…and he wonders which way it will turn, now that the Charlie Hebdo massacre has gotten its attention: …[W]hen mainstream news journalists, whose publications have been notably silent on these critical issues for 15 years, suddenly extol Charlie Hebdo as … Continue reading →
Long-time readers here probably remember when I used to write about my elderly mother. And you probably also recall that about two-and-a-half years ago she died. Although I haven’t written much about that event, some day I may. Shortly after … Continue reading →
I think the invitation Boehner extended to Netanyahu to address Congress on the issue of Iran was one of the most clever moves Boehner has made. Which isn’t saying all that much, since Boehner hasn’t made too many clever moves. … Continue reading →
What to make of all of this? I wake up to a huge brouhaha about the report that a bill banning late-term abortion—a bill that’s hugely popular with the American people when polled, and which President Obama swears he’ll veto … Continue reading →
Byron York points out that Obama’s SOTU speech featured a lot of denial of reality: Obama described the world as he wishes it were, not as it actually is. Indeed, in Obama’s State of the Union, things are going so … Continue reading →
I was puzzled by this headline: “President Obama’s SOTU ‘sick burn’ lights up Twitter.” Sick burn? What on earth? From Urban Dictionary [spelling corrected in the following excerpt]: [definition of “sick burn”] to insult someone on an elevated level; to … Continue reading →
Here’s a thread to discuss it. And people who don’t watch it are welcome here, too. This is an inclusive blog.
Continue reading →I’ve often had a similar thought, which the following passage by Roger Kimball expresses so well (and “liberal” and “liberalism” in the following doesn’t just mean “liberals” as in “progressives,” but also “liberals” as in “classical liberals”): Liberal regimes have … Continue reading →
…that folks who thought we should abolish the IRS and simplify the tax code were wacko. Now they make a lot of sense to me, particularly Ted Cruz: Now that Republicans control Congress, Cruz said the party must seize on … Continue reading →
Want to read about some surprising heroes? Here you go. [Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Continue reading →[NOTE: Every now and then I’ve been republishing old posts that shed light on some interesting aspect of Obama that was evident way back when he was first running for president. These problems were apparent very early in the game; … Continue reading →
…by taking away their committee positions? And remember how angry conservatives got about it? I wrote a post on it here. But the next day I made this comment: …[T]here’s no real evidence that the retribution [by Boehner against his … Continue reading →