Contrary conversationalists
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.]
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The press and Romney at the NAACP: did you know he was a white Mormon?
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 →
Three swans: part II
[NOTE: Please see Part I.] “Swan Lake” is—among other things—the story of a woman named Odette who’s got a lot of reasons to be afraid. After all, she’s under an evil magician’s spell that turns her into a swan by … Continue reading →
Talk about…
…a nightmare cruise! And they’ve got big, big plans for the future: But the bravest new adventure that Bare Necessities is considering is a naked cruise to an unlikely destination: Antarctica. Spare me the images. [Hat tip: Instapundit.]
Continue reading →I’ve noticed…
…a strong tendency for MSM articles about the president’s most recent tax proposal to couch the news in strategic rather than substantive terms, labeling it a technique for making the Republicans look bad, fostering class war, and thus gaining votes … Continue reading →
Predicting the cost of Obamacare
If the past is any guide, it’s a safe bet that Obamacare will cost far more than estimated. Check this out: A few years ago, the Senate Joint Economic Committee released a study that looked at initial estimates of programs … Continue reading →
Is the internet…
…driving us nuts?: Peter Whybrow, the director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, argues that “the computer is like electronic cocaine,” fueling cycles of mania followed by depressive stretches. The Internet “leads to behavior that … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Have you given any thought at all with converting your current blog in to German? No.
Continue reading →Obama calls for tax hikes on the rich…
…otherwise known as letting the so-called “Bush tax cuts” expire for those making over $250,000. Are these really “rich” people? Was Charles Schumer (he’s a Democrat, but he’s from New York) correct when he said last year that, “in large … Continue reading →
Why music?
This article describes several theories which seek to explain why music is a human universal. All of them focus on group cohesion of some sort, and the fact that music seems to foster it, whether it be in work, play, … Continue reading →
The audacity of the Obama m.o.
This comment from a thread at Hot Air seems spot on to me: I noted very early on in O’s presidency that it was clear their tactic was to overwhelm us with previously unthinkable acts, that it was going to … Continue reading →
An interview with Robert Conquest…
…on the eve of the sort-of millennium makes for some fascinating reading in retrospect. I call it the “sort-of” millennium because it took place in late December of 1999, whereas the real millennium would have begun with the year 2001. … Continue reading →