I got a little note from Yahoo email today saying: As part of our continuing effort to provide you with a wonderful Yahoo! Mail experience, we want to make sure the mail you send gets to the friends, family or … Continue reading →
I don’t think anyone actually listens to the president’s radio addresses (any president, not just this one), do they? What does reach people, however, are sound bites from those addresses. This latest one is really a classic example of Obamaspeak. … Continue reading →
…”if I had known I’d live this long, I would have taken better care of my teeth” a new meaning.
Continue reading →I used to read the English-language blog of Big Pharaoh, an Egyptian writer who would report on developments in his country. Then some years ago he closed down the blog, and until yesterday I was unaware that he’d opened it … Continue reading →
This article by Donald Sensing was recommended by several commenters yesterday. It doesn’t say anything that hasn’t been said before, both here and elsewhere. But it says it very well and quite succinctly. It’s a gloomy message. But it seems … Continue reading →
Not the Onion. This prospect is just another subset of the “bombs in body cavities” dilemma. I agree with this: The problem is another reason why we should be using behavioural analysis as the primary detection method to screen people … Continue reading →
Michael Totten interviewed Eric Trager, an expert on Egypt, shortly before the recent violence erupted there. Trager said: The military believes it not only has to remove Morsi, it has to decapitate the entire organization. Otherwise, the Brotherhood will re-emerge … Continue reading →
Maybe it just seemed like 123 years.
Continue reading →The idea that hookup culture hurts both boys and girls, and both young men and young women, doesn’t seem strange or revolutionary to me; it seems obvious. But apparently it still needs highlighting, so I’ll highlight it by recommending this … Continue reading →
Of course he does. What’s more, at least when Nixon was around the press noticed and acted as a check on him. This was apparently due to no special reverence on their part for the Constitution, as we’ve since learned. … Continue reading →
Kathleen Parker writes in her WaPo column that we should support Hillary Clinton because it will save the world. I kid you not: Here’s a thought: She [Hillary Clinton] can save the world… Let’s begin with a working (and provable) … Continue reading →
Today the violence and killing in Egypt has continued in similar fashion to that of yesterday. The reports (for what they’re worth) are that the death toll is now over 500. Here are some photos; I find that often the … Continue reading →