them are either under the age of 18, or they’re not … Continue reading →

A review of the new book Lost Triumph at in Saturday’s FLS. Excellent reading for historians of “The Recent Unpleasantness” as the War has occasionally been called (and currently my favorite revised name).

From the Grand Poobah of neo-conservative thought Charles Krauthammer: Liberties should be as unlimited as possible — unless and until there arises a real threat to the open society. Neo-Nazis are pathetic losers. Why curtail civil liberties to stop them? … Continue reading →

General Assembly loves bills such as lowering the blood alcohol content, because it’s a great way to say you’re “tough on crime” while doing practically nothing. It now seems that such efforts are unconstitutional, for the precise reason that BAC … Continue reading →