Crooked Timber: A federal judge has ruled that the government must act on the visa request by a Muslim scholar who has been kept out of the US for two years.

A Liberal Dose: The more we learn about the Bushista's bust of the so-called 'Miami Seven' the more it starts to smell like more of their usual bullsh*t

Bob Geiger: Why do Republicans hate Veterans ?

James Wolcott: Rush Corks His Bat

Counterterrorism Blog: Reports of US monitoring financial transactions are not new....why the sudden faux outrage?