Free kibbles

Reason supplies predictions of next year's loss of freedoms, which actually already occurred this year.

The Bush Administration wants to shut down Guantanamo if countries of origin of the detainees will guarantee they won't allow returned detainees to threaten people again. I think that's code for asking the countries of origin to lock detainees up for life before we return them.

Gen. Petraeus reports on falling violence in Iraq.

During his 8 years in power, Putin has amassed a personal fortune worth $40 billion. Now that's corruption on a grand scale worthy of even the UN.

Chronology of attacks in Pakistan since July. There's a bunch.

EU expands border-free zone.

Britain to require 1,000 lb bond from families of visitors, which it will refund when the visitor leaves the country.

Norway to implement affirmative action for certain immigrants. This ought to divide the country.

Reagan officials dispute facts and tone of Charlie Wilson's War, saying Reagan and his advisers deserve more credit.

Quotes from skeptical climate scientists. Record low temperatures all over the globe.

Man bites dog story: 2 women charged with sexually assaulting college football players.

Poll shows that Obama would beat all top Republicans. I guess that blows Hillary's theory that she's more electable.

Tancredo pulls out of presidential race and endorses Romney

Peggy Noonan on Huckabee and his cross.

Pat Buchanan says the Republican race is between Huckabee and Romney, with McCain the longshot.

Human fat from liposuction made into biofuel for boat. We have plenty of human fat around.

Asteroid might hit Mars, giving scientists their first ever chance to study an asteroid impact.

Cato suggests lowering the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%. I have a better idea. Adopt the FairTax.

Charles Krauthammer says we are 1,1,1 against Bush's Axis of Evil, and explains clearly and concisely just how damaging the rogue NIE report was to the US and the world. He's overly optimistic about Iraq, and shows he can't do math when he claims Bush found his Iraqi general (Petraeus) in 3 years, when in fact 2007 - 2003 = 4.

Jonah Goldberg rips Hillary's Christmas ad in which she pretends her socialist programs are gifts for Americans, not expensive and destructive policies.

Whoever ordered the destruction of the CIA waterboarding tapes deserves a medal because he protected the most effective interrogation technique we have from the enemy. Liberals would take that tool away from us, inform the enemy about it, and make them more dangerous and us less capable of stopping them.