This assessment of the Eric Garner case seems just about right to me. As does this one. The death of Eric Garner was a sad sequence of events, with unintentional overkill (literally) by the police. There is no evidence there … Continue reading →
Mollie Hemingway takes the media to task for its misplaced and manipulative priorities. When staffer Elizabeth Lauten posted some criticism of the Obama girls’ demeanor during their dad’s turkey-pardoning ceremony, social media went wild with anger, and the MSM covered … Continue reading →
I noticed an argument in the comments section between the pro-impeachment and the con-impeachment forces. For example, from “Truth Unites…and Divides,” we have: Refusal to [impeach Obama] speaks to cowardice. Cowardice wildly breeds disgust, disdain, cynicism, and apathy towards the … Continue reading →
And that’s saying a lot. Hanson’s not a flowery writer who dazzles with his technique, but he has a knack for diving straight to the heart of the matter without wasting words. Here he tackles a very basic rot that … Continue reading →
For those who may have missed it, commenter “Otiose” outlined a plan for Republicans in Congress that has a lot to recommend it. I’m highlighting it here: The president has…opened himself up…by so cavalierly and broadly interpreting the laws he … Continue reading →
One of the problems with evaluating what should be done to stop Obama is that it depends on what could be done, and that in turn depends on a set of rules, some of them obscure, about the relations and … Continue reading →
This article by Matti Friedman is not surprising because of what it says, which is to describe and analyze systemic press bias against Israel. It is surprising because of where it says it. The Atlantic is one of those basically … Continue reading →
In all the articles I’ve read that try to figure out what’s up with the Hagel ousting, I’ve been impressed by how little is actually known about it. What does it signal? My opinion is that it signals nothing more … Continue reading →
Here’s an alert art historian.
Continue reading →John McWhorter is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. In a Time essay on Ferguson, he demonstrates his graceful way with words, and his struggle to fight the truth about Ferguson. It’s a struggle that … Continue reading →
Murder charges against Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak have been dropped: In addition to dismissing murder charges against the former president, his interior minister, Habib Al Adly, and six aides on Saturday, the judge announced that Mr. Mubarak and his two sons, … Continue reading →
I’m way past the child-rearing age, although I remember it well. But it seems to me that political considerations are now huge for parents, at least parents on the liberal end of things, and I don’t remember this being true … Continue reading →