A scene from Yellowstone National Park from 2004 -- from my own visit there.
Debating an Attack on Iran from Foreign Policy Magazine
"The argument for a military strike on Iran remains weak, with massive potential negative effects, very limited prospects for significant positive impact, and much less urgency than its proponents claim. It is Obama's sound strategic judgement, not his lack of will, which makes an attack unlikely."
Cracks in the Iranian Monolith (Michael Ledeen) from the Wall Street Journal
"The Iranian regime loves to boast of its military strength, international clout and hold on domestic power. Much of this is accepted by outside experts, but in fact the regime is in trouble. Iran's leaders have lost legitimacy in the eyes of the people, are unable to manage the country's many problems, face a growing opposition, and are openly fighting with one another."
Mideast Peace Talks to Look Forward To? (David Makovsky) from the Washington Post
"The announcement Friday that Middle East peace talks would be launched
Sept. 2 was not exactly met with an outpouring of enthusiasm. Yet progress
on security and other issues suggests there is reason to believe peace
talks can produce results.
America's First Muslim President from Foreign Policy Magazine
"Muslim Americans helped elect George W. Bush, but now they're leaving the Republican Party in droves. It didn't have to be this way."
Why Republicans Will Raise Your Taxes (Andrew Romano) from Newsweek
"Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But someday soon, political and fiscal forces will conspire to make tax hikes very hard for Republicans to resist."
The GOP's Long, Hot, Racist Summer (Kirsten Powers) from the Daily Beast
"First came a harsh new immigration law and calls of white racism; then we turned up the heat with an “n-word” flap and the ground zero mosque hysteria. Kirsten Powers on a season of grievance jihads"
How to Spread 'Dumb-ocracy' (Clarence Page) from the Chicago Tribune
"Beneath our national democracy runs a national dumb-ocracy, a vast community of folks who don't care all that much about civic engagement and other current affairs, except maybe Lindsay Lohan's drinking problems."
Why Won't the GOP Say 'No' to Extremism? (E.J. Dionne) from the Washington Post
"the Democrats have come up with a loud "no" of their own, asking voters to reject the Republican past one more time to avoid moving the country backward."
The Right-wing, Blinded by its Own Hysteria (Eugene Robinson) from the Washington Post
"The whole "controversy" is ridiculous. Yet conservatives who should know better are doing their best to exploit widespread ignorance about Islam by transforming it into fear and anger. They imply, but don't come right out and say, that it was Islam itself that attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, rather than an extremist fringe that espouses what the vast majority of the world's Muslims consider a perversion of the faith."
GOP's Fundraising Concerns Raises Election Concerns from the Wall Street Journal
"The Republican National Committee's $5.3 million war chest for the final stretch of the midterm election campaign—which is half the amount of its Democratic counterpart—is causing anxiety among some GOP operatives."
CHEMISTRY NUGGET!!
New Compound has 'Superhero-like Powers from Discovery News
"It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a cliche! No, it's a new type of oxide compound!
It sounds like boring stuff on the surface. But when researchers talk about the capabilities of this new oxide compound, the material sounds like it comes straight out of a comic book."
PLANETARY NUGGET!!
Solar System Similar to Ours? Richest Planetary System Discovered from Science Daily
"Astronomers using ESO's world-leading HARPS instrument have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets, orbiting the Sun-like star HD 10180. The researchers also have tantalising evidence that two other planets may be present, one of which would have the lowest mass ever found. This would make the system similar to our Solar System in terms of the number of planets (seven as compared to the Solar System's eight planets)."
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