I recently read Savage Beauty, a biography of American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. There are several passages in the book that describe the power of Millay’s voice and its remarkable ability to transfix and even seduce (in Millay’s case, … Continue reading →
Nicholas Kristof says that the Muslim Brotherhood won’t be able to do much that’s bad in Egypt because even if they get elected, if the people don’t like what they’re doing they can just vote them out. A brilliant notion, … Continue reading →
If anyone wants to talk about the Superbowl, you can do so here. I certainly don’t plan to. But see how open-minded I am, and how dedicated to serving your needs?
Continue reading →Does this sound like the statement of a group with little clout and few followers? [emphasis mine]: Egypt’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country’s political … Continue reading →
…the MSM scoured every Tea Party vigilantly for posters that exhibited any trace of racism and were disappointed to find almost none, and yet they seem to be mostly ignoring these seemingly commonplace anti-Semitic posters among the anti-Mubarak Egyptian demonstrators. … Continue reading →
While doing research on political assassins of the past for this PJ piece of mine, I looked up the case of Herschel Grynszpan, a Polish-German Jew who had shot and killed the German diplomat Ernst vom Rath on November 7, … Continue reading →
My first troll-bot ever: The next time I read a weblog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as much as this one. I imply, I do know it was my choice to read, however I actually thought youd have … Continue reading →
Again with the throwing Britain under the bus.
Continue reading →It strikes me that I have a very different attitude towards what is going on in Egypt right now than I would have if I were younger and hadn’t witnessed the media coverage of the 1979 revolution in Iran. I’m … Continue reading →
Our Arab allies (yes, we have them) are miffed that President Obama has been so eager to abandon Mubarak. It’s no surprise they feel this way. They understand that Obama’s actions mean they could be next, and they “fear the … Continue reading →
Keith Hennessy lays out a multi-step blueprint for repealing Obamacare in 2013: * Keep up the pressure in 2011 and 2012: * maintain and strengthen Republican unity toward full repeal; * repeatedly attack the bill legislatively on all fronts, knowing … Continue reading →
Maria Schneider, star of “Last Tango in Paris,” has died at the age of 58. She seems to have had a difficult life subsequent to making the film. I saw that film in a movie theater when it first came … Continue reading →