This looks like a very interesting website. I haven’t had time to peruse it, but just a glance indicates it’s worth studying. One of the features is a proposal for a conservative alternative to Obamacare. Again, I haven’t read it … Continue reading →
Conservative “social justice,” from Arthur C. Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute. What do you think? And extra credit if, before you read the article (and without Googling it), you can identify the source of this quote: The burden on … Continue reading →
…posted by Michelle Obama of the First Family’s two dogs comes under the heading of “what if the Bushes had put this up on their website?” You know the answer, of course: A person’s reaction to the photo depends not … Continue reading →
The following is from a speech Robert Frost gave at Bread Loaf on July 4, 1960 (from the book Robert Frost: A Living Voice, edited by Reginald L. Cook), where he’s describing an encounter with a Boston cab driver: Now … Continue reading →
We figured something like this was coming again from President Penphone. Congress? Deadlines? Who needs ’em? Here’s more about the latest postponement of the enforcement of Obamacare’s mandates: Under the new Treasury rule, firms with 50 to 99 full-time workers … Continue reading →
By the time Shirley Temple Black died at 85 last night we had come to take her extraordinary life for granted. Child star? How about: the most popular and unquestionably talented child star ever, who made people happy during the … Continue reading →
There have been a spate of articles about how wonderful it is that this person or that person was able to quit a nasty job (or not take on a nasty job they thought they’d have to get) because of … Continue reading →
Sana Klaric and husband Adnan poured their hearts out to each other over their marriage troubles. Using the names ”˜Sweetie’ and ”˜Prince of Joy’ in a online chatroom, the pair thought they had found a soulmate with whom to spend … Continue reading →
I absolutely agree with this piece about whether or not Obama is incompetent. It’s by Ray Hartwell, written in 2010, and the answer he gives is: competent, if you know what the goals are. Unfortunately the sad occasion for my … Continue reading →
…show. Dreadful.
Continue reading →I don’t watch the Grammys; I just don’t like the way popular music is going these days. And what I just said about the music could go double for the fashions connected with the music. However, sometimes I click on … Continue reading →
I’ve avoided the latest Woody Allen sexual abuse furor so far, and this post isn’t going to be an exhaustive treatment of it. It’s one of those “he said, she said” arenas where what actually happened can be difficult to … Continue reading →