Jonathan Turley is a liberal star, a constitutional law professor with impeccable credentials: Turley holds the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School where he teaches torts, criminal procedure, and constitutional law. He is … Continue reading →
…the fact that I’m now living in the Arctic. It’s been that kind of winter. It’s snowing now—snowing along most of the eastern part of the country, I think. We here in the north actually have gotten less snow than … Continue reading →
In case you don’t have enough to worry about already, and are looking to supplement your angst-inducing list, there’s this. “Low-probability, high-impact” indeed. [Hat tip: Instapundit.]
Continue reading →Reading the administration’s announcements about how many people have signed up for Obamacare so far*, I realize that not only do I not trust the figures to tell the whole story, but I don’t trust them to have any relation … Continue reading →
…were just talking about the weather. I keep being amazed at how easily Obama’s “I didn’t knows” are accepted by the left, while Christie’s “I didn’t know” is mocked. But I shouldn’t be amazed in the least, so sometimes I’m … Continue reading →
I just noticed a trend today: my two most recent posts are about conservative proposals for change. “Conservative” and “change” is not an oxymoron, either, because (unlike the idea some people have of conservatism) conservatism does not just represent stagnancy, … Continue reading →
This looks like a very interesting website. I haven’t had time to peruse it, but just a glance indicates it’s worth studying. One of the features is a proposal for a conservative alternative to Obamacare. Again, I haven’t read it … Continue reading →
Conservative “social justice,” from Arthur C. Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute. What do you think? And extra credit if, before you read the article (and without Googling it), you can identify the source of this quote: The burden on … Continue reading →
…posted by Michelle Obama of the First Family’s two dogs comes under the heading of “what if the Bushes had put this up on their website?” You know the answer, of course: A person’s reaction to the photo depends not … Continue reading →
The following is from a speech Robert Frost gave at Bread Loaf on July 4, 1960 (from the book Robert Frost: A Living Voice, edited by Reginald L. Cook), where he’s describing an encounter with a Boston cab driver: Now … Continue reading →
We figured something like this was coming again from President Penphone. Congress? Deadlines? Who needs ’em? Here’s more about the latest postponement of the enforcement of Obamacare’s mandates: Under the new Treasury rule, firms with 50 to 99 full-time workers … Continue reading →
By the time Shirley Temple Black died at 85 last night we had come to take her extraordinary life for granted. Child star? How about: the most popular and unquestionably talented child star ever, who made people happy during the … Continue reading →