…mean that Dinesh D’Souza was right in The Roots of Obama’s Rage? In the book, he describes how one of Obama’s biggest motivations is his hatred of colonialism in Africa, and a desire to redress and/or revenge its wrongs for … Continue reading →
As a response to my recent mosquito post, commenter “cornflour” has sent in a link to the article “Cosmic Karma: Mosquitoes Have Flying, Blood-Sucking Parasites of Their Own”: Although it’s oh-so-satisfying to hear mosquitoes have their own blood-sucking winged pests … Continue reading →
Commenter “Mrs Whatsit” notes that “We are witnessing a spectacle of incompetence on multiple levels of government not quite like anything I recall before,” and asks whether there are any competent adults left. A few, but I think they might … Continue reading →
One of the most glaring hallmarks of the Obama administration is its failure to protect the American people and their representatives. I don’t mean a failure to protect perfectly and completely—that can never be accomplished. I mean the failure to … Continue reading →
Or, alternatively, is anyone in charge competent these days? For example: Dallas Ebola patient Amber Vinson contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before boarding a commercial flight Monday because she had a slight fever, a federal government spokesperson … Continue reading →
But it’s a lot funnier—and sweeter, and more touching—when this adorable baby does it:
Continue reading →Gabriel Malor at Ace’s has written a post attempting to correct the NY Times‘ latest fable about the Iraq War, the lead-up to it, and what Bush’s argument for the commencement of the war was based on. Malor does an … Continue reading →
It is crystal clear that we were woefully unprepared for the inevitable first case of ebola coming to our shores. Some fatal combination of arrogance, ignorance, negligence, recklessness, stupidity, political correctness (some would add “evil intent”), and irresponsibility has led … Continue reading →
WHO director Margaret Chan said yesterday that the current ebola epidemic is “the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times.” On the one hand, I’m happy that WHO is taking the outbreak very seriously. On the other hand, … Continue reading →
Absolute claptrap from the director of the CDC. And it’s not even difficult to tell that it’s claptrap. The application of any sort of logic or common sense would reveal it as such. Luckily, most Americans are not as stupid/illogical/manipulative/ill-informed/PC/mealy-mouthed/mendacious … Continue reading →
…it’s been zombified. I’ve written before about the death of the university from the virus of pressure of special interest groups favored by the left. The phenomenon seems to have really caught on during the late 60s, when university administrations … Continue reading →
…oh, a better everything than his everythings. Does Obama listen to anyone except his political experts? Oh, he pretends to listen. He lets them talk—invites them to talk, even—and tilts his head and furrows his brow, and thanks them. And … Continue reading →