I’ve written before about my weird beverage preferences. I’m not a picky eater, but I’m an extraordinarily picky drinker. Basically, I like two things: water and club soda. That makes me very strange indeed, but only about beverages. However, it … Continue reading →
Watch for this trend to spread: With much fanfare and hullabaloo, President Obama’s former campaign, Organizing for Action, recently launched a 10-year effort to turn red Texas into a true swing state. The plan, officially unveiled in a meeting in … Continue reading →
Ross Douthat describes what’s been happening to marriage lately (pun intended): …[L]ate marriage is entangled with the story of rising out-of-wedlock births, thanks to what the authors [of this report] call “the great crossover” – the fact that the age … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Here I am, venturing again into the dangerous topic of dieting. I guess I just can’t resist temptation.] I seem to recall that quite a few of you swear by the paleo diet, but I cannot imagine treating food … Continue reading →
Ever since Obamacare was proposed and then passed there has been rampant speculation on what its actual effects will be. It would almost be funny, if it weren’t so sad, how little anyone actually knows about precisely how this new … Continue reading →
As a brilliant and tremendously successful black man who emerged from humble beginnings in beleaguered Detroit to become an eminent and pioneering neurosurgeon, you’d think Dr. Ben Carson would be a hero to the black community and to liberals. And … Continue reading →
It’s not been tops on my list, either. And what’s more, this article says it can be hazardous to your health. Although I must say I haven’t a clue what dangers they’re actually talking about. Can anyone decipher this?: …[E]xperiments … Continue reading →
Lindsay Graham does: We have not heard from the people who went through this debacle who were there on the ground. I guarantee if this had been a good news story we would have heard from them the next day. … Continue reading →
…makes strange bedfellows. For example, I have little doubt that these two guys playing nicey-nicey absolutely detest each other. But hey, Obama finally made it to Israel. And he’s trying to reassure Netanyahu that he’s got his back:
Continue reading →The House has passed (221/207) what’s known as the “Ryan budget,” after the Democratic proposal failed to garner enough votes. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I think it’s good that Republicans did something. On the … Continue reading →
There’s a big Yahoo feature on Justin Timberlake’s new video tribute to his grandparents and their 63-year-long marriage. Made me think of this Leonard Cohen video, which I think is far superior (although I kind of like Timberlake in general) … Continue reading →
Here are some samples from the list of Harvard Commencement Day speakers over approximately the last century and a half. I’ve left out ones you’re unlikely to have heard of, which mostly occur in the early years anyway, and selected … Continue reading →