Here’s a Yahoo article that says some recent research indicates that spanking leads to increased mental illness. But this Slate piece says Yahoo’s wrong: Despite the Yahoo headline, and many others like it, the study, published in Pediatrics in early … Continue reading →
…is today. The French rallying cry “
Continue reading →Close to it, it seems. [Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Continue reading →Mickey Kaus points out a recent action of Obama’s that’s been flying under the radar, and deserves a lot more attention: Here are some quick initial reactions to the administration’s apparent surprising (and possibly illegal) attempt to grant waivers of … Continue reading →
I like this jujitsu response from Romney’s campaign communications director, Gail Gitcho, to the charges: “The Obama campaign has issued these reckless and wild accusations that Mitt Romney is a criminal and a felon. That just simply doesn’t pass the … Continue reading →
Singer Judy Collins and British actress Jean Marsh. Yesterday… And today…
Continue reading →I was busy all day and evening yesterday, and so I didn’t have time to write about the brouhaha over the Boston Globe’s rehash of its 2002 charge (answered effectively by Romney at that time, but in the Globe’s estimation … Continue reading →
It’s reported that Romney was booed a couple of times during his NAACP speech (full video here, which I have not yet watched), although he was also cheered at times. Which brings us a more general question I’ve long wondered … Continue reading →
Are they? Dunno, but it’s moot for me anyway, because most of these hairstyles are undoable for my type of hair, which features irrepressible waves/curls with a strong-willed mind of their own. That mind sometimes segues into outright frizz if … Continue reading →
According to the Jerusalem Post, Mitt Romney is planning to visit Israel in late July: Delegates are set to fly in from the US for the event on July 29, which a Republican source said would be “a small meeting, … Continue reading →
Do you know people like this? I certainly do. Sometimes I fear I am one, although I really don’t do it all that often. I hope. [Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Continue reading →Drew M. at Ace’s points out a few things about the press coverage of Romney’s NAACP speech. At this point the anti-Romney slant of the coverage fails to surprise me in the least, but that doesn’t make it any less … Continue reading →