Emmys’ fashion
I watch so little TV that I’ve never heard of 99% of the stars at the 2015 Emmys. But of course I have to take a look at the women’s dresses. As Tolstoi said, all happy families are alike, but … Continue reading →
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Tremendously sad news
White House tech advisor Jake Brewer, 34, the husband of conservative pundit Mary Katherine Ham, has been killed in a bicycle accident during a charity bike ride and fundraiser to raise money for fighting cancer. The couple has a young … Continue reading →
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll
I’m a little late to this party, but I wanted to say a few words about the Chrissie Hynde brouhaha: …Chrissie Hynde has waded into another contentious area ”“ the overly sexualised nature of modern pop music. In an obvious … Continue reading →
A plausible summary of the housing bubble
Here’s Megan McArdle on how the housing bubble and resultant crisis happened: In fact, according to a new paper by Fernando Ferreira and Joseph Gyourko, subprime loans accounted for only a bare majority of defaults at the beginning of the … Continue reading →
CJ for President
Well, not really; he’s a mite young at thirteen. But a video by Georgia’s CJ (Coreco JaQuan) Pearson has gone viral, and if you watch it you’ll see why:
Continue reading →Thomas Sowell: on emotional voting
I have deep respect for Thomas Sowell and his work, and this column of his is no different: It is easy to understand why there would be pent-up resentments among Republican voters. But are elections held for the purpose of … Continue reading →
Some House Republicans are willing to play hardball
Of course, they’re only in the House, so they wouldn’t be giving up anything. Multiple House Republicans want Senate leaders to “go nuclear” over the Obama administration’s deal with Iran now that Democrats have stymied efforts to derail the accord … Continue reading →
Finally, Obama says something I agree with
President Barack Obama praised Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler for teamwork, courage and quick-thinking actions… The three sat attentively on an Oval Office couch and chair as Obama praised them as “the very best of America.”… “It’s these … Continue reading →
More on McConnell’s tactics in the Senate
As expected, by refusing to vote for cloture, the Democrats shot down McConnell’s latest attempt to get a vote against the Iran deal. Also as expected, McConnell has so far refused to exercise the nuclear option, which would merely get … Continue reading →
First post-debate polls
It seems that a poll of Republicans who watched the debate last night showed Trump and Fiorina even at 22%, Rubio at 15%, Carson at 12%, and Cruz and Bush tied at 6%. That’s not a poll of who won … Continue reading →
This is why illegal immigration has become such a flash point…
…and why someone like Trump, who emphasizes it, has gained so much traction with that. People are angry at stories like this one, in which the illegal immigrant is presented as being a poor, beleaguered person (in this case a … Continue reading →
A few reflections on last night’s debate
No matter how they try to tweak the format, there are way too many people on that stage. Even if CNN were determined to be fair about air time and the content of the questions (which I don’t believe it … Continue reading →