Will Rick Perry…
…be our next president?
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TSA security: searching grandma’s diaper
There must be a better way to protect us than this: Jean Weber of Destin filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security after her 95-year-old mother was detained and extensively searched last Saturday while trying to board a … Continue reading →
I guess it turns out…
…that it’s Jon Stewart who’s misinformed.
Continue reading →The second anniversary of FredHjr’s death
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of a post I wrote last year.] It hardly seems possible that two years have now passed since the tragic and untimely death of FredHJr, one of the most memorable and prolific commenters … Continue reading →
Hugo Chavez…
…may not be coming down for dinner.
Continue reading →Gay marriage: as New York goes, so goes…
…the nation? New York has legalized gay marriage in the best way possible: at the state level, by legislation, and with exemptions for “religious organizations to refuse to perform services or lend space for same-sex weddings.” This is far better … Continue reading →
Updike on the self
I’ve been revisiting the memoir Self-Consciousness by John Updike, which I first read when it was published in 1989. Updike is best known for his novels, but I consider them his weakest genre. I much prefer the short stories and … Continue reading →
James Taranto wonders what happened to the world’s greatest orator
James Taranto wants to know what happened to Obama, the world’s greatest orator. He concludes that the notion was always an empty myth, and that Obama never has convinced anyone of anything: …[I]f Obama is following popular sentiment, he certainly … Continue reading →
Whatever happened to MySpace?
Oh, how the mighty MySpace has fallen. I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose … Continue reading →
Geert Wilders not guilty: free speech wins in the Netherlands
The trial of Dutch politician Geert Wilders for inciting hatred against Muslims may have passed under the radar screen here for the most part. But it’s important, as is his acquittal, which indicates that at least a modicum of free … Continue reading →
With Sarah Palin around, there is no slow news day
Let’s see if I’ve got this straight. Sarah Palin is often criticized for being a publicity hound and calling attention to herself. But when she doesn’t do something, or stops doing something, that’s big news, too. So when observers perceived … Continue reading →
First they got Bin Laden, and now…
…long-sought Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. Who’s next? The wheels of justice grind slow. But the ad campaign that finally got Whitey ground pretty fast; it seems to have been a question (literally) of “cherchez la femme” [emphasis mine]: Bulger and … Continue reading →