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The Reagan assassination attempt

The New Neo Posted on March 28, 2011 by neoMarch 28, 2011

It’s been thirty years since President Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, and this piece contains some interesting and previously unknown facts about the incident, including how very close Reagan came to dying. His Secret Service agent that day, Jerry … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical figures | 2 Replies

Pure genius

The New Neo Posted on March 26, 2011 by neoMarch 26, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor gets the last laugh.

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Selling the Libyan rebels the rope

The New Neo Posted on March 26, 2011 by neoMarch 26, 2011

There is a famous quote from Lenin that shows a remarkable understanding of the West: The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them. Lenin was talking about the urge to do business. And of course … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberty, Middle East, Terrorism and terrorists, War and Peace | 22 Replies

Watch out for Georgians with knives

The New Neo Posted on March 26, 2011 by neoAugust 18, 2011

This kind of Georgian, and this sort of knife: I don’t know which seems more dangerous, the leaping up and crashing down on the knees, or the throwing of the daggers. I do know, however, that I agree wholeheartedly with … Continue reading →

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I would say…

The New Neo Posted on March 26, 2011 by neoMarch 26, 2011

…Qaddifi didn’t get his money’s worth.

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Dancers and photos: they knew how to project magic

The New Neo Posted on March 25, 2011 by neoDecember 3, 2012

Take a look at this photo of dancer Isadora Duncan and see how powerful it is. I challenge you to find anything remotely like it in a contemporary dancer. But then, Duncan was sui generis even in her time, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Me, myself, and I | 15 Replies

Krauthammer on Obama’s war by international committee

The New Neo Posted on March 25, 2011 by neoMarch 25, 2011

It’s not just a committee that’s “running” the Libyan excursion, it’s an international committee. Not only that, but Professor Obama is refusing the chairmanship, as Charles Krauthammer points out: And as for the United States, who knows what American policy … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Obama, War and Peace | 24 Replies

More Japan nuclear fearmongering

The New Neo Posted on March 25, 2011 by neoMarch 25, 2011

Here’s an example of what seems to qualify as reporting from Japan about the nuclear reactor these days. It was the featured story when I went to my yahoo email, which means it’s getting huge coverage. The gist of it … Continue reading →

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Asleep at the switch?

The New Neo Posted on March 24, 2011 by neoMarch 24, 2011

This is pretty shocking. It’s not just that the air traffic controller may have been asleep or inattentive. It’s that there was only one on duty in the first place at a busy airport in such a large urban area.

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Obama the Rorschach president

The New Neo Posted on March 24, 2011 by neoMarch 24, 2011

Brent Budowsky used to think highly of Obama. And he would like to think highly of him again. But right now Budowsky’s tired of Obama’s disengaged style. Very very tired: Obama’s governing style is to remain as distant as possible, … Continue reading →

Posted in Obama | 51 Replies

What about that Japanese water?

The New Neo Posted on March 24, 2011 by neoMarch 24, 2011

We’ve been hearing a lot about radioactive water in Japan: dangerous for babies, thyroid cancer. What parent wouldn’t be panicked? Almost nowhere do we read answers to the following rather mundane and obvious questions: how are the standards for levels … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | 25 Replies

More change stories

The New Neo Posted on March 23, 2011 by neoMarch 23, 2011

Lee Stranahan’s change-story-in-the-making has garnered a certain amount of attention lately around the blogosphere, including a post at Ace’s that has inspired a number of people to write about their own political change. That comments thread caught my eye for … Continue reading →

Posted in Political changers | 56 Replies

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