Quote of the Day

| April 21, 2003

“France is like someone who’s been given a glimpse of the future, sees himself committing suicide, and resolves to spend his remaining days making it look like murder.” – James Lileks’ Bleat, 21 April 2003

The Past or the Future?

| April 18, 2003

There is a meme afoot that must be killed, smothered now, before it is allowed to go any further. After the looting of the Baghdad museum, a recurring theme in the media (as partially detailed by the Media Research Center) is “the US cares more for preserving Iraq’s oil fields than for preserving its culture.” […]