Dr. Sanity…
…is back.
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In Michigan: “people switch sides”
Part of the lively discussion recently on this thread and then this one centered on the plight of Michigan Democrats who are disillusioned with what their party’s done for them lately, and who are thinking of switching to (gasp!) the … Continue reading →
Fun with statistics
In the course of this article describing a research study on marriage, fidelity, wages, and divorce, Tracy Corrigan makes the following observation: Munsch found that during a six-year period, an average of 3.8 per cent of male partners and 1.4 … Continue reading →
Okay Julia, wassup…
…with the dress? I kind of really really really want to know what you were thinking. Because to get away with a dress like that (which may not even be possible) a person must be very young and a model … Continue reading →
The Decline and Fall of California
Joel Kotkin details the rise, and then the perplexing decline and fall, of the great state of California. It turns out that Californians were the barbarians at their own gates; it was an act of self-destruction, fueled by the unforeseen … Continue reading →
Say it isn’t so, Roger
But it is. Full disclosure: even though I’ve long been a Red Sox fan, I was never a Clemens fan. Too arrogant and full of himself, and when he played for the Sox he could never seal the deal when … Continue reading →
Completely unsurprising news of the day: al Megrahi celebrates the one-year anniversary of his release
Yessiree, and there was a big bash planned, although Britain has warned Libya against it and Libya is apparently complying. As for al Megrahi, he’s living in a lovely villa, and his sons have been given lucrative government jobs. Is … Continue reading →
Borges on books and change
I’m reading this book of short essays by Jorge Luis Borges that were originally part of a lecture series he gave in Buenos Aires in 1977. Here’s a wonderful excerpt: Emerson said that a library is a magic chamber in … Continue reading →
Filling in the blanks: Obama the closet Muslim?
A Pew Research poll finds that a growing number of Americans think Obama is a closet Muslim. The figure is now 18%, up from 11% in March of 2009, while the number who believe he’s a Christian has dropped from … Continue reading →
Judge Walker and the evidence
Ed Whelan has written another article in National Review examining Judge Walker’s behavior in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial. No one else in the press seems to be looking closely at what actually happened, how Walker ruled, and the ways … Continue reading →
Scary skinny
I remember model Twiggy. She was thin: And then Kate Moss, ditto: But this is getting ridiculous. And scary, too, if this woman’s body is seen as something to emulate. America’s Top Model? Perish the thought: Here’s another photo, in … Continue reading →
Great idea, Nancy
Nancy Pelosi says it’s time to investigate—those who object to the 9/11 mosque, and how they might be funded and organized: Pelosi told San Francisco’s KCBS radio that “there is no question there is a concerted effort to make this … Continue reading →