James David Dickson
Congressman John Campbell (CA-48) led a bloggers briefing at the Heritage Foundation today. Campbell is the major House force behind the “Semper Fi Act”, which would remove $2 million of earmarks from the city of Berkeley, California and give them…
In yet another addition to the “nothing lasts forever” department, South Korea’s top national treasure was destroyed in a fire last night, the International Herald Tribune reports. The Sungnye Gate — or “Great South Gate” — was built in 1398…
ESPN.com has posted an annual personal favorite of mine, “The Story of the Rings,” highlighting a story from each of the 41 Super Bowl champions to date. My personal favorite: “The Real Lord of the Rings,” about New England Patriots…
But, then, what’s a few million between friends? The most telling quote from the Post piece: “Some researchers…contend that persistent overestimates in the widely quoted U.N. reports have long skewed funding decisions and obscured potential lessons about how to slow…
“THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS.” Those words — the Schembechler Doctrine — were the ones that convinced the seniors of the University of Michigan football team to put it together again for one last title run. Just about every…
On the 150th anniversary of Princeton University, in 1896, Woodrow Wilson extolled the virtues of his college: “Princeton was founded upon the very eve of the stirring changes which put the revolutionary drama on the stage — not to breed…
Lawrence Wright’s research on Al Qaeda took place over five years and four continents, yet he believes our knowledge of what led to 9/11 has only breached the tip of the iceberg. That can hardly be attributed to Wright not…
At least someone in Europe gets it… Like the rest of Europe, Russia faces declining birthrates and an increasing Muslim population that threatens its character. Unlike most of Europe, Russia is in the process of doing something about it. As…
“Remember when we used to leave Michigan games early because we were so far ahead?” my girlfriend said, as we hiked the steps of the Big House, after Oregon jumped ahead 25-7, with no end in sight. “It’s the end…
Last month, I pinpointed Arlen Specter as the most important man in deciding Alberto Gonzales’ future. Without the support of the ranking Judiciary Committee Republican, I argued, Democratic carps against Gonzales would read as Democrats “playing politics.” Now, it seems…
