Amidst all the brouhaha involved in our interminable election campaign, Iran not-so-quietly continues on its course to obtain nuclear weapons. It’s also recently fired off a few demo long-range missiles with enough reach to target Israel, and although that’s gotten … Continue reading →
A 52-year old woman has sued underwear giant Victoria’s Secret for an eye injury caused when a metal clip securing a rhinestone heart to a thong flew off and injured her cornea. This is another example of just how readily … Continue reading →
Ralph Peters knows that in any battle between a mere pen and a ruthless sword, the sword will win, despite the proverb to the contrary: Billions of words have been hurled at Sudan’s government. The misery in Darfur not only … Continue reading →
I wrote recently about my inordinate love of cantaloupe, and how wonderfully tasty they’ve been this particular year. I just wanted to say that the joys continue unabated. Every single cantaloupe I’ve eaten since I wrote that piece on June … Continue reading →
Since I became a blogger I don’t enter into political arguments too often in the real (as opposed to the virtual) world. One reason is that I’ve found such talks only rarely to be fruitful and civil, even though I … Continue reading →
When I read this news about Obama’s Iraq reversal—and then his reversal of his reversal—one sentence struck me as strange, but I wasn’t exactly sure why (it’s the second one in this quote): I am absolutely committed to ending the … Continue reading →
This reads like an Onion article, or Tom Lehrer patter. But, unless the NY Times has taken on a new identity and become a purposeful parody rather than an unintentional one, the piece is actually a totally serious exploration of … Continue reading →
Obama’s figured something out. Or maybe he figured it out a long time ago. That’s this: if you are so obscure that the public doesn’t know much about you, then changing your mind and then spinning on almost every issue … Continue reading →
Joe Conason thinks McCain doesn’t know much about history, in particular the Vietnam War and the lessons he should have learned from it. Conason, as the possessor of a 1975 degree in history from Brandeis where they no doubt taught … Continue reading →
Hearing the wonderful news of the rescue of the Colombian hostages, I immediately thought of Entebbe. I guess I’m not the only one. And, since the Entebbe resue occurred on July 4, 1976 and concerns liberty, it’s a fitting event … Continue reading →
Today is the Fourth of July, our Independence Day. Although the focus is on firework—a tradition I intend to perpetuate this evening—deep down, this particular holiday is really about American history. John Adams, one of our founding fathers, knew this, … Continue reading →
Here’s one you might remember. I certainly do: Fans of the movie “The Great Escape” (and I must confess that I am one, big-time) will recognize the above as the Fourth of July celebration scene, featuring the incomparable Steve McQueen … Continue reading →