The fox, the bunny, and the eagle
If this were a fable, I’m sure there’d be a moral to the story. But I’m not sure what it would be, except that if you’re a fox, don’t mess with an eagle. But you have to admire this fox … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2018
Honoring hero terrorists
How do you get more terrorists? Reward and honor them: The terrorists honored most highly amongst Palestinian society are those who have killed the greatest number. Abd Al-Baset Udeh, killer of 30 at the Passover Seder massacre, had a soccer … Continue reading →
A new and more effective sepsis treatment?
One can hope. Regular readers of this blog may recall that I’ve written several times about sepsis. It’s a topic I really knew nothing about until I lost a loved one to it, and then I lost another. They both … Continue reading →
Twitter sins: Roseanne Barr bites the dust
If you’re a blogger, you need to comment on the news du jour. Well, maybe need is too strong a word. Maybe “are tempted” is better. I am tempted to cover Roseanne Barr’s firing because Roseanne Barr’s firing by ABC … Continue reading →
Question authority—including the press
The press keeps telling us they’re Speaking Truth to Power. But they forgot to consider that they are Power, and that they often don’t Speak the Truth. So maybe the public would turn on them someday: A media that taught … Continue reading →
Hillary and the back brace
Yes, I’ve noticed all the talk about HIllary’s odd covered-up garb and whether she’s wearing a back brace underneath. Lately, her sartorial choices feature a lot of heavy garments and drapes and scarves, and there’s a bulge near the top … Continue reading →
Andrew C. McCarthy on the Obama adminstration’s belated concern about Russia
With great clarity, Andrew C. McCarthy just keeps churning out information-packed article after article on what we now are free to call Spygate. I don’t know how he does it, But I’m certainly glad he does. If you have any … Continue reading →
The Economist chastises the NY Times for its Israel/Palestine coverage
Only thing is—they think the Times hasn’t been hard enough on Israel. Actually, the article in question from the Economist is about language, in particular the “weasel voice” of evasion (it’s part of a continuing “Johnson” series about words/grammar in … Continue reading →
The case of Tommy Robinson: free speech in the UK
Read about it here, as well as here. From the latter: On Friday, British free-speech activist and Islam critic Tommy Robinson was acting as a responsible citizen journalist — reporting live on camera from outside a Leeds courtroom where several … Continue reading →
It depends what the meaning of “happening now” is
Let’s see if we can get this straight: it’s okay for people on the left to post old photos of things that happened during the Obama administration and claim they’re current and insinuate that they’re new and particular to the … Continue reading →
Memorial Day: If you’re reading this…
I’ve posted this song before, but I think it bears repeating, especially on Memorial Day. It’s Tim McGraw’s extraordinarily moving song “If You’re Reading This“: If you’re readin’ this My momma’s sittin’ there Looks like I only got a one … Continue reading →
Memorial Day: on patriotism
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of an older post.] The story “The Man Without a Country” used to be standard reading matter for seventh graders. In fact, it was the first “real” book—as opposed to those tedious Dick … Continue reading →