[This is a slightly edited version of a piece first published two years ago.] Does it seem as though seven years have passed since that dreadful day of the stunningly blue sky, the orange flames, the plumes of grey-black smoke?
Continue reading →It turns out that having a Walmart in the neighborhood is associated with a slight weight loss in the surrounding population. Researchers are at a loss (pun intended) to determine the reason this might be. But their guess is that … Continue reading →
In all the verbiage about McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin versus Obama’s rejection of Hillary, one especially important point is what it says about the judgment of both candidates. On the face of it, Obama’s choice of Biden seemed “safe.” … Continue reading →
An election is a snapshot, a single poll taken on a particular day. Opinions, on the other hand, are in flux. Part of Obama’s good luck so far has been his timing.
Continue reading →Obama recently compared his own executive experience favorably to Palin’s. He’s run a big campaign, he said, and she was mayor of a small town. This conveniently leaves out a few details—that he has a campaign manager, and that her … Continue reading →
And here we were thinking it was actually a trash-talking, spectacle-wearing, pregnancy-concealing, former beauty queen/sportcaster pistol-packin mama named Sarah Palin. But no; it’s really George Bush [see link’s last paragraph for the revelation]. To be more precise, John McCain’s running … Continue reading →
Gaffe wars. [See also this. Since this particular tempest is about economics, I’ll not weigh in myself.]
Continue reading →Cries that the Democrats have engaged in sexism towards Palin are not misplaced. Palin is also hated for her social conservatism—even by feminists, who acknowledge she’s a woman, but a woman from the wrong side of the issues. But perhaps … Continue reading →
Fergus Shanahan of The Sun asks, “Why, oh why, oh why can’t WE have a Sarah Palin?” And the Australians want one too.
Continue reading →Campaign ad received in an email from a friend. Stick with it till the end.
Continue reading →An eyewitness report from Dr. Sanity: Palin was surprisingly charismatic. I mean you got that impression watching on TV, but in person you can see that her impact is at least doubled.
Continue reading →Breno Mello, the spectacularly handsome, charming, brooding star of the original “Black Orpheus,” has died in Brazil. Mello is one of the main attractions of this unusual film, a favorite in my youth for its music, vibrance, and sad tale … Continue reading →