[see UPDATE in ADDENDUM II] …on whether to proceed with the vote on the Iran deal. As has often been the case in the past, Ted Cruz is leading the way in the Senate, along with several conservatives in the … Continue reading →
When it’s Obama’s, and signifies a sellout of Israel, the world, and 35 years of unified and unquestioned US policy. That’s when. This development is one of the many problems with Corker-Menendez. If there never was a chance of getting … Continue reading →
Hinderaker asks some questions I’ve been wondering and wondering and wondering about, too—why this surge of refugees in Europe now? And who are they? These are obvious questions, but a great many articles on the subject fail to ask them … Continue reading →
A recent poll has shown that Donald Trump has an astounding amount of support among African-Americans: 25%. Astounding, that is, for a Republican in this era. Of course, the poll could be an outlier. But for the sake of discussion … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] Labor Day is the bookend on the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is its early peak, with the promise of many long light-filled days ahead. But Labor Day is summer’s last … Continue reading →
So, why don’t our history books teach us much about this aspect of the history of slavery in Africa? Mine certainly didn’t touch on it at all, and in all the years since then, when I’ve about the evils of … Continue reading →
In all the verbiage about Kim Davis’ refusal to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples and her subsequent jail sentence, there’s been a great deal of muddled thinking as well as a great many accusations. The best article I’ve … Continue reading →
Violette Verdy is now in her early 80s, but in her heyday as a soloist with the New York City Ballet I saw her dance many times and loved her performances, particularly in the role she created as the girl … Continue reading →
Andrew McCarthy has not been a fan of Corker-Menendez, to say the least. Today he has an article in National Review that lucidly explains how the bill can be taken to its logical conclusion by living up to its provisions, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I have a busy day today and not too much time for blogging at the moment; maybe more later. This is a huge topic and one requiring a fair amount of research to treat properly in a post. This … Continue reading →
As in this country, the Western European and EU leaders are unresponsive to the people on the topics of immigration and of refugees. I can assure you that the speakers here will not have their lives affected by the problem … Continue reading →
By now you’ve probably all read the story of Kim Davis: A federal judge ordered Kim Davis ”” the defiant Kentucky county clerk who has cited her Christian faith in refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples ”” to … Continue reading →