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Richard Fernandez
University of Alabama Shooting: The Other Kind of IED
How many Americans are afflicted with “intermittent explosive disorder”?
The American Left Doesn’t Want to Govern; It Wants to Rule
Awaiting the call to say "the time for compromise is over," and hoist the Jolly Roger.
Double Down: Obama Plans a ‘Combative’ Approach to Brown Win
There will be no retreat, no watering down of the agenda.
Haiti After the Quake
Sixteen seconds was all it took to wreck a city. (See also Roger L. Simon: "Haiti and the Rest of Us")
Christmas Greetings from Al-Qaeda? (Updated)
An incident previously described as a passenger setting off firecrackers on a Northwest Airlines flight between Amsterdam and Detroit is now being referred to as a possible terrorist attack.
Year End Thoughts
Others have given us the Christmases past and present. But Christmases future are up to us.
Global Warming: An Entire Movement Founded on ‘Confirmation Bias’
Confirmation bias: “A tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one’s preconceptions, leading to statistical errors."
Saving the Environment Through Human Misery
The New Scientist's commandments for green living: no clean clothes, decent food, or coffee.
CRU Climategate Data: Homogenized, Sterilized, and Pasteurized
Unbelievably, the original raw data on which global warming theory is based was dumped.
Do Hacked Emails Spell the End of the Global Warming Industry?
There's too much riding on global warming for its political support to die quickly.
The Armies of the Right
The tea party movement and conservative activists continue to rock political life in the GOP. But what ever happened to Obama's grassroots?
As Intel Can Be Wrong (See Iran’s Nuke Program), Best To Assume the Worst
FDR assumed Hitler almost had the bomb when he didn't, Bush assumed Saddam had WMD. The responsible thing is for Obama to do the same with Iran.
Buy One, Take Ten
Entitlement programs have convinced citizens that the government never runs out of free money, a view that is psychologically crippling.
Robert Reich Tells Berkeley Students: America Is Addicted to Fantasy
The audience applauded at first, but as Reich related his unspeakable health care “truths,” the applause ceased.
The Global Warming Debate Heats Up Again
The BBC takes note: global temperatures have not risen in 11 years. (Also read Roger L. Simon: Does Al Gore Ever Wonder if He's Wrong?)
Afghanistan at a Crossroads
If General McChrystal is charged with winning in Afghanistan, he needs the tools — and he shouldn't be afraid to ask for them.
Did the President Gain Anything by Conceding on Missile Defense?
We will have to wait and see if Obama's concession to Russian sensibilities leads to any breakthroughs in diplomacy.
Robert S. McNamara, Dead at 93
To the end of his days, McNamara fought a personal war within himself over Vietnam.
A New Chavez in Honduras?
Zelaya appears to be riding a tide of resentment against the elite to position himself as a populist strongman.
Mousavi’s Dilemma: Fight or Fold?
Events in Iran have taken on a dynamic all their own. Mousavi will either have to "ride the tiger" and lead from the front — or be left behind. (Also read Roger L. Simon: Blood on the Streets: Iran situation worsens and Vodkapundit: Barbarians)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: A State Within a State
The protectors of the Islamic revolution reorganized last year to deal with internal dissent. Their time has come.
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