…the hypocritical Sally Quinn. Although from the looks of things, it seems Quinn had already self-skewered. The whole thing’s about the burning topic of ethics and “Dancing With the Stars:” who should have won, and what constitutes cheating in the … Continue reading →
It should come as no surprise that North Korea has decided on a show of force to celebrate its imminent change of leadership and to send a number of veiled messages: A South Korean soldier was killed and 13 others … Continue reading →
It must be bad when Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift finally gets fed up with Obama—or rather, with his advisers. Ah, if only Stalin knew! Obama’s not like Carter, he’s like Truman! A more far-fetched presidential comparison can hardly be imagined. Obama’s … Continue reading →
Time magazine offers a list of the 25 most powerful women of the last century. There’s always something a bit tiresome and arbitrary about such lists, especially if they spotlight some group such as “women” or “blacks,” but even if … Continue reading →
We all know what members of the Secret Service do: they protect the President and First Family from attack. But we don’t often think about the details of what that actually involves. Here’s a very matter-of-fact narrative from Clint Hill, … Continue reading →
They are united in blaming him, that is. Hubris, meet nemesis. Greater minds than Obama’s have been stumped by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Continue reading →I’d read a bit about the TV show “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” before. But I’d never watched it. Last night I was doing some idle channel surfing, and I happened across the program. The impression I got from it of Palin … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a partial repeat of a previous post.] Here are some of writer John Updike’s reflection on the JFK assassination, originally published at the time in the “Notes and Comments” segment of The New Yorker, and featured again … Continue reading →
It’s the 47th anniversary of the JFK assassination. The death of Kennedy marked an abrupt and hugely traumatic transition for all of my generation from innocence to experience. It’s hard to convey to younger people how surprising and shocking it … Continue reading →
Peggy Noonan points out that in the next few months, Republican candidates will need to be deciding whether they’ll make a run for the presidency in 2012. Whom would I like to see take a stab at it? Chris Christie, … Continue reading →
…or this, which prevents one.
Continue reading →The New York accent seems to be on its way out. Not only is it less common than it used to be, but scads of New Yorkers are hiring speech therapists to rid themselves of theirs, which are seen as … Continue reading →