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  • Buckley: Never Boring

    I seldom agreed with Buckley, though I sometimes did. I think he was a principled fellow, someone who tried to be true to his core beliefs. Still, he was often wrong (e.g., civil rights, perhaps his most egregious failing, intellectually). On the other hand, he was never boring and he brought a charming civility to debate. I shall miss him.
    Posted to Obit by mberumen on February 28, 2008

  • Re: Kucinich's View on Aliens

    It has always fascinated me that aliiens smart enough to travel lightyears through space bypass Caltech and MIT and invariably end up with some unemployed high school drop out living in a trailer park in the Deep South. And now they've found Dennis K? What must they think of us?
    Posted to Map the Candidates by Michael E. Berumen on November 18, 2007

  • Wilsonian or Practitioner of Realpolitic

    One moment President Bush is a naive Wilsonian who wants to spread freedom and democracy to others; at another he operates under ''the enemy of my enemy is my friend'' principles of Realpolitik. He has failed miserably at both. I never thought I'd yearn for the days of Henry Kissinger or James Baker, but I surely do.
    Posted to War Stories by Michael E. Berumen on November 5, 2007

  • Re: Cowardice and Moral Relativism

    I have no idea what the US government would have done, only what they ought to have done, substantially different questions. I doubt any government accepts more political refugees than the US, by the way. For that matter, no other country attracts more immigrants, legally or illegally. The issue, to me, is not Ali's having lied or her position ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by mberumen on October 10, 2007

  • Cowardice and Moral Relativism

    The Dutch are rightly lauded for their history of tolerance. However, when taken to an extreme, tolerance can produce a sort of moral relativism, one that engenders complacency in the face of evil. In this case, it is the evil of Islamic fanatics who would have the heads (amongst other body parts) of non-believers. I find it very disheartening ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by mberumen on October 10, 2007

  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali

    Christopher Hitchens is absolutely right. To my mind, our country should make this heroic freedom-fighter a citizen and offer the necessary protection so that she can continue speaking out as a beacon of enlightenment throughout the world. I would be very proud if she were a member of our own country's legislature, and given the opportunity, I'd ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by mberumen on October 8, 2007