Mark Steyn

Kathryn, Grace-Marie Turner's analysis is well worth reading . I sympathize with Mitt Romney (his health-care plan was really the only big signature legislation of a very brief time in executive politics), but what he did is part of the problem, not the solution. According to what he's told at least a couple of NR... by corner.nationalreview.com | related posts

Sharia - the one-stop shop for all your legal needs : Campaigners have voiced concerns over a growing number of non-Muslims using Islamic law to resolve legal disputes in Britain despite controversy over the role of sharia law. A spokesman for the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal (MAT) said that there had been a 15%... by corner.nationalreview.com | related posts

Here is one of the best Mark Steyn columns I have ever read. "America's Greek Tragedy" We hard-hearted small-government guys are often damned as selfish types who care nothing for the general welfare. But, as the Greek protests make plain, nothing... by johnlocke.org/lockerroom | related posts

Speaking of the legacy media and conservatives, Howell Raines (the man who brought you Jayson Blair because it made him feel " more diverse ") has an hilarious piece in The Washington Post on Roger Ailes and Fox News : For the first time since the yellow journalism of a century ago, the United States has a major... by corner.nationalreview.com | related posts

When you're spending trillions, every four cents helps : Arriving at Harv's Metro Car Wash in midtown Wednesday afternoon were two dark-suited IRS agents demanding payment of delinquent taxes. "They were deadly serious, very aggressive, very condescending," says Harv's owner, Aaron Zeff. The really odd part of this:... by corner.nationalreview.com | related posts

FIRE SALE From Mark Steyn’s letters page: Last year in February, the state of Victoria was hit by a spell of hot, dry weather which prompted several weeks of horrific bushfires. Some 173 people died, most on a single afternoon, when one of the biggest blazes swept through a... by coldfury.com | related posts

Jonah, you'll like this . By the way, a reader reminds me of what I wrote on the back page of NR six years ago - May 31st 2004 - contemplating Iraq round about now : I know what I’d like: Iraq, circa 2010, is a functioning confederal state, not a perfect democracy, but a respectable one - not New Hampshire,... by corner.nationalreview.com | related posts

For some reason, NRO readers chastise me for not plugging live appearances here, so I thought I might as well make like Jonah, Andy and everybody else, and get with the program. I'll be appearing live at Hillsdale College in Michigan tomorrow night, Thursday. It's open to the public, admission free, and starts at... by corner.nationalreview.com | related posts

Kathryn, sure, to a casual reader the omniscient Thomas Friedman seems to have entirely reversed his line on Bush, democracy and Iraq . But it won't really be complete until he begins a column by saying he was in the departure lounge at Ramadi International and it has much better WiFi access than a dump like LAX .... by corner.nationalreview.com | related posts

Another innovation from the Netherlands : Assisted suicide for anyone over 70 who has simply had enough of life is being considered in Holland. Non-doctors would be trained to administer a lethal potion to elderly people who 'consider their lives complete'... Supporters say it would offer a dignified way to... by corner.nationalreview.com | related posts