Since the IRS scandal broke, you see it almost everywhere: statements that Nixon used the IRS to target enemies, often coupled with a claim that what he did was worse than what the IRS has been up to lately. In … Continue reading →
Here’s a little gem I came across the other day. First, though, if you’re not familiar with Thomas Sowell, please hie yourself to YouTube, do a search for his name, and start watching. You’ll find scads of clips of Sowell … Continue reading →
So, was it Gore Vidal who coined the bon mot: “It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail”? Yesterday there was a discussion of that burning question on this thread, and I became curious. It just didn’t quite sound … Continue reading →
Actually, I wouldn’t recommend marrying a twice-murdering psychopath, but my advice has not been solicited. Note that the prospective bride, Leydi Figueroa Uceda, seems to have a pattern of prison romance. The couple is planning a June wedding, if authorities … Continue reading →
John Fund reminds us that nothing about the current scandals roiling DC should be a surprise: it’s just the Chicago Way at the national level. There are people who’ve been saying that for many years. After all, Obama is a … Continue reading →
A week ago pundits on the left were crowing about the news released by Peter Lee, director of the Obamacare exchange in California, that the effect of Obamacare on individual health insurance rates in the state would be far better … Continue reading →
…and many heroes. Rescuing Ethan.
Continue reading →…a lot is happening in Syria. Although much of it is familiar from previous events in other parts of the Arab/Muslim world. Summary here.
Continue reading →I can’t take credit for this one. Hat tip: Dennis Miller. Speaking of which, here’s an amusing column by Rich Lowry. The only problem is that the satire is too close to the truth.
Continue reading →David Thompson describes a performance that can rightly be called dreck*. [*The Yiddish meaning, that is, not the German one. Although it fits the German one, too.] [Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Continue reading →They’re got to stop meeting like this: Publicly released records show that embattled former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman visited the White House at least 157 times during the Obama administration, more recorded visits than even the most trusted members of … Continue reading →
Yes, I’m being sarcastic. But still—the boycott by at least half the press of Holder’s attempts at off-the-record damage control must have come as a huge shock to Holder/Obama (Holdama?), and rightly so. After all, for well over five years … Continue reading →