The New Republic

  Last time John McCain gave an in-depth foreign policy address--his March speech in Los Angeles--the papers crowed that he was abandoning George W. Bush's approach to world affairs: "McCain Outlines Foreign Policy; In Speech, He Vows Collaborative Approach." (WP) "McCain, in Foreign Policy Talk, Turns His Back on Unilateralism." (NYT) READ MORE >>

  There's Obama's veiled, theoretical elitism, and then there's bloviating like Louis XVIII: Lawmaker stuns Colo. House by calling farmworkers 'illiterate peasants.' READ MORE >>

  Here's why I'm skeptical that conservatives are interested in some sort of "mutual deterrent" relationship between Israel/the United States and Iran. READ MORE >>

(Department of Energy)  According to the Post, Tuesday's Senate hearing on the ever-increasing risk of nuclear terrorist attack was quite the spectacle: READ MORE >>

A couple thoughts on the debate question about extending U.S. security guarantees to Israel in light of Iran's nuclear development: 1) Since when did George Stephanopolous start taking cues from Charles Krauthammer? (Cf. the link and comment thread for an interesting discussion of Krauthammer's position on deterrence and Israel.)   READ MORE >>

While most of official Washington is atwitter about the grave risks of Obama's cultural elitism, witnesses before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs testified yesterday that that the likelihood of nuclear attack on a U.S. city continues to increase: READ MORE >>

  Regarding our erudite debate about the Olympic Games, it does seem a little odd to label Hillary's call for a boycott "immature." After all, she's taking a calculated, pain-free political position that she will never have to deliver on as president. Let's tally up the possible benefits: READ MORE >>

  If we've learned anything this election season, it's that there's no scandal too tawdry or too banal not to commodify. I can now buy 80 different items, including a throw pillow (above), inscribed with the phrase: READ MORE >>

  After something like 48 hours on the mat, Obama is hitting Hillary back over the God and guns flap: READ MORE >>

As Jason notes below, John McCain's biographical speech was a good imitation of Bob Dole, circa 1996. Additionally, it's worth noting the speech echoed the carefully constructed biographical narrative of another recent GOP candidate: George W. Bush. Ed Kilgore: READ MORE >>