Just another ordinary hero…
…who’s not ordinary at all. Like most heroes, Delroy Simmonds says that anyone would have done what he did. Wrong! But I think maybe Simmonds will get some job offers now, which he richly deserves.
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The BBC criticizes itself
At least a little, anyway. I’m not sure whether this signifies a thing, really. It may just be a tiny bit of window dressing. But nevertheless: The BBC’s coverage of the Arab Spring has been heavily criticised ”“ by the … Continue reading →
RIP, Nora Ephron
The news that Nora Ephron has died at 71 took me by surprise. I had no idea she was even ill, but it was more than that—she was just so funny (which is a stupid thing to say, I know, … Continue reading →
Scalia the ranting old man
In yesterday’s SCOTUS decision in Arizona v. US, something about Justice Scalia’s dissent seems to have outraged quite a few commentators, including law professor Paul Campos, who wrote a piece in Salon entitled “Antonin Scalia, Ranting Old Man.” At 76, … Continue reading →
Climb every mountain, ford every stream?
Tamae Watanabe, 73, has become the oldest woman to climb Mt. Everest. According to the article, this should be an inspiration to us all. My hat is off to Watanabe, but it makes me a bit weary. Now it’s not … Continue reading →
Who are you going to believe…
…AGW projections, or your lying instruments? And I love how the seals got into the act of measuring for the scientists. Also, I learned a new word: the Briticism “boffins.”
Continue reading →Can’t a cat…
…get some privacy around here?
Continue reading →Mark Steyn eviscerates Obama the memoirist
Steyn writes: In an inspired line of argument, Ben Smith of the website BuzzFeed suggests that the controversy over “Dreams From My Father” is the fault of conservatives who have “taken the self-portrait at face value.” We are so unlettered … Continue reading →
In other SCOTUS news…
…Citizens United was affirmed. Here are some more predictions about what will happen in the HCR ruling. Glenn Reynolds opines on the recent Democratic drive to pre-emptively delegitimize SCOTUS, in case it rules against them in the Obamacare case.
Continue reading →Supreme Court rules on Arizona and immigration
SCOTUS handed down a couple of big decisions, but not the one we were all talking about—that wily old SCOTUS. It will take a while for everyone to chew and digest today’s decisions, which are only appetizers compared to the … Continue reading →
Waiting for SCOTUS: and by the way…
…for what it’s worth, I’m made uneasy by all the assumptions that SCOTUS will declare the individual mandate unconstitutional when it issues its ruling. Maybe it’s just my tendency towards brooding, but even though I don’t usually make predictions I’ll … Continue reading →
How can Obamacare be unconstitutional when it gets us all this nice stuff?
Ten things you would miss if Obamacare were to be overruled by SCOTUS. So why would anyone but a meanie want to take away all that nice free coverage? Take a look at the comments section. A significant number of … Continue reading →