If you could take a moment and help Legal Insurrection’s fight against an anti-Israel boycott proposal, it would be appreciated. In Ithaca, New York, home of Cornell, the local BDS/JVP people who are leading a call for a boycott of … Continue reading →
I was in my car listening to NPR the other night (yes, sometimes I listen to NPR) and someone mentioned that, back in the 30s, half of John Steinbeck’s first draft of Of Mice and Men had been eaten by … Continue reading →
…you might want to read about this new development, which was highlighted at Drudge today. Make of it what you will. Israeli elections are particularly hard to predict because of the potential for various coalitions, as compared to a system … Continue reading →
Ron Radosh has a good article at PJ today about Obama’s Iran policy, in which he ends by saying that “Obama may go down as the Chamberlain of our time.” I made a related point in my post yesterday when … Continue reading →
I try to take Sunday off, but there’s so much temptation in the form of news today that I’m doing the linkage thing: (1) Cop shooting suspect arrested in Ferguson: A 20-year-old protester has been charged with shooting two police … Continue reading →
A little while ago I wrote a post featuring great monotonous songs. Today I’m going to write about great crescendo songs, which consist of either a single crescendo or in some cases a series of crescendos. A lot of songs … Continue reading →
Another great and thought-provoking post from Richard Fernandez: [If elected] Hillary will rule by divine right. The god of Politcal Correctness has commanded that in atonement for its past sins, America is condemned to vote for a succession of Firsts. … Continue reading →
“Open Blogger” at Ace’s has a good piece on political argument and why it’s so hard to change minds. His point is that a lot of liberals seem to actively resist hearing facts that might challenge them. He mentions people … Continue reading →
The US reports that ISIS has lost 25% of the territory it once held. Although I hope this is true, I’m not at all sure I believe them, and they sound a bit shaky about it themselves: …a U.S. assessment…determined … Continue reading →
I knew a dog like this:
Continue reading →The coverage of the letter sent by 47 Republicans to the leaders of Iran has been uniformly negative, everything from “it’s treason” to “this means the Democrats won’t support the GOP in overriding a sanctions veto by Obama.” Forget the … Continue reading →
Commenter “J.J.” suggests an interesting read—this article from June 2014 about Ed Klein’s book entitled Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas. Its author Ed Klein has serious journalism credentials, but in recent years he has specialized in tell-all books … Continue reading →