…of chemical war, in Syria. Ascertaining the truth is often difficult. Ascertaining the truth in that region of the world is even more difficult, as the article points out: Syrian state media confirms that chemical weapons were used in the … Continue reading →
The cause? Parkinson’s, which can be a cruel and vicious (and protean) disease. In my mind, Ronstadt is still a slim young thing with a phenomenal voice. Of course, she’s been neither slim nor young for quite some time. And … Continue reading →
…and therefore has set out to destroy him. Cruz is their worst nightmare: a brainy and fearless conservative with impeccable intellectual Ivy League credentials and minority ethnicity to boot. But they feel fully up to the task of turning him … Continue reading →
Here’s a photo of Wilt Chamberlain in fourth grade, in 1945. It’s pretty easy to spot him in the crowd: The author writes: [Chamberlain’s] almost twice the size of some of his classmates in this photo (see the girl in … Continue reading →
…a baby is born. The wait, by the way, was the baby’s.
Continue reading →Today the WSJ publishes an editorial pretty much along the same lines as my piece on the subject from yesterday. From the WSJ: The death of Christopher Lane, while as troubling as that of Trayvon Martin, will not become a … Continue reading →
No, this is not the Onion: “As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have … Continue reading →
Lobster is cheaper and more plentiful than usual, and yet the lobster roll is still a high-priced item, says this article that seems to focus on the price of lobster in New York City. But I ask you: who on … Continue reading →
Through no fault of his own, aspiring baseball player Christopher Lane of Australia was in the wrong place at the wrong time. “The wrong place” was jogging on a street in Duncan, Oklahoma. The wrong time was when a trio … Continue reading →
…if I’ve got this straight: Americans voted for Obama but are angry that a black man is president. White men are killing black men willy nilly and getting away with it. And that’s why America has become more racist now … Continue reading →
Indeed: For the United States and Europe, this amounts to a colossal strategic failure. Nothing ”” and certainly not the outcome in Afghanistan or Iraq ”” was more important than getting Egypt right. President Obama, who began his presidency with … Continue reading →
When I was a child my family used to visit a large chicken farm owned by some relatives. It was a commercial operation with enormous rooms the size of football fields (or so it seemed to me at the time) … Continue reading →