Itty bitty rhino
I know that rhinos are tough and powerful beasts, and nothing to cozy up to. But baby ones are—surprisingly cute:
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David Horowitz on his lifelong subject: the left
David Horowitz has devoted his entire adult life to the left. First, working for it. And then for the last three or so decades, fighting against it. One of the many ways to fight it is to inform people about … Continue reading →
MSNBC commentater Krystal Ball discourses on the plot and significance of Orwell’s Animal Farm
No, her name’s not a joke. And yes, this quote of Ball’s would be funny if it weren’t so sad and so scary that this women hosts a show at MSNBC: For his trouble, Piketty has predictably gotten the full … Continue reading →
The Benghazi email: it’s lies all the way down
As time goes on and the mendacity piles up, it’s getting harder to sort out and remember the entire hierarchy of lies this administration has told about Benghazi. And this, no doubt, is part of the plan—to get the opposition … Continue reading →
Will Picketty’s book change the world?
The left certainly hopes so. My new article is up at PJ.
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[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] [UPDATE: I see that Russia has revived its Mayday parade, first time since 1991. Why am I unsurprised?] Today is Mayday. As a child I was confused by the wildly differing … Continue reading →
This is what it’s come to in Britain—and the bell tolls for us, too
Quoting Winston Churchill can get you into hot water. Mark Steyn writes : On Saturday, Paul Weston of Liberty GB, a candidate in next month’s European elections, was speaking on the steps of Winchester Guildhall and quoting Winston Churchill on … Continue reading →
New math
Ace writes about Common Core math pedagogy: Common Core needlessly complicates the simple. They complicate the simple, supposedly, to impart “number sense” to kids, to get them to understand not just that 9 +3 = 12, but why 9 + … Continue reading →
I’m sure all kidney patients…
…will be happy to hear that UCLA has rejected a three million dollar donation from Donald Sterling for kidney research. People are falling all over themselves to show how righteous they are by shunning Sterling and everything he ever touched. … Continue reading →
Kerry was only reflecting Obama
I’m in agreement with Andrew McCarthy on this: In what he foolishly thought was a safe place to let his hair down, Kerry merely gave voice to what the Obama administration thinks. “Apartheid” trips easily off his tongue because it … Continue reading →
Is this finally the Benghazi smoking gun?
Please forgive my cynicism, but I don’t think America cares about Benghazi. It’s a yawn because it’s been officially declared a yawn by the administration and far more importantly the MSM. And so I’m not at all confident that this … Continue reading →
Another May-December fun couple who ran into difficult times
The foibles of Donald Sterling and his mistress have somehow managed to remind me of these guys, another pair with a rather large age gap, and who represented what in those days (1974) passed for an ethnically diverse couple: For … Continue reading →