[Hat tip: Instapundit.] Apparently there was some disturbance on a Frontier Airlines flight last Tuesday involving a monkey. But not to worry; it was a monkey with a job: The monkey that reportedly got “loose” on a Las Vegas-bound Frontier … Continue reading →
This one certainly grabbed my attention. Have you seen it?: So here’s the question—how is it done? Is it some sort of trick, or are the dogs actually trained to do synchronized swimming? Apparently the incident of a claim for … Continue reading →
So Donald Trump has done it again—this time he’s handed the opposition ammunition (pun intended) to accuse him of the basest of political dog whistles: encouraging the assassination of Hillary Clinton. I’m going to get this out of the way … Continue reading →
…in something more than a landslide (avalanche? tsunami?): 84 to 16 percent. The reason? People in his district like him, they really really like him.
Continue reading →Today commenter “DNW” asked the following question: Does anyone here actually know, in the sense of knowing the character, the likes and the personality of any Trump first supporters? You know, first name basis ”¦ longtime friend, in-law, cousin or … Continue reading →
Alzheimer’s is a scourge that’s so common that most of us know at least one person who has had it, and often considerably more than one. It’s a tragedy and a trial both for the afflicted and for those who … Continue reading →
There’s a certain amount of blog work that goes on behind the scenes, particularly in the comments section. First there’s the cleanup of spam, which initially involves deleting the contents of the spam filter. You’ll understand how important that filter … Continue reading →
I know there’s a thought in there somewhere—complex and really significant—if we only try hard enough to find it: You undoubtedly ensure it is seem to be very easy along with your display nonetheless to seek out this condition for … Continue reading →
Is Evan McMullin a 3rd-party candidate or a 53rd-party candidate? I’ve often said I think a 3rd-party candidate or an independent candidate has a chance this year because of widespread dissatisfaction with the other two. But I’ve never thought it … Continue reading →
There’s a trend I’ve noticed in the comments section here and also in some of the emails I’ve been getting: quite a few people admonishing me that I should shut up like a good apparatchik and take one for the … Continue reading →
Edward FitzGerald’s translation of “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam” is justly famous and justly beloved. I studied the poem in high school, and it was one of my favorite assignments—really, a revelation. But FitzGerald was very free with his translation, … Continue reading →
Commenter “T” recently offered a quote by Jonathan Rauch that goes like this: What we are seeing is not a temporary spasm of chaos but a chaos syndrome. Chaos syndrome is a chronic decline in the political system’s capacity for … Continue reading →