Pajamas Party
Hi everyone. I’m spending the day at the Open Source Media (née Pajamas Media) opening gala in New York City. I thought I’d have time to post but I’ve just been too busy having fun and talking to people. See … Continue reading →
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About that word “Islamofascism”
Don Surber has pointed out that recently–first on October 6, and then again yesterday–Bush has begun to use the word “Islamofascism” in his speeches to name the enemy. I have a bit of history with that word myself, and so … Continue reading →
My heart is not broken; no, not at all
It’s official; neo-neocon will not become a playing card in aaron’s Deck O’Bloggers. However, thanks to your valiant efforts I made a respectable showing despite my eleventh hour entry into the game. But, no excuses (although come to think of … Continue reading →
Bush-hatred revisited
Dr. Sanity tackles that old bugaboo, Bush-Derangement-Syndrome (BDS), and tries to drive a stake into its vigorously beating heart. Her post is a good description of how the psychological mechanism of displacement functions in deflecting the hatred and fear of … Continue reading →
Literary leftists–Part I: “Reading Lolita in Tehran” (be careful what you wish for)
Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran has scored a surprising amount of popular success, currently ranked around #300 at Amazon, and amassing close to 300 comments there as well. For a fairly literary and even somewhat didactic work subtitled “A … Continue reading →
Shut up and deal
I’ve come so late to this game it’s almost over, but why not play anyway? There’s only one more day left, and so I’m playing mega catch-up. But there’s a competition over at aaron’s. It’s a poll to elect women … Continue reading →
Took the day off
I’m visiting family today and am taking the day off. I plan to be back posting tomorrow. The weather is lovely, and I’m about to go out for dinner, so that’s good. I’ve only been online for a few moments … Continue reading →
The Arab street speaks
The well-known “Arab street” has spoken recently, and it seems to be angry at al-Zarqawi . The hotel bombings have outraged Jordanians, apparently even some who ordinarily don’t support the king’s Western ways: The Amman protest was organized by Jordan’s … Continue reading →
For thee
…therefore never send to know “for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee… (Via Roger Simon.)
Continue reading →Veterans Day, Armistice Day
Yes, indeed, I am that old–old enough to remember when Veterans’ Day was Armistice Day. The change occurred in 1954, when I was very small, in order to accommodate World War II. Since then the original name has largely fallen … Continue reading →
Are Bush’s critics lying about lying?
Like Dr. Sanity and the Anchoress, I’m tired, tired, tired of the “Bush lied about WMDs” meme, which is itself a lie (or at least a grave error). Fortunately, though, Norman Podhoretz isn’t as tired as the rest of us. … Continue reading →
Poor Cassandra
Varifrank posts a fine rant about those modern-day prognosticators who never seem to be called to account for the failure of their predictions of doom and gloom to come true (with, of course, the sole exception of Bush and the … Continue reading →