Why do we swing our arms when we walk? It turns out that scientists find it has some advantages: “Rather than a facultative relic of the locomotion needs of our quadrupedal ancestors, arm swinging is an integral part of the … Continue reading →
Thomas Sowell is a wonderful writer, one of those on the Right with whom I was unfamiliar until the last few years. His writing may lack flamboyance, but it is remarkably clear and concise, and this recent piece is one … Continue reading →
President Obama is not a leader. By that I don’t just mean that I disagree with his agenda, or that I think he often lies to the American people, or that he’s not inspirational (although all of those statements do … Continue reading →
Gatesgate has reminded us that one of the things that “everybody” knows is not to give cops a lot of lip. This is information that most people learn by their late teens or early twenties, be they black or white, … Continue reading →
Amidst all the wrangling on health care reform, one of the issues that often comes up is the elimination of unnecessary medical tests. Although everyone would probably agree that such a savings in cost and trouble would be a consummation … Continue reading →
Yes or no: is this the worst Jello dish ever? And is it for real?
Continue reading →Embedded video from CNN Video [Hat tip: commenter “Darrell.”] This woman, Kelly King, should run for President. She’s truly articulate, as opposed to the surface smoothness and careful word calibration of our President. And her affect matches her rhetoric; she … Continue reading →
[Via Ann Althouse.] It appears that Lucia Whalen, the woman who reported the two (race-unspecified) men breaking into Gates’s Cambridge house, would like to correct the record: “Contrary to published reports that a ‘white woman’ called 911 and reported seeing … Continue reading →
I did a little reading yesterday about health care reform over at Matthew Yglesias blog. I was trying to learn the current liberal point of view on the subject. Yglesias himself is frustrated at the American people, who don’t seem … Continue reading →
Obama finally has achieved a certain measure of bipartisanship. The only thing is—it’s in opposition to his health care reform bill. If a party with the huge majorities the Democrats enjoy right now in Congress is having trouble passing a … Continue reading →
Maybe President Obama can find a moment in his busy day to take a look at this WSJ piece, wherein new Honduran president Roberto Micheletti gives the former constitutional law lecturer a Con Law lesson. Read the whole thing; it’s … Continue reading →
Mark Steyn has a few choice words about Obama and Gates: The president of the United States may be reluctant to condemn Ayatollah Khamenei or Hugo Ché¡vez or that guy in Honduras without examining all the nuances and footnotes, but … Continue reading →