Is this a great country…
…or what?
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Dueling Carmens
Compare and contrast. And enjoy. Both of these dancers are Russian, and both are excellent. The first is Svetlana Zakharova, and although the clip doesn’t have a date it looks relatively recent (the dancer only turned 34 a few days … Continue reading →
Make this guy head of the Republican Party
I never heard of him before. But I’m impressed with his message and the clarity with which he articulates it:
Continue reading →On the pending immigration legislation and the House
This statement by Boehner seems a bit encouraging. But I’ve learned not to put my faith in the Republicans in Congress. It’s like Lucy and the football.
Continue reading →Today’s NSA hearing
So far what I’ve heard at the NSA hearing today is pretty straightforward and pretty interesting. The testimony makes the programs sound reasonable. Nor is this information new, although some of the detail is. But we’ve known the general outlines … Continue reading →
Iran and that “reform” candidate
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 →
Where to draw the line with journalism and classified information?
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 →
Annals of education: the end of “smart”
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 →
Why is Paula Cooper being freed?
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 →
Happy Father’s Day!
[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 →
They see you when you’re sleeping, they know when you’re awake
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 →
Big politically correct Brother
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 →