The New Physics of McCain and Palin

Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic Monthly explains.

9/11

Juan Cole argues that al-Qaeda has been defeated.

Another Book Review

My review of Howard Waldrop's new collection, Other Worlds, Better Lives, is here.

Why You Can't Trust the AP

Why can't you trust the Associated Press coverage of the presidential campaign? Maybe because the AP's Washington bureau chief tried to get a job with John McCain and may still be hoping to be part of a McCain administration.

Steve Benen, now at the Washington Monthly's site, has more.

Cyberwar

I am fairly certain John Robb and I have dissimilar political views, but his recent post on cyberwarfare is well worth
reading, as is Evgeny Morozov's piece in Slate on how he became a cyberwarrior.