Omar Mateen was adorned with red flags, absolutely festooned with them. We already know that law enforcement was warned about Mateen, investigated him, and decided there was nothing they could do because he had not acted on his beliefs. But … Continue reading →
In the debate about Paul Ryan’s supposed threat to sue Donald Trump if Trump were to issue an executive order banning Muslim immigration, let’s start with what Ryan said—not what we imagine he said based on our pre-existing opinion of … Continue reading →
I’ve been surprised at the number of people in the comments section who suggest it’s wrong at this point to criticize Trump, because all it does is help Hillary. Note that they’re not usually suggesting that the content of the … Continue reading →
Here’s a typical and actually relatively subtle case of liberal propaganda about the Islamic terrorist Omar Mateen. Do they teach this stuff in journalism school, or does the press learn how to do it afterwards? Or does it just come … Continue reading →
If you want to look at some depressing polls on Donald Trump, see this and this. Things can change, I know. It’s early, I know. But Trump’s abysmal showing in the polls against another weak candidate, Hillary Clinton, has been … Continue reading →
…is Nadezhda, a Russian ballet dancer who burst onto the scene in the 70s dancing with the Perm Ballet and then the Bolshoi, and who revolutionized the “look” of ballet. I remember the first photos I saw of Pavlova, she … Continue reading →
…right now: “You know, it’s painful. It’s painful. You know, people even get divorces, you know? I mean, sometimes, things come out that, look, I’m sorry that this has happened,” the Ohio governor said in an interviewaired Thursday on MSNBC’s … Continue reading →
We don’t know the motive, but whatever it is—and whether the perp is from the political right or left and/or is mentally ill—this is ominous news. See also this. [ADDENDUM: Much more here.]
Continue reading →They seem to have found the site of the wreckage of the EgyptAir flight that came down about a month ago in the Mediterranean, killing all 66 people on board. Previously there had been parts of the airplane and some … Continue reading →
We already know that the FBI had investigated Orlando shooter Omar Mateen twice, and that although he had made very suspicious remarks to his colleagues at work, nothing raised enough red flags to cause the authorities to take him off … Continue reading →
For a while, Freddie Gray’s death was the talk of every blog and every political talk show and every newspaper. It wasn’t even that long ago; you probably remember the furor. Now that the political purposes of the incident have … Continue reading →
Some days when I go to my computer to see the news I feel a strong sense of dread and weariness. Today’s one of those days. The Orlando massacre has had the highly predictable result of exposing the fault lines … Continue reading →