In an effort to shore up flagging support for the war in Iraq, the White House is going on the offensive. Following a speech by President Bush today at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, the White House released a 38-page NSC document entitled “National Strategy for Victory in Iraq.”...

I haven’t weighed in on ITA’s other “War on Christmas” offerings, such as Josh’s post on the John Gibson book and Ed’s rejoinder, because I haven’t made up my mind entirely on the matter. On the one hand, the attacks on harmless things like Christmas trees or...

on Islamic extremists. “King Abdullah of Jordan has called for a relentless war on Muslim extremists in the wake of the suicide bombings in Amman earlier this month.” The king wants Mr Bakhit to “not only deal with the security dimension, but also the ideological, cultural and political...

Tonight the No. 16/17 Indiana Hoosiers take on top ranked Duke in what will certainly be one of the best college basketball games of the year. It is no secret that Indiana and Duke have two of the most storied basketball programs in history. There are eight NCAA national chapmionships between the two,...

Three weeks after the fact, the last of this year’s elections has been decided. Republican Bob McDonnell has been certified the winner in Virginia’s attorney general race. McDonnell beat his Democratic opponent, R. Creigh Deeds, by only 323 votes out of 1.94 million cast. McDonnell is claiming...

Researchers in Singapore are working on a technology that could be used to transmit hugs over the internet, with the use of a special vibration jacket. The potential application mentioned by the researchers is the ability for parents on business trips to “hug” their children remotely. It...

Tonight the Indianapolis Colts attempt to extend their perfect 10-0 record against the formidable Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3). The Steelers hope the return of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who’s missed the last three games, will boost their chances. Cole’s Court cites Bob Griese as saying...

Even as President Bush was rejecting a withdraw from Iraq last week, NBC News reported the Pentagon was planning for just that. We can presume the Pentagon was planning logistics for that pullout, and now it seems the President is laying the groundwork for the political dimensions of withdraw. The Los...

Bruce Willis isn’t happy about how the Iraqi conflict is being portrayed, so he’s going to “make a pro-war film in which American soldiers will be depicted as brave fighters for freedom and democracy,” reports the Sunday Times. Willis was rumored to have tried to enlist to fight...

Marvin Olasky has penned a short but helpful essay reviewing Prof. Rodney Stark’s book, The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success. Departing from what appears to be Stark’s thesis, Olasky observes that the “good old days” mentality...