Europe had a dream of open borders. It was a dream that depended on a certain comity/amity, but it turned into a nightmare when Europe tried to extend that dream to hosts of newcomers from the Middle East. Now, the … Continue reading →
What is going to happen in the House in 2016? Well, this is what Ryan says, anyway: That agenda, which Ryan has discussed at length since taking over as speaker in October, includes releasing a long-anticipated replacement plan for the … Continue reading →
Lately I’ve seen lots of articles and comments about Trump’s appeal to Democrats who might cross over to vote for him. It makes a certain amount of intuitive sense, actually. After all, Trump is not a doctrinaire conservative, to say … Continue reading →
Most people seem to be reacting to the news of the death of David Bowie at 69 with shock. I had the same feeling, too. I think it was because he had just put out a new album to great … Continue reading →
I guess when you play tough guys long enough you start thinking you’re tough yourself, or yearning to be tough yourself. Or maybe your regular life—even though it involves living and working among glamorous people and being very very rich—isn’t … Continue reading →
I haven’t really kept up with the Bolshoi and other Russian dancers during the last decade or so, but YouTube has allowed me to start remedying that condition. In the past, I’ve often talked about how the quality of balletic … Continue reading →
For the moment, anyway. Yes, yes, I know that polls at this point don’t matter much, if at all. But they still interest me, because they’re the best we’ve got. They can also tell us something about trends, and the … Continue reading →
The recent sexual gropings in the New Year’s Eve crowds in various European capitals, apparently perpetrated by gangs of Muslim men on local women, have thrown Europe’s progressives into turmoil. They are being presented with the dilemma of choosing between … Continue reading →
There’s been a discussion in the comments section about the attitude of the Founders towards Islam, and how it relates to freedom of religion, and I thought I’d add some background. At the outset, when the principles of freedom of … Continue reading →
Helsinki has had some problems much like Cologne’s, but not quite as widespread: Asylum seekers who met in central Helsinki to celebrate New Years’s Eve “had similar plans” to commit sexual assault and other crimes as those who targeted women … Continue reading →
It’s early in this story, so there might be some extenuating circumstances we don’t know about yet— But with that caveat, this should be big, big news: In [an email] thread from June 2011, Hillary exchanges e-mails with Jake Sullivan, … Continue reading →
…this story, in which two young people who met when one donated a portion of his liver to the other ended up falling in love and are engaged to marry. There’s a video at the link, but it can’t be … Continue reading →