First, we have the vetting of San Bernardino terrorist Tashfeen Malik, who came to this country in July 2014 on a fiance visa. Previously she had lived in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, two countries that keep modern records to which … Continue reading →
President Obama used his regular weekly address to discuss the San Bernardino shootings, which now have been categorized—although not by Obama—as the worst terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11. He offered very tepid stuff in terms of the terrorist … Continue reading →
Yes, this happened today, too: By voting to nullify Obamacare — the signature domestic accomplishment of the Obama administration — GOP congressional leaders fulfilled a longtime pledge to voters and rank-and-file members to get a repeal to President Barack Obama’s … Continue reading →
There are an extraordinary number of big news items today today connected with San Bernardino, so I’m going to do what I seldom do—list some of them. (1) Work acquaintances of Syed Farook describe him. It’s chilling, not because he … Continue reading →
[UPDATE: If you want to watch/listen to the relevant part of Lynch’s remarks, go here.] Violent threats against Muslims are Loretta Lynch’s biggest fear as a prosecutor: With terrorist attacks in Paris and a shooting spree in California prompting alarm … Continue reading →
I knew very little about sepsis until a dear friend of mine came down with it. I knew the word. But I thought it meant some sort of nasty infection, and my knowledge was very vague, involving the archaic term … Continue reading →
This caught my eye: A law enforcement official said it appeared that Wednesday’s attack — which left 14 people dead and 21 wounded before the two attackers, Malik and her husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, were killed in a shootout with … Continue reading →
I’m picking on this article that appeared a few days ago in The Altantic not because it’s unusual but because it demonstrates a phenomenon that’s so common these days. The piece piece is entitled “The Fragile French Republic: The country’s … Continue reading →
Wow. Photos from the amazing collection of the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City, which displays artifacts found almost perfectly preserved in a steamboat that sunk in the Mississippi about 160 years ago. [Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Continue reading →The left’s approach is now two-pronged. To the old “never let a mass murder opportunity go to waste in promoting gun control even though it wouldn’t have prevented it” method we can add the new, agreed-on “we act in effective … Continue reading →
[Scroll down for updates.] This is a breaking news situation with very few details known so far, but an active shooter and many possible deaths have been reported at a disability center in San Bernardino, California. At first I thought … Continue reading →
Here’s a transcript and video of Obama’s Paris news conference, which was widely perceived as disturbingly unfocused and halting. He said one thing in particular that received a lot of puzzled criticism: “With respect to Planned Parenthood, obviously, my heart … Continue reading →