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Judith Levy, Ed. : Walter Russell Mead on US Policy in the Middle East 27 Aug 2013 | 02:09 pm
Following on from Troy's post of earlier today, in which he discusses Edward Luttwak's prescription for the Syrian crisis (the promotion of an "indefinite draw" between the warring parties), I call yo...
Fred Cole : Awesome. Another War. 27 Aug 2013 | 01:16 pm
From the UK Telegraph: Royal Navy vessels are being readied to take part in a possible series of cruise missile strikes, alongside the United States, as military commanders finalise a list of potenti...
D.C. McAllister : I Love Hermione Granger 27 Aug 2013 | 06:08 am
Every once in a while I grab a fantasy book or science fiction novel I've read countless times before, snuggle into bed, pour a glass of wine, and read out of sheer storytelling delightâusually not ...
The Milt Rosenberg Show : Joseph Epstein 27 Aug 2013 | 05:28 am
Joseph Epstein sees through all of our foibles, affectations, eccentricities and higher-level stupidities including his own (though he is very light on the last!). Here he is in a rambling conversatio...
Andrew Stuttaford : End This Doleful Legacy 27 Aug 2013 | 05:20 am
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Glenn Reynolds highlights one of the shabbier legacies of the Reagan era: Republicans are supposed to stand for limited government, freedom and federalism, but it ...
King Banaian : Don't Flirt 27 Aug 2013 | 03:12 am
âIn the long run, an economy cannot have âjust a little inflation,â for if you start flirting with inflation, it will end up marrying you." former Bundesbank President Otmar Emminger (1984) It ...
Troy Senik, Ed. : The Return of Realpolitik? 27 Aug 2013 | 03:05 am
Secretary of State John Kerry is not dispensing rhetorical half measures when it comes to Syria's use of chemical weapons. Per Politico's report today: Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday called ...
Hartmann von Aue : One Year Anniversary and a Poll 27 Aug 2013 | 01:27 am
Looking at my post after hitting that fateful little blue button, I suddenly realized I've been here as a member for a year now. Wow. So, my questions to fellow Ricochetti are: 1. What was the best p...
James Pethokoukis : Did the Housing Crash Cause the Recession? No, it Was the Fed 27 Aug 2013 | 12:19 am
Just as the 1929 stock market crash didnât cause the Great Depression, the housing collapse didnât cause the Great Recession. In both cases, monetary policy mistakes were the likely proximate and ...
Maura Pennington : Lessons For Millennials 26 Aug 2013 | 11:01 pm
Last week, I wrote a post for Forbes entitled "Millions of Millenials Live At Home And Support The Policies That Keep Them There." I referred to some of my peers as lost and lacking meaning, what Vikt...
