…so you don’t have to. And believe me, after you’ve read his article, you won’t want to. It’s a brilliant article about a wretched place. Here’s an excerpt: In the United States, we have a minimum wage; Cuba has a … Continue reading →
Or rather, on this woman: New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson was abruptly fired from the paper Wednesday, sources familiar with the news informed POLITICO. Managing editor Dean Baquet will take over as executive editor, effective immediately… “I choose … Continue reading →
This fundraiser speech of Obama’s has gotten attention for his suggestion that a million New Yorkers moving to North Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming would help him and the Democrats out immeasurably. In fact, it wouldn’t have to be as many … Continue reading →
The other day I wrote about a child singer from Norway who invokes the memory of Billie Holiday. Here’s a British kid with a different old-fashioned style: The original: I’d never heard the full song in the original version before … Continue reading →
Celiac disease is real. But short of that, the burgeoning industry that caters to those who claim gluten sensitivity is probably based on a fantasy. That sort of thing is always tricky, though. If people believe that gluten makes them … Continue reading →
Well, it certainly doesn’t seem to be doing much to make them smarter these days. Or rather than “smarter,” let’s say more well-informed and better able to think clearly. And I strongly believe that this is purposeful. The majority of … Continue reading →
This NY Times article is about the contest by which Newark, New Jersey elected its new mayor, Councilman Ras Baraka, who according to the Times is “the fiery scion of a militant poet.” The contest—between two black Democrats—was both expensive … Continue reading →
Eugene Robinson demonstrates his command of the popular Democrat and MSM (but I repeat myself) meme du jour when he calls the upcoming Benghazi Select Committee hearings a “show trial” and a “farce,” and the Republican Congressmen “inquisitors.” He then … Continue reading →
The Austrian philosopher of science Karl Popper, who emigrated to New Zealand in the late 1930s (when he was in his late 30s) and then to London, had flirted with Communism in his youth. Actually, he more than flirted with … Continue reading →
Maybe. Wouldn’t this be exciting if it were true?: More than five centuries after Christopher Columbus’s flagship, the Santa Maria, was wrecked in the Caribbean, archaeological investigators think they may have discovered the vessel’s long-lost remains ”“ lying at the … Continue reading →
Says this article in the NY Times. Why, who would have thought it? But don’t worry, what you hated in the 90s you’ll love in the twenty-teens. Because you’ll have to. And because we’ll break you of the choice habit. … Continue reading →
We’ve become familiar with those “Fill-In-the-Blank-Country’s Got Talent” videos that feature an unlikely person—shy, young, fat, or weird, or sometimes several of those characteristics—belting out a song. The style is usually either diva-esque, operatic, or rock. The judges look stunned … Continue reading →