Here’s a wonderful story of a 13-year-old boy’s calm courage, and the love between a father and son. As the father says: We had a pretty solid relationship with each other before this happened,” Finlayson said, “but it’s definitely concrete … Continue reading →
…the University of Tennessee at Knoxville has an “Office for Diversity and Inclusion.” The head of what’s referred to as the “Pride Center” there has decided to encourage students to use so-called gender-neutral pronouns such as “ze, hir, hirs, and … Continue reading →
Now we know what the Virginia killer alleged were the racist words that had supposedly been uttered three years earlier by Alison Parker, whom he decided to finally murder: The 24-year-old white reporter, who was murdered on live TV along … Continue reading →
It’s been clear for quite some time that the anti-Iran-deal forces will not get enough votes to override an inevitable presidential veto. But now it seems that Obama’s Democratic deal-supporters may have enough votes in the Senate (all they need … Continue reading →
…or maybe an entire country. This is one of the best things Michael Totten has ever written. And that’s saying a lot. Remember the terrorist attack on the beach at Sousse in Tunisia two months ago? Tunisians do, and Europeans … Continue reading →
It turns out that most of the women on the Ashley Madison site didn’t exist. So the men were paying for the fantasy of an affair, and the vast majority of the men on the site—who had their identities revealed … Continue reading →
After shocking murders such as the one in Virginia yesterday, there are the predictable calls for more and/or better gun control, particularly regarding background checks. In the case of Flanagan, he purchased his gun legally and apparently passed a background … Continue reading →
Political definitions are tricky. The words we use are convenient shorthand for a host of characteristics, and not every person using them means the same thing by them. When I call myself “a conservative,” for example, what do I mean? … Continue reading →
I heard this story recently on NPR. Since it was first aired back in 2010, it must have been a repeat. But what a fascinating tale! It begins with psychotherapist and professor Maurice Temerlin and his wife Jane, who decided—in … Continue reading →
…on live TV. The victims: reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward, both now deceased. They were attacked by former reporter Vester Lee Flanagan (aka Bryce Williams) during a live broadcast and the shooting was witnessed by viewers. As often … Continue reading →
There’s so much news and so many good articles I thought I’d do a short roundup. Here’s a piece further elucidating the treaty vs. executive agreement argument on the Iran deal. The gist of it is that although it is … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse reports on Jimmy Carter’s major regret, according to Carter: REPORTER: And anything you wish — I’m sorry — that you had not done or that you’d done differently? JIMMY CARTER: I wish I’d sent one more helicopter to … Continue reading →