Post-heroic?

Patrick Porter, over at OxBlog, writes us a very thoughtful essay about what sort of society we live in — post-heroic, or…? Not to mention, the implications thereof, which spill over into Hollywood. OxBlog POST-HEROIC? I’ve always been a little uneasy with the notion that we in the West wage post-heroic war because we live Continue reading Post-heroic?

You've gotta admit…

Dirty Harry’s Place… » Yuck… When asked, politicians shouldn’t lie, but they shouldn’t be asked. Remember when discretion was a virtue?

More food for thought

Or, why you should be careful what you wear, and the mystery of how murderous thugs become fashion statements. Commentary: T-shirt depicts ‘pathetic and brutal legacy’ – CNN.com How Che became such a revered superhero of the hard-core left is laughable. First of all, he wasn’t even a good revolutionary. He failed in his attempt Continue reading More food for thought

Yes, but will he remember he said this later?

Obama: Jerusalem must stay undivided capital of Israel – CNN.com Barack Obama vowed Wednesday that Jerusalem must “remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided” in his first major speech after becoming the first African-American to make the presidential nomination for a major U.S. political party.