…says David Frum. The question is: does anyone care what David Frum thinks at this point? [ADDENDUM: And the WSJ’s Daniel Henninger asks why not start taking Herman Cain’s candidacy seriously? He’s got private sector experience up the wazoo, and … Continue reading →
The state of Maine has raised its top speed limit to 75, but the new figure only applies to a 110-mile stretch of highway way up north (or downeast, whichever you prefer). That means it will probably affect about three … Continue reading →
Could it be black voters? Actually, I distrust the results of the poll, which I think must be over-exaggerated. What could have happened in the last week to cause black voters to migrate in such great numbers away from Obama? … Continue reading →
James and Daniel Kelly are fraternal twins, two handsome young men who live in England. Unlike identical twins, fraternal twins are genetically no more similar than any two siblings of the same parents; they just happen to be the result … Continue reading →
The Atlantic jumps on the same bandwagon as New York magazine. It almost makes me wonder whether there really is some chance that Christie might run, so eager is the opposition to be ever-so-helpful in pointing out to the right … Continue reading →
Around the time of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 I wrote a post about the new 9/11 Memorial at the site. From the photos and the descriptions of the installation, it looked like a moving and profound tribute. Now I … Continue reading →
This should come as absolutely no surprise. And yet it seems to have done so, for a bunch of nameless “U.S. officials”: U.S. officials had once thought there was little chance that terrorists could get their hands on many of … Continue reading →
…well then, New York magazine has provided this helpful guide for Republicans as to why they’d hate Christie if they really knew him. And you can be sure that, if Christie ever did officially announce, we’d immediately come to “know” … Continue reading →
Sex comes cheap these days. Literally. I don’t know about you, but I feel sad when I read things like this. And it’s not a women vs. men thing for me; I think both sexes are losing a lot in … Continue reading →
Was Obama really saying “Jew” rather than “janitor” here? You be the judge: I think it’s clear that he actually was going to say not Jew but “judicial activist.” No, it really was “junior high school teacher.” Or maybe “jewelry … Continue reading →
I guess (sniffle; sigh) neither Rick Perry nor Barack Obama read neo-neocon at PJ, although Obama may be a secret Thomas Friedman fan. Here’s an excerpt from my PJ article of 9/18 [emphasis mine]: Thomas Friedman of the New York … Continue reading →
Here’s a video of a dancer whose skills are stunning. I’m not at all sure I like this type of dance (some sort of modernized combination of Michael Jackson squared and Marcel Marceau, with a bit of Martha Graham thrown … Continue reading →