Richard Holbrooke, dead at 69. I always got the impression that, so far as diplomacy goes, he was the "A" team.

Prime Minister Berlusconi of Italy faces a no-confidence vote. If he fails, that could mean another shock wave through the Eurozone.

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, blasts the Europhiles who ridiculed people, like Johnson, who believed the common currency was a recipe for disaster. I share that opinion, as I believe it is impossible to share a common monetary policy without a common fiscal policy.

Tim Pawlenty writes about one of our most pressing problems as we close out the first decade of the 21st Century, which is the fact that government employee unions are bankrupting the states.

There has been much written over the last few days about the case of a Columbia professor who is being charged with incest for having a sexual relationship with a close female relative. Some of the more libertarian-leaning writers are discussing the issue of whether or not a consensual sexual relationship between adults ought to be prohibited by law. This excellent piece, which I found via Instapundit, examines the issue of morality and ethics without God.