A friend sent me two videos of the precocious preteen dancer, Israeli Gaya Bommer. The first featured Bommer in the sort of weird, techno, robotic, gymnastic sort of choreography that’s known as “contemporary” but that I don’t quite get and … Continue reading →
So, who’s right about Obama’s announcement that, at least on his watch, we won’t be deporting any more illegals who came here as children with their illegal-immigrant parents: Utah’s Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, who says it’s well within the president’s … Continue reading →
…Act.
Continue reading →Obama’s speech on economics yesterday was remarkable in that it failed to impress even the sycophants at MSNBC: And Dana Milbank of the WaPo was not the least bit happy with Obama, either: I had high hopes for President Obama’s … Continue reading →
What I take from this article is that we still don’t know what killed Alexander the Great, whose death puzzled me so much in the Richard Burton film I saw as a child. And I doubt we will ever know. … Continue reading →
Don’t get too excited about reports that Europe is starting to like Obama less. Europeans have become more disappointed in Obama over time, it’s true—but that’s because he’s not been leftist enough. There’s just no pleasing some people.
Continue reading →Obama offered quite the witticism at a fundraiser on Wednesday: “I love listening to these guys give us lectures about debt and deficits. I inherited a trillion dollar deficit!” he said. Obama compared Republicans to a person who orders a … Continue reading →
Pitcher Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants pitched a perfect game yesterday, only the 22nd in baseball history. And baseball’s got a lot of history. A perfect game is mostly the pitcher’s doing, but still he needs a lot … Continue reading →
Barry Rubin offers a look at recent events in an Egypt filled with turmoil: The Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court has just invalidated the parliamentary election there. The parliament, 75 percent of whose members were Islamists, is being dissolved. The military … Continue reading →
Yesterday was the 41st anniversary of the Pentagon Papers’ publication. A year ago on the 40th anniversary, Daniel Ellsberg took a moment to air a few regrets that he didn’t release the Papers sooner, and to encourage the current possessors … Continue reading →
Dogs can be very clever when they’re motivated enough:And lest you think that particular dog is an isolated genius of the canine world, check this out. In several ways, I think this dog faced an even greater challenge, but the … Continue reading →
…gives us all a lesson in sophistry.
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