More Good Stuff...

...from the WSJ. If you're so inclined.

1. Why We Went to War. What if people start believing that "Bush lied"?
2. Washington Retreat. Congress sends the wrong signal to the Iraqis. "There are many lessons of the Vietnam War, but two of the biggest are these: Don't fight wars you don't intend to win, and while American troops can't be defeated, American politicians can be. "
3. Chaps in a Tangle. "But for a depressing number of professors today, history is about jamming a finger in the eye of traditionalists. Here's a game plan for academic advancement: Reinterpret the past according impossible-to-meet modern standards, take apart a hero, trash an iconic event, then jam it all into a paper or book, usually in prose so painful it can actually cause spontaneous hair loss, and voilà--respect, publication, tenure."

Damn, but I miss my daily WSJ. There's no WSJ local delivery in Portales, the paper comes via USPS and is therefore a day late. I've thought about subscribing to the on-line edition, but haven't got off the dime. There's a huge difference between flipping the pages of the dead-tree edition and reading in a browser window. I prefer the paper...and journey to the library once or twice a week read it.