More on Syria
For some background, here’s an article that seems worth reading.
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Obama’s looking more and more like…
…a deer in the headlights. But a very smooth and audacious deer in the headlights who tells us “who are you going to believe, me and my shills in the MSM or your lying ears?” The problem is, of course, … Continue reading →
Time (and the Olympics) marches on: Comaneci is 50
It’s Olympics time again. I used to be a big fan, but in recent decades I’ve hardly paid attention. The hype is too big, the athletes too interchangeable. But I came across this clip of Nadia Comaneci, the star of … Continue reading →
Romney: the authentically nice politician?
“Authentically nice politician”—is that a double oxymoron? Not according to Sven Wilson, whose article on the subject was brought to my attention by a reader. I’m in nearly complete agreement with what he says here: Romney has, as we all … Continue reading →
Space stinks
But it’s not an unpleasant smell.
Continue reading →Brooks Barnes fully supports gay marriage…
…it’s the weddings he’s having trouble with. [Hat tip: Althouse.]
Continue reading →Oh, and about that Paleo diet…
One more thing about that Paleo diet we’ve been discussing with such vigor: it is my distinct impression that the digestive physiology of human beings has changed quite a bit since Paleo times, in ways both known and unknown. For … Continue reading →
Love those Neanderthals
Here’s some evidence that modern humans mated with Neanderthals, and that we carry remnants of the encounter in our genetic code. I’ve long had a fondness (of the platonic sort!) for Neanderthals. At least in my imagination; in real life … Continue reading →
Romney’s going abroad
I don’t know why Howard Portnoy, who wrote this piece at Hot Air, is so negative about Romney’s forthcoming trip to Europe. I think it sounds smart, with Romney both imitating Obama (visiting Europe and the Middle East as a … Continue reading →
Obama and the economy: you didn’t break it…
…but by now you own it. At least in part. Although Obama didn’t break the economy, it’s now three and a half years since he took office, and the American people appear to think he should have put more of … Continue reading →
Do the American people have common sense?
Sometimes I think this election will boil down to the answer to the above question. Do they or don’t they? If they do, the relentless spin of the left will not matter. And the efforts of the Obama forces to … Continue reading →
More about dieting
I’ve noticed whenever I post a dieting thread I get quite a few commenters saying that the Gary Taubes diet worked for them. I think that’s great if it does. But I’ve posted at length on my own bad experiences … Continue reading →