Interesting article: The left derives its sense of moral authority from the supposition that its intentions are altruistic and its opponents’ are selfish. That sense of moral superiority makes it easy to justify immoral behavior, like slandering critics of President … Continue reading →
When I first saw the headline I thought for sure that this was a joke. Had to be, with a title like “The Time Hoard: Missing episodes of Doctor Who from 1960s found gathering dust in a cupboard in Nigeria.” … Continue reading →
I have always thought that the Republicans simply don’t have the power to win this battle in the conventional sense, anyway. As long as Obama is president and the Senate is in the hands of Harry Reid, they don’t have … Continue reading →
Commenter “Ymarsakar” puts his finger on one of the more disturbing developments that has come to light because of the shutdown: …[T]he park service [used to be] your friendly friends at parks. Until Obama ordered them to put the rod … Continue reading →
This essay by George F. Will reminds me that in about six weeks we’re going to be commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. I’ve been dreading it for quite some time, in no small measure because the usual … Continue reading →
…chaos: Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan was snatched by gunmen before dawn Thursday from a Tripoli hotel where he resides, the government said. The abduction appeared to be in retaliation for the U.S. special forces raid over the weekend that … Continue reading →
So which will it be: catastrophe or no? And if it’s catastrophe, how soon will that happen? I will say at the outset: I don’t know the answer to either question. And what’s more, I don’t think anyone knows. That … Continue reading →
…are you still liking him after this news? Or do you think that’s all just hype? I have said from the start that Snowden is a dangerous guy who should have actually gone the whistleblower route if he wanted to … Continue reading →
…them Sox?
Continue reading →Actually, it’s Happy Belated Birthday. But I still have to write (again) about one of my favorite movies of all time, “Midnight Run”, in honor of its 25th birthday, which occurred a few months ago. On paper, there’s nothing about … Continue reading →
Why was the Obamacare government website design outsourced to a Canadian firm? And this is exactly and precisely the question I’ve been asking myself for days: “Why is healthcare.gov so bad, when Obama’s digital campaign was so good?” Priorities, I … Continue reading →
Another excellent article in a long line of them by Thomas Sowell: Boehner is not unique in having a blind spot when it comes to recognizing the importance of articulation and the need to put some serious time and effort … Continue reading →