London

1:29 PM, May 23, 2013 • By DANIEL HALPER

President Barack Obama condmned the London terror attack, but he didn't single out a motivation for beheading. Here's Obama's statement:

"I condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack against a British service member in Woolwich on May 22. The United States stands resolute with the United Kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and terror. There can be absolutely no justification for such acts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim, the police and security services responding to this horrific act and the communities they serve, and the British people. Our special relationship with the United Kingdom is especially important during times of trial, and I look forward to my trip to the United Kingdom to participate in the June G-8 Summit, hosted by Prime Minister Cameron, which will include discussions on the important global security challenges our countries face together."

6:45 AM, May 23, 2013 • By DANIEL HALPER

Bill Kristol, with Mara Liasson and Charles Krauthammer, last night on Fox News:

'Approximately 136 hotel rooms for 893 room nights.'

9:46 AM, Mar 22, 2013 • By JERYL BIER

Vice President Biden and his entourage spent a little time in London in early February during his first foreign trip of the second term of the Obama administration.

10:34 AM, Feb 5, 2013 • By DANIEL HALPER

In his first foreign trip in the second term of President Barack Obama's presidency, Vice President Joe Biden is gaffing his way across Europe. Biden's three country trip has taken him from Germany to France and, finally, to the UK, where he's just finishing meetings.

Martin Amis, Christopher Hitchens, Tina Brown, New York, 1995

Depravity at the heart of contemporary England.

Nov 5, 2012, Vol. 18, No. 08 • By KYLE SMITH

Despite the inapt “literary bad boy” label that continues to trail along behind Martin Amis like a disappointed autograph seeker, he has never been a shock novelist. Rather, he’s a comic-hyperbole man, forever pushing up into the thin air atop Mt. Absurdity.

10:52 AM, Sep 14, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

Photos and video from the Twitter feed of Phil Han, a reporter and producer in CNN, who is outside the U.S. embassy in London where a mob has gathered and burned the American flag:

Police forming a line front of a relatively small protest.. Police say 100 to 150 here twitter.com/PhilHanCNN/sta…

5:37 PM, Aug 13, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

A loyal reader writes in:

Fred Barnes is one of the most astute commentators on Washington policy and politics there is. He is also knowledgeable about sports. But like anyone else, he can sometimes get things wrong—and, sadly, he did with his post “LeBron Leads the U.S. Basketball to Gold.”

12:00 AM, Aug 13, 2012 • By FRED BARNES

Next to Mitt Romney picking Paul Ryan as his running mate, the best thing that happened over the weekend was the USA basketball team capturing the gold medal at the London Olympics.

10:35 AM, Aug 1, 2012 • By JONATHAN V. LAST

Because conservatives are scrooges, the good folks at Americans for Tax Reform have gone through the fine print to find out what our Olympians will have to cough up to the IRS should they be lucky enough to win any medals in London.

Even by the standards of our government, the numbers are insane.

11:05 AM, Jul 31, 2012 • By FRED BARNES

Warsaw, Poland
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney went 2-for-3 on his 8-day foreign trip. He was a rousing success in Israel and delivered a pleasing performance in Poland. But in London, he was pilloried for doubting whether the Olympics would come off smoothly. Also, the American media traveling with him was largely unimpressed, regarding the trip as little more than one Romney gaffe after another.

12:00 AM, Jul 31, 2012 • By FRED BARNES

Warsaw, Poland
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney finishes his 8-day trip to the UK, Israel, and Poland with a speech in Warsaw today. It’s been an up-and-down trip as Romney seeks to demonstrate his ability to function effectively as an American leader overseas.

10:18 AM, Jul 27, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

CNN host Piers Morgan defended Mitt Romney this morning, after the Republican presidential candidate wondered whether London is prepared for the Olympics:

3:00 PM, Jul 26, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

At an event in London, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, "I'm looking forward to the bust of Winston Churchill being in the Oval Office again."