Remember how much fun it was to taste a bit of the raw batter during the making of cakes or cookies when you were a child? Well, that simple joy ended years ago, when raw eggs were nixed because they … Continue reading →
…that the MSM considers itself a wing of the Democratic Party—although Zuckerman hasn’t been all that happy lately with Obama. And speaking of not so happy with Obama…
Continue reading →(1) It sounds better than “socialists” (2) Most Americans haven’t a clue what it means
Continue reading →I watched the World Cup finals yesterday with a bunch of people who care a great deal more about soccer than I do (not difficult, since I care scarcely more about soccer than I do about curling). The world disagrees … Continue reading →
Tennessee’s Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen tries to distance himself from the large and dominant left wing of the Democratic Party. This is especially interesting since Bredesen is not running for re-election; term limits in his state prohibit that. Note his … Continue reading →
In a National Review piece, Kris W. Kobach, one of the drafters of the Arizona law, offers a series of defenses of the statute that seem quite strong to me, among them this: The U.S. Supreme Court has long recognized … Continue reading →
I was very small when my parents first took me to see many of the classics of the Broadway musical theater. In those days a regular family could afford to do so. Tickets were not just cheaper in the absolute … Continue reading →
Check this out: As reported in the New York Times, [Obama] was asked about “the anxiety of many Israelis who feel that he does not have a special bond with Israel.” Obama replied ”” get ready for it: “Some of … Continue reading →
Glenn Reynolds gives out a call: I’m interested in movies and TV about law and lawyers ”” not just stuff with a legal setting, but stuff that revolves around lawyers and what people think of them. Any suggestions? Movies about … Continue reading →
Surfing on You Tube recently, I came across a 2001 video of then-nearly-seventy-year-old Violette Verdy coaching French dancer Isabelle Guerin in Jerome Robbins’s “Dances at a Gathering,” teaching her the role that was first created on Verdy herself in 1969. … Continue reading →
Worth watching:
Continue reading →Froma Harrop is a liberal. But (perhaps surprisingly) she does not think Obama is wise in pursuing the lawsuit against the state of Arizona. Harrop thinks it’s an especially bad idea in the political sense: The Obama administration is challenging … Continue reading →