On the merits of a new cold war with the arab world

I remember the cold war fondly. As a kid, I never thought that we were all going to be blown up. I never thought that Russians were evil or that we were even at war with "The Soviet Union." I thought we despised a very small cabal of Soviet leadership and that we weren't going to play a part abetting their injustice. It all felt like peace and prosperity to me.

In the Halls of Valhalla

In a gathering of the self-righteous over the weekend, who were celebrating a dying campaign, Rick Santorum said something funny and something interesting, each in its own way truthful.

Intrade: Obama/Romney Comparison

The following charts compare Obama and Romney's Intrade closing numbers together. The first chart is from December 7, 2010 forward, the second is from June 1, 2012 forward and the last is from August 27, 2012 forward. You can see Romney's problem.