Windsor Mann is a writer and editor known for his commentary on politics and culture. He contributed essays and reviews to The Weekly Standard between 2006 and 2014, covering topics ranging from foreign policy to media criticism. He is also known as the editor of "The Quotable Hitchens," a collection of Christopher Hitchens's writings.
The warmongers are at it again. In case you haven’t heard, the Pentagon has declared a global war on global warming. It’s our armed forces vs. the forces of nature, and we are the enemy. Those entrusted with protecting us from suicide bombers are now trying to protect the environment from us.
REVELATIONS OF the Bush administration's banking surveillance program--the Swift program--are important in at least one respect. They are meant to amplify one of the media's favorite subjects: President Bush's secrecy. Because the Swift operation has been conducted covertly and relies on broad…
SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD if your enemy thinks you are crazy. That's one reason why the recent talk of possible military strikes against Iran is smart. The chatter may not be 100 percent effective in scaring the mullahs away from uranium-enrichment, but even the prospect of no benefit is outweighed by…