Shawn Macomber

BOSTON — As I followed soldiers on raids, humanitarian missions and reconstruction projects in Iraq as an embedded reporter for…

The latest Matt Taibbi bit trying to unravel the apparent enigma of whether or not Democrats will behave like mad partisans should they…

The chatter greeting tabloid news of John Mayer’s week-long relationship with Jessica Simpson earlier this month was one of overwhelming…

Responses to my AmSpec piece on Khatami’s visit to Harvard have slowed to a trickle, but they’re still coming in….

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments on the gangland slaying of journalist Anna Politkovskaya are sort of telling in a funny/sad…

Today’s New York Times editorial on America’s imminent 300 millionth person spends a good deal of its word count refuting…

Here’s an example of how you get real diplomatic results. In light of this momentus development, Simple Life season seven…

Frequent AmSpec contributor James Poulos responds to some of Mike Tucker’s contentions in his usual dazzling and erudite way here.

While counter-terrorism specialist Mike Tucker’s wonderful and harrowing 2004 account of his travels in Kurdistan, Hell Is Over, might not…

My friend David J over at the great blog Resurrection Song details his reasons, both pragmatic and philosophical, for sticking…