Hurricane Irene may be gone, but its aftermath isn’t. And although the effects were nowhere near as bad as originally predicted, for some communities they are still very bad indeed. Rivers are still rising in New Jersey. And landlocked Vermont—of … Continue reading →
An extremely interesting piece on the changing reputation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Continue reading →Jack Cashill, the author who contends that Dreams From My Father was ghostwritten by none other than Bill Ayres, analyzes the text of a letter to the editor of the Harvard Law Record that Obama wrote back in 1990, when … Continue reading →
They feel shame about it. Some even bring in her photos to their hairdressers with the face cut out. But a lot of liberals want to emulate it. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Michele Bachmann is doing … Continue reading →
As Obama’s Gallup approval hits 38, Allahpundit quips that he’s one golf photo away from the magical Bushian 35 percent mark. Ouch. Take a look at this chart (sorry; I can’t seem to upload it here) tracking the ups and … Continue reading →
The gist of the Politico article that asks that question seems to be that Perry’s certainly not dumb about politics and about campaigning. That may end up mattering. Funny thing, that’s exactly what Obama wasn’t dumb about. Otherwise, Perry’s positioned … Continue reading →
Climate change is leading to increased mental illness, says the Climate Institute: The paper, prepared for the Climate Institute, says loss of social cohesion in the wake of severe weather events related to climate change could be linked to increased … Continue reading →
Since I’ve followed this story for quite a while now, I thought I’d let you know it’s reported that convicted-but-released Lockerbie bomber al Megrahi is in a coma and near death. Truth? Who knows? One thing we can safely say … Continue reading →
The storm hasn’t really been all it was cracked up to be here. But tis enough, twill serve—in other words, there’s a power outage where I live. I’m sitting in a coffee shop right now, plugged into one of the … Continue reading →
One of the things I love about blogging are the discoveries that can result from late-night meandering down paths that lead to the unexpected. That’s what happened the other evening when, after doing some research on Keynes and Hayek, I … Continue reading →
And is downgraded to Category 1. It’s still a humungous storm in terms of size, though. How is everybody doing so far? It’s not expected to hit New England till some time tomorrow, so all I see are some clouds.
Continue reading →David Warren makes some spot-on observations on why the reporting from Libya has been so unreliable: The issue is not crude bias. It is, so far as I am able to understand, the compounded effect of two large factors. Journalists … Continue reading →