I’m not usually a conspiracist, but I vote “yes” on this one by Edward Jay Epstein: Edward Snowden’s massive misappropriations of classified documents from the inner sanctum of U.S. intelligence is mainly presented by the media as a whistleblowing story. … Continue reading →
Or something like that: The Monica Lewinsky confessional in Vanity Fair brings back a torrent of unfond memories of the appalling cast of tabloid gargoyles who drove the scandal. Remember them? Treacherous thatched-roof-haired drag-queen Linda Tripp, with those dress-for-success shoulder … Continue reading →
Andrew C. McCarthy lays out the case for letting Lois Lerner off the prosecutor’s hook and putting her on the Congressional hearings’ hook by granting her immunity from prosecution for her testimony. Whether you believe that would be a good … Continue reading →
Lesley Stahl interviews her mother. How old do you think her mother is?: She’s 95. Astounding. What a lovely woman! My mother, born a few years earlier than Ruthy Stahl, also called the refrigerator the icebox. And I, quite a … Continue reading →
Fact-checker Glenn Kessler at the WaPo says that Obama’s gone and lied again [emphasis mine]: In addressing a dinner of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Los Angeles, President Obama made a rather striking claim ”” that Senate Republicans have … Continue reading →
A couple of days ago I wrote about a NY Times editorial that seemed on the surface to be critical of Obama’s foreign policy, but was really a cleverly crafted apologia for him. Make no mistake about it: the Times … Continue reading →
Surely you remember the Manfred Mann mid-70s hit “Blinded By the Light.” It’s a pretty nifty song, with an earworm-inducing hook. But the rest of the lyrics are unintelligible. It doesn’t really matter, because it’s so catchy. But no, that … Continue reading →
He’s 111. He may be the world’s oldest man, but there are 66 women who are older than he is. He lives in New York but was born in Poland. He seems to have all his marbles, but he’s frail:
Continue reading →Hillary Clinton had plenty of chances to condemn Boko Haram back when she was Secretary of State: …[Clinton’s] own State Department refused to place Boko Haram on the list of foreign terrorist organizations in 2011, after the group bombed the … Continue reading →
From Daniel Henninger today in the WSJ: All of a sudden, the left has hit ramming speed across a broad swath of American life””in the universities, in politics and in government. People fingered as out of line with the far … Continue reading →
Want a break from politics? Let’s take a look at that 1965 song “Back in My Arms Again,” one of my favorites by the Supremes. Note how subtle and classy the sexuality of their performance is compared to today’s pop … Continue reading →
Here’s the latest installment in Harry Reid’s two minutes hate against the Koch Brothers: Charles and David Koch are one of the “main causes” of climate change, charged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on the Senate floor. “While the Koch … Continue reading →