‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the ”˜sphere Bloggers were glad to see Christmas draw near. Their laptops were turned off and all put away The bloggers were swearing to take off … Continue reading →
I’m with William Kristol on this one: why wasn’t General Petreaus the obvious choice for Time magazine’s annual “Person of the Year?” Time was when Time actually had something intelligent to say about the world. But that Time was a … Continue reading →
Why not take a break from politics and world angst? You’ve got a good excuse, because it’s that time of year again—“Nutcracker” time, that is. Especially if you live anywhere near New York City, where the New York City Ballet … Continue reading →
For the hypochondriacal pet who has everything.
Continue reading →Some thoughtful thoughts on a Jewish response to the greeting “Merry Christmas!”
Continue reading →I’m pressed for time, so I’m writing this quickly and might have more to say later on the subject, but I urge you to read the comments section of yesterday’s thread. One of the many interesting comments there was by … Continue reading →
…to go over to Gay Patriot and vote for me. Once a day, like flossing. There, is that diva-esque enough? [ADDENDUM: You’re released from this Sisyphean task. The contest is over and congrats to the winner, Sondra K.]
Continue reading →We now know a bit more about the charges against Iraqi AP photographer Bilal Hussein. It seems that he was tipped off to a planned IED attack against US forces, and that: …he was standing next to the I.E.D. triggerman … Continue reading →
Ah yes, the election. It seems I can’t ignore it after all. The news is all about the decline of the old frontrunners (Clinton, Giuliani) and the rise of the new challengers to frontrunner status (Obama, Huckabee), the candidates de … Continue reading →
Click here at 8 PM this evening to listen to the Sanity Squad live. Or click later and listen to the recorded version. But if you listen live, you can call in with a question—and maybe even get an answer. … Continue reading →
I’m still unpacking in my new apartment, but even though I carefully numbered each packing box, and kept a list of what’s where, I apparently wasn’t specific enough. So now, in all those boxes labeled “kitchen” and sub-labeled things like … Continue reading →
History will assess Iraq when it ends, writes military historian Victor Davis Hanson. By the way, the “it” in that previous sentence refers to the war itself, not Iraq itself (hopefully), nor history itself (pace Fukuyama). In his piece, Hanson … Continue reading →