Steve Chapman, probably my favorite columnist, is once again absolutely on the money with his latest two columns.

The first addresses a fact conservative hawks are so loath to admit (or perhaps not-so-secretly glad about, depending) about the Iraq war, which is that is a huge boost for big government.

And today’s column targets the American military’s biggest enemy: a U.S. government that wants it to police the entire world, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

You tell ’em, Stevie.