Why did it take so long for this story to come out?: An armed man who jumped the White House fence this month made it far deeper into the mansion than previously disclosed, overpowering a Secret Service agent inside the … Continue reading →
I’ve written quite exhaustively about the Obamacare narrow network problem, which I know is especially serious in California, because I spent a goodly portion of my spare time last winter researching Obamacare in California for a relative. It was tooth-grindingly, … Continue reading →
Those of you who follow this blog know that I don’t ordinarily make too many predictions about who will win an election. I didn’t do it in 2012 either, although unlike many other pundits I felt very pessimistic about Romney’s … Continue reading →
One of Obama’s biggest failings as president has been the rise of ISIS under his watch. He can blame it on George Bush, as is his wont, and some will swallow it. But it’s a little more difficult to do … Continue reading →
Andrew McCarthy says the Khorosan Group is not a separate entity at all. It’s just a useful construction, invented by the Obama administration for its own purposes: …[T]here is a purpose behind this dizzying proliferation of names assigned [by the … Continue reading →
Commenter “T” asks whether I’ve turned off my spam filter, because more spam than usual appears to be getting through in the last few days. I’d never do that, I can assure you. Spam comes into a blog like this … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I is here.] It turns out that the case of autistic 13-year-old author Naoki Higashida is more complex than that of Rom Houben. When I Googled his book (The Reason I Jump) online, I was expecting (hoping, anyway) … Continue reading →
Not the guy—the wheel. Because of my back and arm conditions, I stand to work, with my computer raised to somewhat higher than counter height. I also walk about three miles a day. I’d love to combine the two. That … Continue reading →
Lately, Democrats have become much less happy with Obama. But don’t get too excited. They appear to be turning on him because he’s not liberal enough and/or competent enough in carrying out the liberal agenda. As the article so delicately … Continue reading →
The horrific murder in Moore, Oklahoma, has about as many un-PC factors as possible. Some of them are prominently mentioned in the news coverage, some have to be teased out. Although it appears to be a case of workplace violence … Continue reading →
Back in 2009 I wrote a post called “Wanting to believe in miracles.” It was about the case of Rom Houben, a severely brain-damaged patient in Belgium who was said to be communicating complex thoughts through a method known as … Continue reading →
On the one hand, the fact that almost none of the tens of thousands of illegal arrivals during the last few months showed up for their scheduled immigration hearings is not news at all. It was so predictable as to … Continue reading →