Jury Rejects Death Sentence for Moussaoui  —  A federal jury decided today to spare the life of Zacarias Moussaoui, sentencing the avowed al-Qaeda conspirator to life in prison for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist plot.  —  The verdict was reached after seven days of deliberations following …

Juan Cole is 10th rate...he is the embodiment of the mediocre...his sentences are syntactical train wrecks...it's illiteracy, simply.  - Christopher Hitchens  —  HH: Christopher Hitchens, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.  —  CH: Nice to be back.  —  HH: Now I don't even know how to raise this …

So Not Funny  —  First, let me state my credentials: I am a funny guy.  This is well known in certain circles, which is why, even back in elementary school, I was sometimes asked by the teacher to "say something funny" — as if the deed could be done on demand.

Under U.S. Pressure, Mexico President Seeks Review of Drug Law  —  MEXICO CITY, May 3 — After intense pressure from the United States, President Vicente Fox has asked Congress to reconsider a law it passed last week that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as part …

Kill This Bill  —  "BOLD, RESPONSIBLE, common-sense reform of our current lobbying and ethics laws is clearly needed," House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-Calif.) told his colleagues on the House floor last week.  "We owe it to our constituents.  We owe it to ourselves.

JUAN COLE, THE FIRST DRAFT  —  [Found in a dumpster behind the University of Michigan College of Liberal Arts: the first draft of Professor Juan Cole's latest cri de coeur]  —  Christopher Hitchens owes me a big apology.  And a free two liter bottle of Pepsi®.

Women's Lib  —  Saddam wasn't a feminist.  —  Some radical feminists and anti-war liberals have very short memories.  It's just three years after Saddam Hussein's ouster and some would have us believe the tyrant was in fact a protector of women's rights in Iraq.

Crunchy Culture  —  Author Rod Dreher Has Defined A Political Hybrid: The All-Natural, Whole-Grain Conservative  —  Two succulent, naturally raised chickens with good farm references are in the oven, snuggled up in a roasting pan like doomed lovers.  Fat, perfect carrots are peeled, chopped, seasoned and ready to simmer.

Growing Unease for Some Blacks on Immigration  —  WASHINGTON, May 3 — In their demonstrations across the country, some Hispanic immigrants have compared the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle to their own, singing "We Shall Overcome" and declaring a new civil rights movement …

Geena Davis Honored for Role As President  —  To the strains of "Hail to the Chief," actress Geena Davis accepted an award night for her television portrayal of the first woman president of the United States from an organization which is seeking to turn fiction into reality.

You Pay Your Money, You Take Your Chances  —  I finally decided to go in for TimesSelect.  I am greeted by Tom Friedman's column, "Let's (Third) Party," where I read this gem about gasoline prices: … That's a fascinating "truth."  Note that he is not writing here about the externalities associated …

Newark Candidate Runs Against His Own Fame  —  When Richard Whitten, a former Newark postal worker, met Cory Booker at a charity event downtown in 1996, his first impression was that Mr. Booker seemed too polished to be sincere.  —  With degrees from Stanford, Oxford and Yale Law School …