Game of Thrones: China Cozies Up to Pakistan

Once close allies in the War on Terror, Pakistan and the U.S. have experienced a deteriorating relationship in the past 18 months. Misdirected drone strikes, civilian deaths, and a belief in Islamabad that America has consistently trampled on Pakistani sovereignty has left the relationship in a state of cold fury.Of course, Pakistani anger at the […]

Secretary Panetta Endorses Game of Thrones

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is about to embark on his first official trip to a foreign country‚ and his destination, China, says something about the Administration’s military priorities.Before the trip, however, comes a security summit with leaders from India, Vietnam and Singapore. In preparation for the summit, Panetta gave an address at the Naval Academy […]

The Winner of the Egyptian Primaries Is: Inertia

As if Egypt’s liberals did not already face enough obstacles to their envisioned Egyptian democracy, round one of the nation’s presidential elections now places the two most illiberal candidates in a runoff contest set for June 16–17. In one corner is the Muslim Brotherhood’s man, Mohamed Morsi, and in other is Mubarak’s onetime appointed Prime […]

Obama Gets Tough on Syria, Cancels Assad’s Library Card

There’s an old Booth New Yorker cartoon showing an old man sitting in an armchair cackling while reading the newspaper, and back over his shoulder his wife says to a visitor something to the effect, “George has always enjoyed reading the morning paper, but lately it seems to be frequently accompanied by a graveyard laugh”—or […]

China Dismisses India’s New Friendship with Myanmar

Over the weekend we blogged about India’s expanding economic ties with Myanmar, where the ruling generals are opening the country up to suitors other than China, its traditional patron. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is currently making the first visit by an Indian head of state in decades, tying up deals to export Burmese natural gas […]

Signs of the Apocalypse: Washington Post Says “Listen to Sarah Palin”

At Via Meadia, we’ve spent years scouring the news for the most shocking stories and there is very little that can surprise us. In the past year alone, we’ve seen giant rats descend on New York, British ethicists endorsing “after-birth abortions” and the rise of caffeinated meat.  But the Washington Post has managed to surprise us: it […]

Darkness Descends on Detroit

Detroit has introduced a new initiative to save money: eliminate roughly half of its streetlights, leaving citizens in more sparsely populated areas in the dark. The Detroit News reports that Mayor Dave Bing’s plan will reduce streetlights from 88,000 to 46,000, saving Detroit $10 million a year. According to Chris Brown, Detroit’s chief operating officer, “You […]

The Relocation of Anti-Semitism

The May 2012 issue of Commentary (the generally conservative monthly with a strong Jewish focus) carries an article by Michael Medved, entitled “What the Evangelicals Give to Jews”. Medved is a highly productive writer and television personality, very articulate and almost always interesting. Based in California, he is an observant Orthodox Jew, who has moved […]

After Obamacare

In the next few weeks, the Supreme Court will hand down its decision on the constitutionality of Obamacare and its individual mandate. Via Meadia and the public have both expressed our dissatisfaction with this boondoggle of a reform and its operating mechanisms, but if the law is struck down, what will replace it?The Economist offers […]

Another Reason Fracking Will Save the Planet

Via Meadia has been consistently following the fracking revolution sweeping the U.S., and we continue to be optimistic about the impact of our natural gas industry on energy security and climate change. Today we add another reason for our optimism. The WSJ has the story: The shale gas revolution, which cut the price of natural gas […]

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