The victory of economics/ethics professor David Brat over Eric Cantor in Virginia’s 7th District about three months ago featured a surprising win for an unusual candidate. But if you think that was strange, turn to Virginia’s District 8, where Micah … Continue reading →
I was raised on the songs of Tom Lehrer. I knew the song “The Elements” from the version appearing on this record, which I had pretty much memorized in childhood (the other songs, that is; “The Elements” went too fast … Continue reading →
And do we care? Those of you who couldn’t stand him in 2012 probably just wish he’d go away. The most important thing is this: he’s not running again. The only way he would run, IMHO, is if no other … Continue reading →
First the good news: Kate is pregnant again. Now the bad, which seems potentially a lot bigger than the good: is Scotland about to leave the fold? We are on the verge of trashing our global name and brand in … Continue reading →
Romney was right about the Iraq pullout. George W. Bush was right about the Iraq pullout. I was right about Obama’s intention to pull out of Iraq, which he had expressed time and again even before he became president (see … Continue reading →
Now that Ted Cruz has suggested that Americans who fight with ISIS be stripped of citizenship, there’s been a spate of articles questioning whether this is legal, such as this one at Hot Air. And at American Thinker, Rick Moran … Continue reading →
…has been taken very very ill. If you’re the praying type, please pray for her safe recovery. Mandy (aka Liberty Chick) has been a very important part of the Legal Insurrection blog. I post there quite often, and although I’ve … Continue reading →
Why want Kate Middleton’s nose, of all things? She’s a pretty young woman. But her face is lovely as a whole, and IMHO her nose is not her best feature, nor is it a particularly interesting example of its genre. … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s post on the percentage of Jews in Germany prior to WWII (about .75%) engendered a few questions in the comments section that I figured were interesting enough that they deserved a post of their own. First we have “matthew49,” … Continue reading →
…and its beleaguered computers: The IRS on Friday told Congress that five of the 82 people being questioned about the agency’s tea party targeting scandal lost emails as a result of computer crashes, including one official who worked closely with … Continue reading →
I thought Joan Rivers was a funny comedienne, outrageous and bold. But I can’t say I followed her career very closely, or her life. So I was surprised to read, in this warm tribute written by her friend Peggy Noonan, … Continue reading →
He helped ISIS, and this could have easily been foreseen. You don’t dump intelligence information willy nilly, and not think it will come back to bite us: A former top official at the National Security Agency says the Islamic State … Continue reading →