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Steyn claims “we have inaugurated the post-modern pseudo-breakout from the bubble, in which the president and his family sally forth to an ice cream parlor in Alexandria, Va., accompanied only by 200 of their most adoring sycophants from the press corps.” Breaking out of this bubble for Mark Sanford was somewhat more damaging.

In a scapegoating move that Britain’s foreign secretary described as “harassment and intimidation,” “Iranian media said eight local embassy staff were detained for an alleged role in postelection protests, but gave no further details.” The idea that Britain’s power in Tehran is enough to drive hundreds of thousands to the streets seems a bit much.

Since the Iranian election on June 12, onlookers have called for a recount to assess whether incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad actually won, as the election commission reported he had. It’s certainly true that the results are suspicious on the face of it. One example is the large portion of results available in an extraordinarily short […]

The death of Michael Jackson on Thursday recalled his brush a quarter century ago with an aide to President Ronald Reagan — John G. Roberts Jr., who would go on to become chief justice of the United States. Mr. Roberts, it appears, was not the King of Pop’s biggest fan in the White House. Mr. […]