[Hat tip: commenter “Artfldgr.”] Columnist Dennis Prager is a changer, although his change happened many moons ago—he says that Carter is the last Democrat he voted for: Obviously, I underwent an intellectual change. And it wasn’t easy. Becoming a Republican … Continue reading →
I don’t have a definitive answer to the question posed by the title of this post. But I know that it’s an important question. ISIS is a modern phenomenon. Violence and terrorism is an old, old one, but the internet … Continue reading →
Here’s a photo I took yesterday with my cellphone, as the day was fading.
Continue reading →I have a few Memorial Day posts that I tend to put up every year. It’s the easy way out, and saves me some work, although I always look at them and revise them if necessary. It’s often necessary, because … Continue reading →
The story “The Man Without a Country” used to be standard reading matter for seventh graders. In fact, it was the first “real” book—as opposed to those tedious Dick and Jane readers—that I was assigned in school. It was exciting … Continue reading →
I’ve posted this song before, but I think it bears repeating, especially on Memorial Day. It’s Tim McGraw’s extraordinarily moving song “If You’re Reading This:” If you’re readin’ this My momma’s sittin’ there Looks like I only got a one … Continue reading →
In an interview with Nigel Farndale of the Telegraph [hat tip: Maggie’s Farm], Art Garfunkle relates a story about George Harrison: …I [Farndale] ask about the Beatles, specifically George, who felt his talents were overshadowed. “George came up to me … Continue reading →
She has a host of other videos dedicated to explaining blindness and how she copes (including some that show her applying makeup with an expert touch). I haven’t watched most of them, but her attitude and ability to articulate her … Continue reading →
Déjé vu isn’t the only one, although it’s the one most of us have heard about. But then there’s déjé vécu, déjé visité, and a host of others. Sound familiar?
Continue reading →If you were looking for a monument to supreme egotism, you would have to go far to beat Obama’s statement in this interview with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg: “Look, 20 years from now, I’m still going to be around, God … Continue reading →
Much of the time I disagree with Kirsten Powers. But she’s become extremely hard-hitting on the subject of media bias, and in that particular cause she’s becoming a real Joan of Arc. Make no mistake, views such as hers are … Continue reading →
An alert reader send me a link to this article debunking the study described in this previous post of mine. Donald Green, the Columbia political science professor who was the senior author on the study, which was published in Science … Continue reading →