Commenter “Baklava” started a fascinating conversation yesterday that was (among other things) about women and car breakdowns: I’ve heard this from many women friends. They simply aren’t interested in entertaining the idea of getting a car that is older to … Continue reading →
Here’s a good description of the government agency known as “NICE,” which makes decisions connected with health care and expense in Britain—including how much a life is worth. Warning: it’s not very nice.
Continue reading →I live in an area of the country lilacs love. This time of year when I take my walks, it seems that every few yards I pass tall lilac bushes loaded with blossoms. Their fragrance hits me before I even … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse says she wanted to smack Edmund L. Andrews, author of “My Personal Credit Crisis“, when she read his article in Sunday’s NY Times Magazine. And it wouldn’t be a love tap, either. I’m with Althouse. Andrews begins by … Continue reading →
I’ve read eight articles so far on today’s meeting between Obama and Israeli PM Netanyahu, and I’m convinced that none of the authors knows much of anything about what will happen. You might say that’s always been true of the … Continue reading →
Troubled state governments often look to raise taxes on the rich in their attempt to shore up their depleted coffers. It’s a no-brainer, right? After all, the rich can afford it, and the rest of us can’t. Plus, it appeals … Continue reading →
Apparently not. But it’s time.
Continue reading →Christopher Hitchens makes an excellent point about one of the things that’s wrong with Obama’s attempts at humor: President Bush used to tell jokes about his weaknesses, the most salient of these being his tragic struggle with grammar, itself quite … Continue reading →
I don’t follow horse racing, but I do take an interest in fillies. And so I’m very happy to hear that Rachel Alexandra (doesn’t really sound like a horse, does it?—even a girl horse) has won the Preakness, the first … Continue reading →
There have been a number of reversals from Obama lately on what used to be called the “war on terror.” All of these switches are in the same direction, towards Bush’s once-reviled policies and away from the standard liberal/Left line. … Continue reading →
Some people have asked why Pelosi hasn’t just said, “Look, at the time of the briefings I thought waterboarding was okay, but now I see the light and I’m against it.” Such a statement would have arguably gotten her in … Continue reading →
Back in my more peripatetic days, I used to think that house-sitting might be a good gig. Spend some time here and there in other people’s pleasant homes, paying nothing or maybe even getting paid, with hardly more responsibility than … Continue reading →