As yet another preemptive war is begun in the Middle East, John Quincy Adam’s words of wisdom still ring true: “Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be.” Like most Americans I

Len Deighton, one of the greatest espionage writers of our time, has passed away at age 97. The Royal Air Force veteran and illustrator once served coffee to Agatha Christie on a flight to Beirut while working as a flight attendant before the publication of what is still

Barf.

Anne Applebaum nails it:

Zum Glück gibt es Musik als Zufluchtsort.

Everybody knows Franz Kafka, but almost no one knows his sister Ottla. She was gassed on arrival at Auschwitz on Oct 7, 1943 after volunteering to escort a group of orphans from the Terezin ghetto so they wouldn’t be afraid.

“I thought baseball won.” - Bryce Harper on the WBC.

On my god fuck off

Releasing the Epstein files is not the end goal. Until we see investigations and arrests, our system of justice is not working.

Two books I brought to Munich with me when I worked at the Max Planck Institute in '86: How Life Imitates the World Series, and Why Time Begins on Opening Day, both by WaPo sportswriter, Thomas Boswell

Clones of Maryland’s Liberty Tree will be planted statewide in celebration of 250 years thebanner.com/community/loca…

Jonathan Fine LOL. You have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever and just give her the full works of Wittgenstein.

This is shameful toadery and you will be remembered for it.

What does an 80s bar bouncer have in common with nuclear deterrence and world politics? More than you’d think. In Road House, Patrick Swayze’s character lays down a simple rule: “Be nice… until it’s time not to be nice.” It turns out that line captures a real theory of how

All this tells me is that Massie must be doing something right

Wow

Caryn Ann Harlos I have to wonder whether she has an "Epstein problem" of her own to get ahead of, or whether she's preparing the case for dumping her husband as HIS "Epstein problem" gets worse.

My intemperate words for American Orbán apologists.