Last night I watched “Blind Spot,” a filmed interview with Traudl Junge, who was Hitler’s secretary during his last year and final days. It’s a remarkable document, although a very simple one: Ms. Junge, aged eighty or so at the … Continue reading →
I’ve not written about Tiger Woods before, and I’m not going to write much about him now. But I just turned on the news and happened to catch the last half of his public apology, in which he said “I … Continue reading →
I often hear someone tell a really funny joke and think, “I must remember that one.” But I almost never do; they seem to evaporate almost as soon as I hear them. I’ve tried practicing, but it rarely helps. Some … Continue reading →
Well worth reading, including the comments. [ADDENDUM: Here’s another good one: “the last bull capitulates.”]
Continue reading →Today two columnists try to dish out the tasteless old pap claiming that, although Obama and the Democratic Party are tanking, it’s not the President’s fault. The dauntless Obama apologist E.J. Dionne claims that it’s the Senate’s fault, as well … Continue reading →
A blogger reports that he went on a White House tour and saw some books on socialism in a library stocked by Michelle Obama. I say: big deal. That has no particular meaning. In fact, if both Obamas were dedicated … Continue reading →
Remember this clever video on Keynes and Hayek’s theories? Look at the actors in it: And look at the actual men, when they were young. Here’s Keynes: And here’s Hayek: Pretty good likenesses, no?
Continue reading →This WSJ piece and this one from RealClearMarkets both comment on the fact that the bills have come due for the welfare state. This is most readily apparent in Europe, a part of the world that has pursued the cradle-to-grave … Continue reading →
If you weren’t around during the fifties and sixties, perhaps you’ve never heard of Julie London. But she was one of the most beautiful—and sexiest—singers ever. So here, since we all need a little relief from the cares of the … Continue reading →
Why was Amy Bishop not apprehended and incarcerated long ago? Or, at the very least, forced to have an encounter with the mental health system? If this report is true (and I’d like to see a link to the additional … Continue reading →
Sometimes I think I should have an entire category entitled: “Not the Onion. This would fit right in: In March, 2002, Bishop walked into an International House of Pancakes in Peabody with her family, asked for a booster seat for … Continue reading →
This hardly sounds like news: White House officials are retooling the administration’s communications strategy to produce faster responses to political adversaries, a more disciplined focus on President Obama’s call for “change” in Washington and an increasingly selective use of the … Continue reading →