Yes, I am, and don’t try to stop me. I haven’t been paying a particle of attention to Michelle Obama for years. Long ago I noticed that her fashion sense was extremely variable, with probably an equal number of hits … Continue reading →
Allahpundit says he didn’t: Trump finished very close to where he was projected to finish in all four elections. The reason he “underperformed,” winning just two of the four states up for grabs, is because Ted Cruz overperformed dramatically. And … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed how often conventional wisdom turns out to be wrong, or at least partly wrong. And yet it gets repeated and repeated and repeated; that’s what makes it conventional, I suppose. For example, the vitriol against the “establishment” GOP … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP. See UPDATE below.] In Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, and Louisiana. All but Louisiana are caucuses. This is all unraveling awfully quickly, isn’t it? I know that was the design and intent, but of course when the RNC devised the … Continue reading →
I recently wrote about ballet dancer Violette Verdy, who died on February 8. At the time I wrote that post, I had not seen the following videos. In my post I mentioned Verdy’s astounding and unique musicality; I think these … Continue reading →
…is still very much threatened. And this is not a new problem; it’s been going on for over two decades. If you’re interested, you might want to look at some of the works of Harvey Silverglate, and of this organization.
Continue reading →First Trump walked back his immigration reversal from the debate (I discussed the original positions and the reversal here), without explanation or apology. Yesterday he did the same with his statements during the debate on ordering the military to follow … Continue reading →
You decide. I’d settle for intelligent. On the other hand, there’s this.
Continue reading →…is that I think Ted Cruz showed his substance in terms of content and presidential caliber. It’s not easy to keep one’s dignity up there, but he did. Strong, resolute, consistent. Whether it will change any minds I haven’t a … Continue reading →
Many things happened during last night’s GOP debate. The level of debate discourse (can I use highfalutin words like “discourse” without being called a snobbishly out-of-touch member of the “elites”?) has fallen even further and we are now reduced to … Continue reading →
You can talk about it here. I’m only going to liveblog for a little while, because I’m in another time zone and I’m going out to dinner. Then I’ll come back late, and catch up. But from the beginning of … Continue reading →
I was going to be getting on a plane a few days ago and packed in a hurry. Since I usually have a problem with suitcase overweight and have gotten a bit paranoid about it, at the last minute I … Continue reading →