…Richard Epstein, who had known Obama at the University of Chicago, had Obama’s number to a great extent. At the time, Epstein was also one of the few people who could be said to have “known” Obama at all, although … Continue reading →
Here’s a thread for discussing Clinton’s testimony today. I will be watching pieces of it. That’s probably more than most Americans will be watching. Most people will be reading the commentary on it and watching selected clips, if that. Their … Continue reading →
Here’s a piece by a Canadian explaining (at least somewhat) the results of Canada’s election. It rings true, I think. Basically, it was a personality contest, with Harper as the Nixonian cold fish and Trudeau as the young Obama-esque figure. … Continue reading →
…Joe Biden announces he’s not running. I know; it’s news, not non-news. But for whatever reason, I never took the possibility of Biden running especially seriously, and wrote very little about it (although in one very short post I did … Continue reading →
I have an article up at Weekly Standard today entitled “Trump vs. the Bush family: an old animus.” Take a look, but if you want to comment, you have to come here.
Continue reading →This song was playing on my clock radio the other day to wake me up. I’d never heard it before, but it certainly brought me to attention–haunting voice and lyric:
Continue reading →Read this and weep. One thing I’ve long felt about the Obama presidency is that it showed the way and blazed the trail, at least for American leftists since the 60s. Particularly since Reagan, the left in this country used … Continue reading →
Now, this is depressing news: More than half of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll approve of Barack Obama’s job performance, a first in nearly two and a half years.
Continue reading →So, why did Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party win yesterday’s Canadian election? It seems that voters wanted hope and change. In particular, they seem to have wanted a change to a Prime Minister with very little political executive experience. Sound familiar? … Continue reading →
Most readers here know I pretty much can’t stand Jeb Bush. I don’t mean personally; no doubt he’s a nice man who loves his wife and all that. I can’t stand him as a candidate and know no one who … Continue reading →
This Yahoo story about two siblings who came here illegally attempts to play the heartstrings: When Vladimir Gongora arrived in New York City three years ago, he didn’t know his own name. Vladimir was born deaf in the small village … Continue reading →
The other day I came across an interesting fact about Jerry Parr, the Secret Service agent credited for having saved Reagan’s life by pushing him into the car when Hinkley tried to assassinate him, and making the decision to go … Continue reading →