Obama snubs…
…al-Sisi of Egypt, who is one of the most, if not the most, reformist leaders in the entire Muslim Middle East. This is the man he should be most eager to support and court. Although maybe it’s best for al-Sisi … Continue reading →
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Nature abhors a vacuum
And the nature of power is no different: The baton was officially transferred Monday to the world’s new sole superpower ”” and Vladimir Putin willingly picked it up. President Obama (remember him?) embraced the ideals espoused by the United Nations’ … Continue reading →
More From F. L. Lucas: on style in writing
[NOTE: I wrote previously about Lucas here and here.] Here’s a quote from F. L. Lucas that remains all too true. In fact, I believe it’s only become more true since he wrote it. Although I’m not sure when that … Continue reading →
Swedish banks charge you for the privilege of letting them have your money
Is this the wave of the future?: Central bank policymakers had believed they had run out of room to support their respective economies, with their interest rates held close to the floor. …Cut rates too deeply, [they thought], and savers … Continue reading →
The Middle East “migrants” in Europe: no end in sight
Europe has bitten off more than it can chew: What’s happening right now in Europe far surpasses past migrations… I don’t see it stopping,” Amin Awad, director of the Middle East and North Africa division of the Office of the … Continue reading →
I wonder how far…
…this effort will get: …[A]n influential Republican Party official is now seeking the ouster of another GOP leader who has frustrated conservatives: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “McConnell needs to resign!!” Louisiana GOP Chairman Roger Villere wrote in a Facebook … Continue reading →
Calling all Trump supporters
I’m curious what you think of his “60 Minutes” appearance. Some excerpts: Scott Pelley: You say you’re gonna lower taxes on the middle class, what are we talking about? Donald Trump: Well, we’re talking about numbers that will be announced … Continue reading →
Pope Francis went to prison…
…for a visit, that is. And there he said a curious thing: …[T]his morning at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on the outskirts of Philadelphia…the pontiff spoke and met with roughly 75 inmates and their families. Slowly, he moved around the … Continue reading →
I challenge anyone…
…to watch this video of Carly Fiorina being interviewed today by Chuck Todd and call her some sort of liberal in conservative clothing.* I’ve been impressed with Fiorina from the start. In my mind, there are several leading candidates, and … Continue reading →
Conversations with my son
I’ve been going through some old papers and trying to get rid of a lot of them. Sometimes I even succeed in throwing something out. But some things need saving. Sometimes I come across notes I made about incidents I’d … Continue reading →
On perfection and the Republican field
I’ve noticed that Republican voters and especially the conservative base love to nitpick over the records of the candidates. Now, that’s not to say that records aren’t important. They most definitely are; how else can you tell what or whom … Continue reading →
More on facing “the truth”
Commenter “Phil D” has some questions and observations [I’ve corrected one typo in the following]: When exactly did we lose the “courage to see things as they are”? When FDR recognized the USSR in 1933, just after that regime murdered … Continue reading →