The Third Reich and guns
An important history.
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Thoughts on Martin Luther King Day
{NOTE: This is a slightly-edited reprint of a previous post.] I have some trouble with the hagiography of Martin Luther King. I agree that he was a great man who did a great thing for which he should be duly … Continue reading →
Obama and those racist “folks”
Actually, compared to a lot of ways that Obama and his supporters have used the race card, this is relatively mild and balanced: There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the … Continue reading →
Separated at birth
These two really were separated at birth. Literally.
Continue reading →Republicans: why can’t we all get along?
Trying to get Republicans to agree on something is like herding cats. Democrats tend to hang together for the good of the Party and the larger vision, as well as the promise of more specific rewards for cooperation (jobs, pork, … Continue reading →
Impeaching Obama
On a Hot Air thread about the desirability of impeaching Obama I saw this comment: Impeachment would be like a child throwing a temper tantrum ”” lots of sound and fury signifying extreme frustration. But in the end Obama would … Continue reading →
Hey, let’s pile on Christie!
Like sharks in the water, they smell blood. So there will probably be more of this sort of allegation, which seems to rest on word of mouth and involves two more officials in Christie’s administration. And I would not be … Continue reading →
If you read just one biography of Robert Frost…
…I think it should be this one by Jay Parini. I’ve read quite a few, and Jay Parini’s is the only one that seems to capture the Frost I sense from Frost’s poetry and his other writings. Plus, Parini’s book … Continue reading →
Trompe l’oeil
A cardboard box of money isn’t always what it seems: People are amazing, aren’t they?
Continue reading →Want to know what Scott Walker thinks about it?
He tells you, here, in a long interview with John Hawkins of Right Wing News. On Obamacare: …[W]hat we should be doing is sharing in the frustration that most Americans have with it and then showing them that we’ve got … Continue reading →
Obama announces new NSA policy—sort of
Actually (and I didn’t listen to his speech) it appears that he asked Congress to study the situation and make recommendations by the end of March as to how the phone metadata program can work to collect the information without … Continue reading →
“Wolf of Wall Street” fashion
And now for a change of pace—I guess they still call it “fashion.” These outfits were seen at the UK premiere of the Scorcese film “The Wolf of Wall Street.” I am in awe at the almost infinite variety of … Continue reading →