The poet Robert Frost, about whom I’ve written a good deal and whose Collected Works are pictured at the top of my blog, gave a great many campus talks in his day. I’m currently reading a book of excepts from … Continue reading →
Tiny New Hampshire is always a very volatile and difficult-to-predict state. Its Republican voters are also considered somewhat atypical; more libertarian-leaning, with fewer social conservatives and more fiscal conservatives. But it does have a primary that occurs early in the … Continue reading →
I’ve never much cared for the ballet “The Dying Swan.” It’s not really a ballet; more like a short vignette. It was choreographed by Mikhail Fokine near the turn of the century (19th-20th) as a vehicle for international star Anna … Continue reading →
Commenter “Ira” asks an interesting question—particularly for those among us who think that, if nominated, Donald Trump either would lose in the general or if elected would be a poor president (I happen to think both are true). Here’s what … Continue reading →
Greetings, 2016. Let’s be friends. My resolutions are the same as usual—which tells you how successful I am at keeping them. The first is to stay away from sugar for a couple of months and see how that goes (now … Continue reading →
A very HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you! Are you planning anything fun?
Continue reading →One evening when my son was about four years old, he had stopped watching TV or otherwise amusing himself and had come into the kitchen to stand there for a moment while I stood at the stove, cooking dinner. He … Continue reading →
Just read the whole thing. Excellent.
Continue reading →For obvious reasons—his good polling against Hillary—there’s been an ongoing press attempt to dig up the dirt on Rubio. This is the latest effort, an article about how in 2002 Rubio helped an ex-con brother-in-law obtain a real estate license … Continue reading →
…on Donald Trump’s appearance.
Continue reading →The other day I had an appointment with a podiatrist. My rather modest goal was for him to view a slightly-ingrown toenail, and perhaps offer a solution. I hadn’t been to a podiatrist in many moons, but I chose one … Continue reading →
Let’s see how far this bill gets: A group of Senate Republicans wants to largely pause the acceptance of Syrian and Iraqi refugees until the administration meets a wide-range of hurdles aimed at bolstering background checks. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) … Continue reading →