A stringer is a freelance journalist or photographer paid by the piece. A controversial and commonplace use of stringers today is in hot spots around the world; stringers go where Western journalists fear (or are unable) to tread. This means … Continue reading →
Michael Goodwin points out that, in their latest debates, the Democratic candidates seem to be “sleepwalking through history” about the war on terror: What was once a bipartisan concern about the new phenomenon of lethal nonstate actors such as Al … Continue reading →
A fairly heated discussion about a very sensitive topic: the blogosphere feud over whether neo-Nazis are associated with the anti-jihad movements in Europe.
Continue reading →This article at American Thinker describes growing protests by parents, who maintain their kids are overburdened and stressed out by too much homework. Author Charles J. Sykes takes issue, though, citing research to the contrary: …a study by the Brookings … Continue reading →
I’ve got a busy day today, so I will be uncharacteristically (and perhaps thankfully?) brief. Things I’m tired of: (1) the 2008 election (2) me saying I’m tired of the 2008 election (3) the fact that every time I see … Continue reading →
I was in Chicago last weekend, staying in the Hyde Park area, along Lake Shore Drive. Lake Michigan is extraordinary, looking for all the world like the ocean, complete with whitecaps on a windy day and what appear to be … Continue reading →
It’s the old tried and true method pioneered by Richard Nixon and his trusty secretary Rose Mary Woods: if there’s incriminating evidence, erase the tape and hope for the best. Richard Landes reports that Charles Enderlin has cut several minutes … Continue reading →
Reader Chris White comments sarcastically on yesterday’s thread: And the other big fault of Democrats in Congress is ”¦ they’re being politicians. Of course, there are no politicians on the right. On the right there are only pure patriots who … Continue reading →
I’ve written a great many posts on the tireless efforts of Democrats in this Congress to stop the Iraq War in the face of the fact that they simply don’t have the votes necessary to override Bush’s vetoes. I’ve described … Continue reading →
Richard Landes sets the stage for today’s France2/Karsenty trial in Paris. Wish I could be there. [NOTE: See right sidebar here under “Paris and the France2 trial” for my previous posts on related subjects.]
Continue reading →I’ve got a travel day today, returning from a visit with relatives in Chicago over the long weekend, reacquainting myself with a city I once lived in but haven’t seen for almost four decades. I’d heard there were various changes … Continue reading →
Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day. The change in names occurred in 1954, when I was very small, in order to accommodate World War II and its veterans. Since then, … Continue reading →