“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 →
Ace points out that in the OU SAE case, even the ACLU (boy, that’s a lot of acronyms in one sentence) has been extremely reluctant to admit that the university acted unconstitutionally in expelling the two student ringleaders of the … Continue reading →
At this point, it’s hard to see how Hillary Clinton survives the onslaught, although stranger things have happened. The email brouhaha getting more serious every moment, and it was already serious enough. You’ll just have to read the whole thing, … Continue reading →
I had never heard of this before, but it seems exceptionally important: In 2008, the Bush administration, along with the “six powers,” was negotiating with Iran concerning that country’s nuclear arms program. The Bush administration’s objective was to prevent Iran … Continue reading →
…have spouted the liberal party line in their reply to the GOP senators’ letter, according to John Hinderaker: Again, note the liberal slant. The reference to “climate change deniers” is significant: Iran, like Russia, which finances the anti-fracking movement in … Continue reading →
Two policemen were shot by someone in a crowd in Ferguson last evening, although according to this report, the shots don’t appear to have come from the protestors, who numbered about fifty. Other reports, however, say the shooters were embedded … Continue reading →
[This is the second of two parts. Part I can be found here. This is a two-part series from the early days of my blog, January of 2006. I came across the posts by accident the other day and decided … Continue reading →
I confess that I am puzzled. I had thought that the press would stand by Hillary Clinton in the same way they’ve stood by Obama through thick and then. There is no question in my mind that Obama has committed … Continue reading →