Breakfast? Fahgetaboutit
For those of you who aren’t keen on breakfast: no need to eat it. I’ve never been much of a breakfast eater, even as a child. In my case it goes with not being a morning person. Over the years … Continue reading →
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Abortion: easy peasy
The author of this WaPo piece, Janet Harris, says that for most women the decision to have an abortion is not a difficult one: Getting an abortion is expensive ”” not as costly as carrying a baby to term or … Continue reading →
Outrage at ISIS
I’ve already discussed how flat and emotionless President Obama was when he gave his speech on ISIS Wednesday evening. But what I didn’t mention was that most Americans, if called on to talk extemporaneously about the subject, could have easily … Continue reading →
We…
…are screwed: Over one-third of Likely U.S. Voters remain unaware which political party controls the House of Representatives and which has a majority in the Senate – less than two months before an election that may put one party in … Continue reading →
Jacksonian Americans
Ben Domenech thinks Americans have remained consistently Jacksonian: Despite the opinion of elites on either extreme ”“ whether motivated by humanitarian or democracy project aims ”“ the fact is that, 13 years after 9/11, it’s remarkable how coherent and consistent … Continue reading →
9/11: Thirteen years
If you’re the superstitious type, thirteen is an ominous number. But we don’t need superstition to feel bad about what’s been going on in the world lately. For a few years not all that long ago, the threat of terrorism … Continue reading →
Did you know these 9/11 stories?
I didn’t—or at least, I didn’t remember them after thirteen years: By most accounts, Danny Lewin was the first victim of 9/11. Seated in seat 9B aboard American Airlines flight 11, he saw Mohamed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari, sitting just … Continue reading →
Obama’s speech
I was out when President Obama gave his speech tonight, so I didn’t hear it live. I rarely listen to political speeches anyway, and certainly not often to his; I prefer to read them (for the reasons stated here). But … Continue reading →
Update on Mandy Nagy, Liberty Chick
Some encouraging news from William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection on Mandy Nagy’s condition: Update 2:45 p.m. 9-10-2014 ”” Mandy’s mom conveys: She’s doing better today. The swelling in both her eyes has gone down. She is much more active today … Continue reading →
The Vietnamization of Iraq
Here was the Left’s plan for defeat in Iraq, in their own words. I wrote about it in the early days of this blog. They were planning to get Congress to cut funding, but that turned out to be unnecessary. … Continue reading →
Those Obama approval polls are interesting, but…
…not especially important. We keep reading about how Obama’s approval ratings are “hovering near all-time lows.” Only 43% now consider him a strong leader. Only? That 43% figure apparently represents the number of Americans who don’t read the news and/or … Continue reading →
Obamacare “benchmark” premiums are not going up
But that’s because they’re protected by the reinsurance scheme sheltering insurance companies from losses, an arrangement that was set up as part of Obamacare to sweeten the deal, and is due to expire in 2017. Premium rates are not being … Continue reading →