You may think I’ve gone stark raving mad. What could Van Rothbart, the evil magician in the ballet “Swan Lake,” have to do with the Iran deal? Answer: not all that much. But in the wake of the Iran deal … Continue reading →
We knew it was coming. We’ve known it for a long, long time. So here it is (lots of articles and reactions at the link). These are my initial thoughts (I plan to write more a bit later in the … Continue reading →
…Scott Walker declares himself a candidate: Now the criticism will resume at a new pace—including from the right. I like Walker. He’s one of my favored candidates, and has been for a long time. He combines conservatism with the ability … Continue reading →
It’s a proposal for a deal, anyway. The Greek Parliament has to approve. Here’s what it looks like so far: Monday’s deal requires Greece to give access to bailout monitors on the ground in Athens — including officials from the … Continue reading →
There have been no special announcements today regarding the Iran talks, at least as I type these words. But there are such deeply ominous rumblings that I feel I must start a new thread, because reports since yesterday are that … Continue reading →
Aleister at Legal Insurrection reports on a campaign to eliminate the words “husband” and “wife” from federal statutes: More than two dozen Democrats have proposed legislation that would eliminate the words “husband” and “wife” from federal law. Those “gendered terms” … Continue reading →
I’ve written about the ballet “Etudes” before, but now I want to hone in on one of my very favorite parts of it, the mazurka, in particular one of the male solos. “Etudes” is a ballet choreographed in 1948 by … Continue reading →
Last night I was thinking once again about Donald Trump’s statement that rapists are coming into this country—not about the political ramifications, or about Trump’s candidacy (I’m not a Trump fan), but about the question of whether it’s true, and … Continue reading →
Here’s a truly fascinating article (link found at American Digest), which describes an embezzler who went on the lam and was finally caught after six years of running. Did I write “running”? I actually meant “hiking”—because what Jim Hammes was … Continue reading →
In short: he’s a community organizer. Please read the whole thing. And in 2008 when Americans heard Obama describe himself that way, the vast majority didn’t understand that it meant the opposite of what it appears to mean. [ADDENDUM: Plus, … Continue reading →
This guy has found the fountain of youth: It’s certainly not from a lifetime of clean living, although he went on the wagon in 1988: Starr was the only Beatle who accepted the presence of Yoko Ono and when the … Continue reading →
In this post I asked the following question about the Charleston shooter: “how did Roof evade the background check if in fact he purchased the gun himself?” Now comes an answer—except it’s not much of an answer at all: The … Continue reading →