Turkey soup…
…is being made. On the other hand, I had chips and guacamole for breakfast. What about you?
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Counting terrorist attacks: what does the FBI say?
The FBI keeps statistics on terrorist attacks within the US, and yesterday commenter “japan” brought up the fact that, when they count number of attacks in the last couple of decades, the vast majority have not been committed by Muslims. … Continue reading →
Black Friday. Deals. Amazon.
Today is Black Friday, which means not only that you might be eating some turkey leftovers, but that it’s now only about a month to Christmas. It also means there are sales at Amazon, and that if you click on … Continue reading →
Happy Thanksgiving!
I happen to like Thanksgiving. Always have. It’s a holiday for anyone and everyone in this country—except, of course, people who hate turkey. There are quite a few of those curmudgeonly folks, but I’m happy to report I’m not one … Continue reading →
Yes, these attacks have a great deal to do with Islam
The current meme of the left that terrorist attacks “have nothing to do with Islam” is absurd on the face of it, an example of the tried and true Big Lie technique. And yet, as so often happens with Big … Continue reading →
Message from the Chief Rabbi of Belgium
A lot like the good old days: There is a sense of fear in the streets, the Belgians understand that they too are targets of terror. Jews now pray in their homes [as opposed to at synagogues] and some of … Continue reading →
Did Rubio do something right on Obamacare?
Did a Rubio budget measure back in 2014 doom Obamacare? Sen. Marco Rubio may have dealt the biggest blow in the GOP’s five-year war against ObamaCare. A 2014 budget measure inspired by the Florida Republican and presidential hopeful is pushing … Continue reading →
The Iran deal: it’s no big deal
Check this out [hat tip: commenter “sdferr”]: President Obama didn’t require Iranian leaders to sign the nuclear deal that his team negotiated with the regime, and the deal is not “legally binding,” his administration acknowledged in a letter to Representative … Continue reading →
Cornhead in Iowa: on Rubio and Fiorina
Powerline has more reports on live viewings of the candidates from David Begley, who comments here as “Cornhead.” On Marco Rubio. On Carly Fiorina.
Continue reading →Here are your pre-Thanksgiving instructions…
…for talking to your progressive friends and relatives who might want to stir things up with you at the Thanksgiving table. How to give offense without offense being taken. Easier said than done. At Thanksgiving, I just try to keep … Continue reading →
A proposal to help the Syrian refugees stay within Sunni Arab countries
Well worth reading, and containing some surprising and little-known facts: Yet most of the Syrian refugees have been taken in not by Western countries but by Syria’s neighboring states: Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey, whose capacity has been overwhelmed. Lebanon, with … Continue reading →
Cruz’s Iowa star rises…
…as Carson’s sinks—a bit, anyway: Mr. Cruz, the Republican Texas senator, was the choice of 23 percent of likely Republican caucusgoers in the new poll, from Quinnipiac University, following Mr. Trump at 25 percent and ahead of Mr. Carson at … Continue reading →