Three caveats here. One is that I am unusually pressed for time today, and so this will be quick. I’m pretty certain, though, that this is only my first visit to a topic that is big and will be lasting. … Continue reading →
The news that Judge Richard Goldstone of South Africa has recanted on the issue of Israel and war crimes is stunning. He now absolves the country, in contrast to his accusations in the so-called Goldstone Report, issued in 2009. Not … Continue reading →
…this coming?
Continue reading →This statement by Politco’s Roger Simon may just be the finest encapsulation I’ve heard recently of what’s wrong with the media today. Talking to Howard Kurtz at CNN about the fact that the press has been critical lately of Obama’s … Continue reading →
The lottery. “The Lottery.” “The Babylon Lottery.”
Continue reading →Yesterday I was in New York visiting my 97-year-old mother at the assisted living facility where she’s lived for the past four years. My mother has been looking thinner lately. Her broken hip and surgery last fall took a bit … Continue reading →
A mob, whipped up to a homicidal frenzy by local Afghan clerics enraged at the recent Koran burning by a fanatical minister in Florida, kills twelve UN workers in retaliation. And the Guardian’s poll asks whether the Florida pastor is … Continue reading →
I’ve been blogging now for six years. Six long years under the moniker “neo-neocon.” And I was thinking the other day about whether I can really lay claim to the prefix “neo” any more. After all, am I really still … Continue reading →
Remember those death threats against the Republican legislators in Wisconsin, the news the MSM played down? Now 26-year-old Wisconsin preschool teacher Katherine Windels has been charged with sending those emails to 16 Republicans in the Wisconsin legislature: Windels was charged … Continue reading →
…good enough for government work.
Continue reading →Charles Krauthammer thinks Hillary’s statement about Assad of Syria may represent some sort of new low for the Obama administration: Many of the members of Congress of both parties who have gone to Syria in recent months have said they … Continue reading →
One more call, and then I’ll shut up about this for a while. But I am deeply grateful to every single one of you who contributes. Every bit—large or small—adds up, and helps me immensely in continuing the blog. To … Continue reading →