…writes Daniel Payne at The Federalist, commenting on the fact that the city of Richmond, Virginia seems to be advocating a free lunch for all in its public school system: Ah, “stigma:” one of the last great impediments to full-blown … Continue reading →
…at this news. Welcome back from the valley of death. We still don’t know if the experimental drug worked, though.
Continue reading →[UPDATE 11:00 PM: For anyone who thinks Foley was a terrorist sympathizer, or that he was not a courageous man, please read this tribute from a fellow-writer and American named Herschel Smith. It begins: Journalist James Foley (he corresponded with … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Geoffrey Britain] Fox News is now reporting that Darren Wilson was severely beaten by Michael Brown during their confrontation: Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo., police officer whose fatal shooting of Michael Brown touched off more than a week … Continue reading →
…and prepare to die if you fail to obtain it. It is reported that Michael Brown went for Darren Wilson’s gun, and almost got it. We don’t know if that is true, but if it is, it would have been … Continue reading →
Beginning last night I noticed I was getting about two and a half times my usual traffic. As usual when I get a traffic uptick, I checked my sitemeter. Instead of finding a link from some larger blog, I saw … Continue reading →
I’m not sure what I think about the tablets vs. textbooks debate. But my guess is that tablets are the wave of the future, whatever I might think. The actual text of textbooks has already become pretty awful, banal and … Continue reading →
Strong words from liberal Alan Dershowitz: “The two statutes under which [Perry] was indicted are reminiscent of the old Soviet Union ”” you know, abuse of authority,” Dershowitz said Monday. “The idea of indicting him because he threatened to veto … Continue reading →
As mugshots go, pretty nifty, even without the trendy glasses: He could turn the perp walk into a strut. The Democrats might come to regret this one. Even Mother Jones calls him a “handsome devil.” Tom DeLay had a similar … Continue reading →
In connection with the ISIS beheading of American journalist James Foley, Ace points out something I’ve often thought: As far as I know this is the first war where our enemies are so demonic that they proudly walk up to … Continue reading →
ISIS has released a video purporting to show the beheading of American journalist James Wright Foley, who had been missing for almost two years. The video, which also threatens to do the same to a man identified as American journalist … Continue reading →
Well, now there’s the tortoise and the truck: That tortoise is pretty fast.
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