“I didn’t like the idea of being a dead hero”
More Rescue 911:
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We have never recovered from World War I
And I fear we never shall. When I was in school, World War I was hardly touched on in my history classes, so eager were the teachers to get to World War II before the year was over. It was … Continue reading →
Twas ever thus
Commenter “Geoffrey Britain” offered some quotes in a recent comment that were so excellent I thought I’d highlight them here: There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be … Continue reading →
Buy Amazon through neo-neocon—although I’m wondering about these gifts
The holidays are edging—or maybe rushing—ever closer. If you’re starting to panic, don’t! There’s always trusty Amazon, just a click away on neo-neocon. I’m happy and grateful for everything you buy through clicking on one of my Amazon widgets, or … Continue reading →
The only surprise…
…here is that the NY Times is actually reporting the story.
Continue reading →Diabetes and bypass surgery: for some, a sort-of cure?
This Discover article lays out a fascinating state of affairs: for many diabetes patients, gastric bypass surgery offers what was once thought a pipe dream—a cure. When I first saw this, I figured it was because they lost weight. False. … Continue reading →
Madison: seeing into the future?
A comment by NeoConScum in which he quoted Madison’s Federalist Paper #55 was so compelling that I went to the source for more. There I found the following gems [emphases mine]: I am unable to conceive that the people of … Continue reading →
DeMint leaves Senate to head Heritage Foundation
I don’t like this news. Unless there’s something hidden, I guess I understand it—the war of ideas and all that, versus frustratingly spinning his wheels in the Democrat-run Senate. But I’d been thinking that DeMint was a strong voice among … Continue reading →
“I missed my mommy…My hands were all wrinkly…they weren’t like my human hands.”
More from one of my favorite old TV shows, “Rescue 911”:
Continue reading →From democracy to despotism
Here’s a quote to ponder: As Montesquieu understood, polities established on extended territories tend to end up as despotisms. They do so for a set of simple reasons. In such a polity, the government is at a great distance from … Continue reading →
Romney Derangement Syndrome lives on
Now that the election is over, and Mitt Romney has retired to private life, I’ve noticed that many of the newest articles about him in the MSM and posts about him in the blogosphere seem to engender a host of … Continue reading →
Slow news day today
When there’s a slow news day these days I think “good.” Republicans and conservatives (not always the same thing) have been feeling pretty low since the election. Elements of cynicism, anger, depression, resignation, and bleak humor swirl around the blogosphere. … Continue reading →