Happy Easter!
Enjoy: Have a wonderful Easter!
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Surrender, Dorothy!
I’ve been thinking. It’s been a hard year. Actually, it’s been pretty hard ever since Tuesday, November 6, 2012, when I realized the American people had re-elected Barack Obama and that now he was free to really implement that “change” … Continue reading →
Election 2016: the front-runners voters don’t like
I cannot recall a campaign season even remotely like this one, where the majority of voters dislike both front-runners, as confirmed by a recent CBS News/New York Times poll: Compared to frontrunners in previous presidential primary races, Trump and Clinton’s … Continue reading →
DaTechGuy has a question
Why has one story gotten a lot of coverage and the other story very little? I guess not all National Enquirer gossip is created equal. I suggest it all be ignored until proven true. But I doubt most people will … Continue reading →
How incompetent were the Brussels authorities?
There are some rather large security holes through which the Belgium terrorists slipped. For example, as in many other recent European attacks, the perpetrators were “known wolves”: All three of the suspects, each Belgian citizens, had been alerted to Belgian … Continue reading →
Is Trump America’s Berlusconi?
I’ve seen that analogy before. Here’s an analysis that describes why it might be so, and what the consequences would be. Excerpt: Berlusconi wrecked the idea of the political party as the expression of a collective will. Forza Italia, which … Continue reading →
Well, at least you can say that Obama’s consistent
Obama reacts as usual—courting our enemies while downplaying his reaction to terrorism: Obama remains inert, unmoved, displaying a neglect and insouciance that borders on denial. His nonreaction to the Belgian massacre ”” his 34-minute speech in Havana devoted 51 seconds … Continue reading →
Trump’s women problem—and Cruz’s?
As time has gone on, Trump has become more and more unpopular with women voters, and that includes Republican women: This month, about half (47 percent) of Republican female primary voters said they could not imagine themselves voting for Trump. … Continue reading →
Hand writing
[NOTE: This is a lightly-edited repeat of a post of mine that was first published in 2008.] This Atlantic article by Nicholas Carr is a recommended read, about the reported loss of concentration and patience for absorbing longer works that … Continue reading →
The history of Molenbeek’s decline
This is of interest: The troubles for Molenbeek began under the administration of district’s socialist mayor Philippe Moureaux, who ruled from 1992 till 2012. Under his reign the law and order collapsed, and businesses fled the district unable to cope … Continue reading →
Trump’s Melania-Heidi wars
You know, I keep taking vows not to respond to every petty thing Trump does. And for the most part, I think I’ve done okay (not perfect, but okay) at keeping to that vow, and trying to deal with only … Continue reading →
The blogosphere and Trump commenters
Commenter “brdavis9,” who’s been around on this blog off and on for a long time, has this to say after remarking on how many blogs’ comments sections have gone to Facebook comments or had other problems with commenters lately: Congrat’s … Continue reading →