I can remember when California was a wonderful state; it wasn’t all that long ago. But recent decades have seen a steep economic decline, with no end in sight. Yes, the decline has coincided with the vast influx of immigration … Continue reading →
I hadn’t written about this story yet because I kept waiting for less rumor and more official facts. There seem to be a few more available lately, although they come from an unnamed “official” rather being on-the-record announcements. The facts … Continue reading →
From Peggy Noonan: “The world seems to disappoint [Obama],” says the New Yorker’s liberal and sympathetic editor, David Remnick. What kind of illusions do you have to have about the world to be disappointed when it, and its players, act … Continue reading →
They never never never give up. After six and a half years of Obama, it’s still Bush’s fault. Bush seems to be the secular uncaused cause. And critics of Obama are RACISTS, with a capital N-word—except the only person using … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] I want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who donated to the blog. It’s a cliche, but words really can’t express how grateful I am. It helps me to go on doing this despite all the difficult … Continue reading →
Now Democrats may be poised to abandon the Obamacare employer mandate, according to this article. They just won’t do it before the election of 2014: More and more liberal activists and policy experts who help shape Democratic thinking on health … Continue reading →
From Maetenloch at Ace’s, sons on left, Beatles on right:
Continue reading →Isn’t this wonderful? More than half of privately insured women are getting free birth control under President Barack Obama’s health law, a major coverage shift that’s likely to advance. …The share of privately insured women who got their birth control … Continue reading →
And not because it will curb his worst excesses, either, and force him to compromise. No, Milbank thinks it could make America see what firebrands the Republicans are, and so they would applaud Obama’s continual efforts to check them by … Continue reading →
The Fourth of July is called the Fourth, but of course it’s also called Independence Day. Independence, as in “The Declaration of Independence,” meant that we had severed our ties with England and were autonomous, although it took many long … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. It was written in the springtime some years ago, on a visit to New York. I thought it especially relevant today, though, because I see our liberties as increasingly threatened.] I’ve … Continue reading →
A funny but bittersweet joke from Richard Landes: When a fly falls into a cup of coffee…
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