I hate to be so pessimistic, but… Prediction: “reform candidate” Hasan Rowhani, who won big in Iran, will not actually be able to pull off any reforms of import. Here’s Barry Rubin on the subject: Did the Tehran regime put … Continue reading →
Glenn Greenwald could be prosecuted. I don’t think Glenn Greenwald will be prosecuted. But do you think Glenn Greenwald should be prosecuted? It depends in part on how damaging the information turns out to be. But isn’t there an argument … Continue reading →
You knew it was coming didn’t you? An article by Zeus Leonardo (great name, actually), a “scholar of critical race/whiteness studies,” and Alice A. Broderick, a disability studies expert, which explores: …”smartness” as an ideological system and particularly…the ways in … Continue reading →
I read this entire article about the release of murderer Paula Cooper without learning a word about why it’s happening so soon. I understand why her death penalty was set aside, which according to the article happened in 1988 (Wiki … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This a slightly edited version of a previous post of mine.] It’s Father’s Day. A sort of poor stepchild to Mother’s Day, although fathers themselves are hardly that. They are central to a family. Just ask the people who … Continue reading →
Assuming this is true, I’ll also assume I’ll have more to say about it anon: The National Security Agency has acknowledged in a new classified briefing that it does not need court authorization to listen to domestic phone calls, a … Continue reading →
Mark Steyn; read it. Along the way he points out that he wrote back in November of 2001: The bigger you make the government, the more you entrust to it, the more powers you give it to nose around the … Continue reading →
…Not. And so, Chris Hayes of MSNBC was right to apologize after referring to Wallace as a Republican. He said his statement had been “a “stupid, inexcusable, historically illiterate mistake.” But it was a lot more. This was no random … Continue reading →
Funny stuff here: Dear NSA, …If you have any pull with the American Psychiatric Association, could you please recommend to them that the psychological state formerly known as “paranoia” should be no longer defined as a mental illness? Asylums all … Continue reading →
…that is a major problem.” You said it, brother, you said it. And here I thought NSA stood for National Security Agency. My bad.
Continue reading →…the mistrust, stupid. As usual, Richard Fernandez gets to the heart of the matter. And the heart of the matter is trust, or lack thereof. We don’t trust this administration. But even if we did, it’s always a bad idea … Continue reading →
The Hamms’ divorce makes “The War of the Roses” look like a love fest. Lessons, anyone? (1) For the rich and especially the mega-rich: pre-nups are your friend. (2) If he/she will cheat with you, he/she is likely to cheat … Continue reading →