Sigmund Carl & Alfred has written a post that tells a story I’d not heard before, of “The Mosque that Sheltered Jews.” The rescue occurred in France during the German occupation of WWII. Here are some details: The mosque-based resistance … Continue reading →
No, I’m not Caesar. But I should have listened anyway. This was going to be a 2-post day. Actually, it is a 2-post day, since I’m writing this one. But it was going to be a different 2-post day. I … Continue reading →
I was reading Marc Cooper’s post entitled “Slobbering Over Slobo,” in which Cooper expresses sympathy neither with Milosevic nor with those who apologize for him. Cooper, who is what Norm Geras might refer to as a “principled leftist,” also takes … Continue reading →
Many–if not most–of you have probably heard of Dr. Wafa Sultan by now. She’s the talk of the blogosphere (try doing a Techorati search and see how many links turn up), a woman of immense courage who’s risked speaking out … Continue reading →
No, I’m not becoming a Dean Esmay stalker, or tailgater, or whatever the expression might be, although today’s post was sparked by one of Dean’s, once again. The subject? Female nudity in popular magazines: to wit, the following cover of … Continue reading →
I added the following as a comment to the original post on the subject, but I thought I’d highlight it here as well, since it’s a response to points made by many readers in the comments section. This post doesn’t … Continue reading →
Dean Esmay wrote a short post with the following statement that caught my eye: …I still note with some mild annoyance that apparently it’s okay to loudly proclaim for “a woman’s right to choose,” and evil and wicked and oppressive … Continue reading →
Last night, as I was driving home at 7 PM in the dark and the cold, I saw some lights up ahead where there hadn’t been any lights for a while. It took a moment for it to penetrate my … Continue reading →
He’s done it again; here’s a must-read post from Wretchard of Belmont Club. It was sparked by an article by Robert Kaplan appearing in the Atlantic (subscribers only), entitled “The Coming Normalcy.” This, in turn, was a sequel to an … Continue reading →
This extremely sad news greeted me when I went to Yahoo to check my email today: “Christopher Reeve’s Widow Dies at Age 44.” I can’t say I followed the entire saga of the Reeve family all that closely, but I … Continue reading →
Whatever could be good about spam? No, not that kind, this kind. The kind I remember not all that fondly from my youth, when every home (including mine) sported a few cans in the cupboard. In my house, they were … Continue reading →
Yes, I watched the Oscars last night, at least intermittently, although I probably wouldn’t have if I hadn’t been invited to a party where Oscar-watching was the stated activity. And I just need to say this: what’s up with the … Continue reading →