I’m fond of pets, and as a child I had my share of fish, too. I won a succession of goldfish at a succession of fairs by tossing ping-pong balls into their tiny water-filled globes. Perhaps the shock of those … Continue reading →
Going away for the weekend to Montreal for a family get-together. Montreal in winter, you ask? Well, the hotels are relatively cheap and available, and I hear there’s a nifty system of underground tunnels. Blogging will be light to nonexistent, … Continue reading →
The short answer is, “Because it stands for “neophyte neocon.” And that’s pretty much what I am. The longer answer is: when I started this blog, I chose the name without too much deep reflection. But I know what I … Continue reading →
The cascading changes of these last few months have been nothing if not dramatic. Whether it be purple fingers in Iraq or orange clothing in Ukraine or the Lebanese flag with its picture of a green cedar, it all seems … Continue reading →
I’m a regular Roger Simon reader, and I was alerted by a post on his blog today to an editorial in the NY Times (since the Times now requires registration, that link might not work for you). I must confess … Continue reading →
Faster than even the most optimistic of neocons ever suspected, the dominoes of the Middle East totter and tremble, poised to fall from dictatorship to democracy. There’s no mistaking the jubilation and the feeing of newfound strength in what used … Continue reading →
In Part I I revealed my plans to write a series of posts about the process of intra-personal political change. I’ve got a bunch of posts planned on that topic, but this isn’t one of them. Before I tackle political … Continue reading →
To my intense relief, some scientists–even some female scientists–are bravely defying the PC police and stating the obvious, which is that Larry Summers’ controversial remarks merely reflected the current state of scientific knowledge in the field. The Enlightment lives to … Continue reading →
Bloggers work alone. Oh, I know, there are group blogs. And probably there are some bloggers who show their posts to spouses or friends before clicking on “publish.” But my guess is that most spouses get worn out with that … Continue reading →
Dr. Sanity, already the queen of the thera-bloggers, is running for King of the Blogs (don’t worry about the gender confusion, we neo-neocons are socially liberal and can handle it). A vote for Dr. Sanity is–well–a vote for sanity. And … Continue reading →
Michelle Malkin links to an article about the Portland, Maine airport worker who looked into Atta’s eyes early on the morning of 9/11, saw something strange and terrible there, and didn’t act on it. Probably everyone who has since seen … Continue reading →
Captain Ed points to a study that might tend to vindicate Larry Summers’ speculations about possible differences between men’s and women’s brains. It’s certainly not the first evidence of its type, and it won’t be the last–unless, of course, the … Continue reading →