I’ve long been a fan of John Updike’s short stories, although his novels—which are probably much more widely read—don’t do all that much for me. He was one of the most prolific writers of the last century, so there’s plenty … Continue reading →
Or actually, it is a disaster, but not exactly in the way Gardiner meant. Nile Gardiner is a Washington-based British conservative pundit with foreign policy advisor experience, and in an article in the Telegraph headlined “The White House’s Benghazi bungling … Continue reading →
…tell us what you really think:
Continue reading →I’m getting tired of using the phrase “this is no surprise”—but this is no surprise. According to a new Gallup poll: …more than half (53%) of Democrats or Democrat-leaners say they have a positive attitude toward socialism. What is far, … Continue reading →
…the sun continues to set on American influence abroad. Do we notice? It is symptomatic of the national condition of the United States that the worst humiliation ever suffered by it as a nation, and by a US president personally, … Continue reading →
Commenter “beverly” suggests a new meme: “Pin the tail on the donkey.” Blame the Democrats. I like it. Spread it around. Only problem: without the cooperation of the MSM it’s probably impossible to do. Paul Mirengoff points out that: …[Obama’s … Continue reading →
Remember when the movies portrayed presidents as heroes? They left out a lot of the more sordid stuff (like, for example, affairs) because there was no need to focus on that. There was enough about presidents to admire, and it … Continue reading →
There’s lots of talk today about the negotiations about the so-called fiscal cliff. I’m not sure what Boehner and the other Republicans in Congress really think and whether they’re less naive than they were before about this; they certainly don’t … Continue reading →
You won’t see too many cat videos on this blog (in fact, have you ever seen any?), because I’m not inordinately fond of cats. Oh, I’ve liked an individual one now and then, but in the main I have no … Continue reading →
This WSJ piece by William McGurn has a good discussion of something I’ve thought about before: why it’s so hard for conservatives to reach the public and explain their ideas, as compared to liberals. The dominant media conclusion from this … Continue reading →
Yes folks, believe it or not, it’s true [emphasis mine]: In the 2009-10 tax year, more than 16,000 people [in Britain] declared an annual income of more than £1 million to HM Revenue and Customs. This number fell to just … Continue reading →
…writes another excellent piece.
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