Bernanke announced no new steps on the economy, although he urged the government to “pursue tax, trade, and regulatory policies that encourage economic health.” I guess that for Bernanke, though, it’s a case of “first, do no harm.” Paul Krugman … Continue reading →
Hurricane Irene is being hyped as the storm of the century. And perhaps it will be, at least in scope; it is due to hit the entire Eastern seaboard from North Carolina on up. That includes me, of course, although … Continue reading →
Who is this woman? She caught my eye at The Sartorialist, so elegant and beautiful, and yet seemingly accepting of the changes that come with age (I see none of the telltale cosmetic surgery signs): I was quite surprised to … Continue reading →
I would take this news with a huge block of salt. Now, this I’m rather inclined to believe: In an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, Mr al-Hasidi admitted that he had recruited “around 25” men from … Continue reading →
Those of us old enough to remember when JFK was running for office (I was just a wee slip of a girl, myself) can recall the furor about his Catholicism. Kennedy’s allegiance was to the Vatican! was the cry. He … Continue reading →
I must say I didn’t immediately get what today’s Google graphic was meant to refer to: I had to cheat by going to “View image info.” Why, it’s the 112th birthday of Jorge Luis Borges! Although he’s a tremendous favorite … Continue reading →
NY Times columnist and Obama admirer (“Obama is smart, decent and tough, with exactly the right instincts about where the country needs to go”) Thomas Friedman no doubt means well towards Obama. But this analogy is quite unfortunate: But lately … Continue reading →
…just too mean, too ornery, and too Texan to be elected? Boy, do the chattering classes ever hate this guy! If he is elected, the furor against him will make BDS look like a love affair. Perry is everything the … Continue reading →
This time the heavy hand of improvement falls on Yahoo email. Oh, excuse me—Yahoo! email; we musn’t forget that enthusiastic exclamation point. Yipee, yahoo! This is what we users get for our stalwart loyalty, and not just from Yahoo. Have … Continue reading →
The rebels are in the compound celebrating, and Gaddafi seems to have gone underground. Shades of Saddam in the hidey hole?
Continue reading →Nope, I didn’t feel it at all, which is just fine with me. But there was a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia that reportedly was felt as far north as Canada. It was especially strong in DC, but the damage was … Continue reading →
The rape case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been dropped by the DA’s office. Whether the sex (in the Clintonian sense) that undoubtedly occurred between DSK and Nafissatou Diallo was consensual (he says) or rape (she says) rests almost entirely on … Continue reading →