Dennis Prager asks the question. He’s got a few more things to say: For many non-leftist Democrats, it is emotionally impossible to vote Republican. I can illustrate this best with a personal example that I often use in speeches to … Continue reading →
Obama’s Middle East speech (full text here) pays lip service to Assad of Syria needing to reform or quit, support for more rights for the Iranian people, and giving Egypt a financial break. I can’t quite imagine either Assad or … Continue reading →
The news that college graduates have been having trouble finding jobs, especially positions in their fields, should come as no surprise whatsoever. Different generations have different patterns of luck, and those who come of age in a time of economic … Continue reading →
I was thinking about conspiracy theories last night. In the garden of the forking paths that is internet research, that led me to read up on the Kennedy assassination. It’s not as though I was previously unfamiliar with the facts. … Continue reading →
Richard Fernandez speculates on why DSK may have risked it all to rape a hotel maid. His conclusion is that DSK didn’t perceive the behavior as having much risk at all: For most of people in the world without influence … Continue reading →
I’ve got a new piece up at PJ entitled, “Perp-Walk the Ruling Class? L’Horreur!” [ADDENDUM: One of Strauss-Kahn’s possible defenses seems to be shaping up as “it was consensual.” Maybe he thought she was just wearing the French maid outfit.]
Continue reading →I’ve never liked Newt Gingrich. At all. It’s not that I couldn’t see he’s a pretty bright guy. He is, about some things. And it’s not just that my initial exposure to him was back when I was a liberal … Continue reading →
…and then there’s the little matter of the 10-year-old out-of-wedlock child, fathered by Schwarzenegger during his affair with a long-time household employee. There’s a feeling of deja vu here, although the details are always slightly different: powerful guy can’t keep … Continue reading →
Some withdraw (although, IMHO, Trump was never a serious candidate anyway). Some merely cause us to withdraw from them.
Continue reading →[Hat tip: commenter “Jimmy J.”] I’ve written about playwright David Mamet’s left-to-right political conversion before, but Andrew Ferguson’s new piece in the Weekly Standard updates us on some of the details, and just how far he’s come. As conversion stories … Continue reading →
…for his alleged sexual predation, because he’s not a conservative. He’s a socialist. He’s also French, and the French have long been famous for ignoring (or perhaps even admiring?) the sexual peccadilloes of their randy politicians. But the current allegations … Continue reading →
…says no. Fine with me.
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