Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, under sentence of death for apostasy, has given birth in a Sudanese prison. The US Embassy in Sudan has released a statement protesting her incarceration, and a few US Senators have also supported her. Others, including … Continue reading →
…a traitor. The above link is to an interview Edward Snowden gave to NBC’s Brian Williams, but I’ve only read excerpts from it because the link to the original interview isn’t working right now. My use of the word “traitor” … Continue reading →
The news that Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86 reminds me of how deeply impressed I was when I read her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings when it first came out in 1969. Those … Continue reading →
…continues. I say “both, but knave predominates.” I also say that, if you’re going to be a knave, better that you also be a fool. Competent knaves are the most dangerous. And I think Obama’s been plenty competent enough, unfortunately.
Continue reading →…but Dorothy Custer seems to sail right through it: I missed it when she became a sensation on the Leno show in 2011. I just came across the above video recently, and I thought I’d check to see how she’s … Continue reading →
The Obama administration and the IRS act to ensure that employers don’t just dump people onto the exchanges: When employers provide coverage, their contributions, averaging more than $5,000 a year per employee, are not counted as taxable income to workers. … Continue reading →
“Oldflyer” has a question: I presume everyone saw the picture of the lovely Duchess of Cambridge’s dress blowing up and revealing her perfectly formed posterior. Now, I am quite old and not up to date, but someone please elighten me. … Continue reading →
I am not sure that word means what you think it means: I am regular reader, how are you everybody? This piece of writing posted at this site is really fastidious.
Continue reading →The story “The Man Without a Country” used to be standard reading matter for seventh graders. In fact, it was the first “real” book—as opposed to those tedious Dick and Jane readers—that I ever was assigned to read in school. … Continue reading →
I thought it was high time for this blog to host its first picture ever of Kim Kardashian. Apparently Kim and the father of her child got married over the weekend. This was what Kim and one of her sisters … Continue reading →
Sunday was voting day across Europe, and the results have been commonly described as an “earthquake.” But since groups referred to as “far-right” and groups called “hard left” seem to have won in different countries, it’s hard to generalize except … Continue reading →
So far I haven’t written about the latest mass murder and the latest mass murderer, Elliot Rodger. That’s because there is a certain repetitiveness to these horrific crimes and the reaction to them. A young and angry perpetrator. Blaming his … Continue reading →