This explains a lot: Every morning, people sleepily drag themselves out of bed, wandering through a brain fog that seems to take forever to dissipate. Early risers will deny it exists, but evidence in a new paper in the journal … Continue reading →
The other day Axios quoted Donald Trump as having said “We’re the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States … with all … Continue reading →
It seems to me that we were allowed to criticize Bernie Madoff without being called anti-Semitic. And that was the case even though that criticism might dovetail with certain anti-Semitic legends about money and rapaciousness and Jews. But all of … Continue reading →
Halloween was my favorite holiday, bar none, as a child. The main reason was probably the candy. But the secondary reason—and maybe it even superseded the candy, come to think of it—was the opportunity even as a little kid to … Continue reading →
As usual, I disagree. Here’s who they polled: The 209 critics who took part are from 43 different countries and speak a total of 41 languages – a range that sets our poll apart from any other. The result: 100 … Continue reading →
One of the best compilations I've ever seen. It's a BOMBSHELL. pic.twitter.com/V0oLimbKnT — Mike (@Fuctupmind) October 29, 2018 [Hat tip: Ace.] [NOTE: Also, I put a link on the word “it’s” in the title of the post, but for some … Continue reading →
The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting has prompted a lot of speculation and discussion about the shooter’s motives for his murderous hatred of Jews, and about the basis for anti-Semitism in general. But it’s not as though people haven’t puzzled over the … Continue reading →
In a Birmingham McDonald’s: The shooting took place at the McDonald’s across from Princeton Hospital. Sanders entered the restaurant when an employee opened the door for a father and his sons to leave. Sanders then opened fire in the restaurant. … Continue reading →
Well, he can certainly try: It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t,” Trump said, declaring he can do it by executive order. When told that’s very much in dispute, Trump replied: … Continue reading →
Here are brief notes about the victims. All were over fifty, and most were well over fifty. I don’t know whether that represents a deliberate targeting of old people by the shooter, or whether they were merely the targets available … Continue reading →
An Indonesian plane has crashed into the ocean and all 189 people on board are almost certainly dead. Articles about the crash are almost unutterably sad: the photos of IDs and cellphones found floating in the water, the grieving and … Continue reading →
This could be really really big: By destroying the mucous membrane in the small intestine and causing a new one to develop, scientists stabilised the blood sugar levels of people with type 2 diabetes. The results have been described as … Continue reading →