Monthly Archives: February 2003

Nothing more than than the Axis of Weasels truly deserve, notwithstanding the fact that recent polls put American opposition against a potential war against Saddam at 18%, while support continues to remain near 70%. What’s more, 23% of American’s polled … Continue reading →

The universe is 13.7 billion years old, constantly expanding, and only 4% of it consists of atoms. So says NASA after accumulating one year’s worth of data from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe. From that, astrophysicists could calculate the age … Continue reading →

Writing for the UK’s The Independent, Johann Mari has an excellent article on the historical differences between European and American foriegn policies: The commitment to supranationalism is so strong that the EU is seen as just one such body: the … Continue reading →

Congratulations to ShaunKenney.com! I have been awarded the prestigious 5 Fish Award by FishRush.com. The award is given to the best weblogs of 2002 to website with intelligent content. Not a lightly issued award it seems. In other news, the … Continue reading →

Here’s a great point. The Toronto Star’s Olvia Ward makes the argument that Saddam believes that he is in a ‘Catch-22’ concerning weapons inspectors: For Saddam, the incentive to disarm would also be weighed against another important factor, his image … Continue reading →

It’s about time someone said it. Sean McConeghy at my alma mater fires back at the progressive liberals at Catholic Univeristy: I would agree with those who have voiced disagreement that a diverse range of perspectives is a necessary part … Continue reading →

OOPS! Prime Minister Tony Blair and his staff seem to have made the mother of all mistakes. Namely, the document released last Monday entitled “Iraq: Its Infrastructure of Concealment Deception and Intimidation” seems to have been plagarized. To make matters … Continue reading →

Most people wouldn’t believe this, but I used to want to be an astronaut. And not just any astronaut. I wanted to be the commander of the Space Shuttle Challenger, until it blew up of course. But I had all … Continue reading →