What would the cultural relativists say about this tale of family- and village-crossed lovers in Afghanistan? Let me take a stab at it: those who wish to stone this pair of young lovers are merely shoring up the foundation on … Continue reading →
…explains to Obama why speeches are not that important: Democrats were sure Reagan was wrong, so they explained his success to themselves by believing that it all came down to some kind of magical formula involving his inexplicably powerful speeches. … Continue reading →
Rick Perry has not yet formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in 2012, although most people are pretty sure he will run. But early though it may be, we already have his college transcripts, which were published at … Continue reading →
…the MSM should stop giving the Tea Party Republicans air time.
Continue reading →They’re not terrorists any more. Now they’re carjackers. [ADDENDUM: Salon’s Joan Walsh says the Republicans are out to “destroy” Obama, like they did Clinton before him. I wonder whether she thinks either man might have done anything to cooperate in … Continue reading →
…and hope for the best. The latest suggestion is that nothing much that you can do matters—although of course it’s best not to off yourself prematurely if you want to reach three figures. One thing that might help would be … Continue reading →
Stocks are falling sharply today, and some of the cause is bad news from Europe. Many countries are having the same crises of benefits outstripping the financial resources to provide them, and populations grown accustomed to their perks and angry … Continue reading →
I must confess to feeling a bit weary now that the debt ceiling negotiations have been concluded. And this is only the first of many bitter fights to come. What to cut? Who’s to decide? How much is enough? How … Continue reading →
Memo to politicians: not a good idea to send naked photos of self to an online acquaintance. Memo to people in general: not a good idea to take naked photos of self in the mirror while holding camera, standing in … Continue reading →
It’s the sort of article the New Yorker often does well—a detailed description of something. In this case, the “something” is the planning and execution of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. There are few surprises there, but one … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse wonders how those Mafioso managed to get that horse’s head into the bed with Jack Woltz: In that scene in “The Godfather”… we just see the guy slowly waking up and finally noticing there’s a bleeding horse head … Continue reading →
Apparently it ends when talking about the Tea Partiers. Joe Nocera of the NY Times writes: You know what they say: Never negotiate with terrorists. It only encourages them. Can’t really disagree with that. Except the next sentence is this: … Continue reading →