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Lesson From Pakistan: Foreign Policy Is Hard

When I teach American Foreign Policy this coming term I aim to stress one important point: foreign policy is hard. When attempting to set the nation's policy toward the world the president and other decision makers are faced with so...

Why America's in the Gulf

Walter Russell Mead: Why America's in the Gulf

McGovern on '72, '80, and '08

Watertown Public Opinion excerpt: There's something unique you realize after you lose an election for the presidency, says 1972 Democratic candidate and South Dakota native George McGovern. "You notice how quiet it was," he said, after the crowds of cheering...

Second Aquash Murder Trial Set for June

I've blogged before about my research on the American Indian Movement and the murder of Anna Mae Aquash, a Mi'kmaq from Nova Scotia, Canada, who joined up with AIM at the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation. Her body was discovered on...

SanFran Nan: ?I?ll be good?later.?

Pelosi vows more civil approach ? next year Sort of brings to mind the sinner’s prayer: “Make me good, Lord, just not quite yet.”

Happy New Year!

To all our readers! I hope everyone is having a great and safe celebration. Thanks to all of you. Without you, this site wouldn't be possible. May 2008 be a good one and best wishes to you and yours. UPDATE:...

Should this bother us? RC Council votes to give Cabela's a carrot. A really, really expensive carrot.

The Higher Ed scam

Phyllis Schlafly provides us with some information from US News &World Report that should give us pause in regard to Governor Rounds? plan to bank South Dakota?s future on Higher Ed: U.S. News & World Report, which has made a...

What's New with the Blogs

Cultural Marxism and witchcraft

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

French Calm As Cars Burn

The Arlen Specter of the South weighs in on behalf of John McCain

More late night politicking: Hillary on Letterman tonight

South Dakota Blogs

The Gay Divorcee

Bill Kristol Joins the Gray Lady

WSJ: The importance of a strong Navy

Pat Powers is a liar?

Government accountability

Are dirty deeds really done dirt cheap? And how did they let out the bid for that one?

SD Delegation Had A Good Year

The Ten Most Corrupt Political Figures of 2007

Study: Global Climate Unlinked from CO2

Building A Better Election

Plutocracy and secular humanism

The why's and wheretofores of the upcoming changes at the SDWC.

Cultural Marxism in Malaysia

Religion Becomes Bigger ?Non-issue? in GOP Race

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

TAR Camp is almost here.... Are you signed up?

SDP Jazz Note: 2007 Obituaries

Populism versus power elites

American Blogs