In my recent “change” post I mentioned in passing that I still read the New Yorker, despite my disagreement with almost everything political in it. I wrestle with the fact that I continue to support them by subscribing, but I … Continue reading →
In the comments section of my Reagan post, an interesting question came up. How responsible are politicians (or, as they used to be called, statesmen–now we’d have to say “statespeople” instead) for the consequences of their actions? Are they responsible … Continue reading →
I recently came across an article on the history of the all-volunteer military. I found it fascinating, and so I thought I’d call your attention to it. Prior to reading it, if you’d asked me to sketch the history of … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s “change” post, commenter “someone” asked what I thought of Reagan at the time of his Presidency. I had thought to go into that topic in the body of the “change” post, but it was already so long I … Continue reading →
[For links to earlier posts in this series, please see the right sidebar under the heading, “A mind is a difficult thing to change.”] INTRODUCTION I thought this post would be relatively easy to write. After all, the years between … Continue reading →
Austin Bay is back home, and he’s rallying the troops–and us. Excellent perspective on the whole bloody thing, in a concise nutshell that includes an analogy to our own Civil War and its aftermath.
Continue reading →It’s summer. I would bet that, right now, the vast majority of you are living in places that are quite warm, not to say hot. I don’t know about you, but although I love summer–glorious flowers, lazy hazy crazy days … Continue reading →
Update: I am currently at work on my next “change” post, and hope to finish it in the next day or two. But I’ve been wrong in those predictions before. The best-laid-schemes and all that, as the poet says: But … Continue reading →
We bloggers do love to pick on journalists. But can you blame us? They so often serve up such tempting food for the picking. Michael Totten has a post about one Andrew Jaspan, who is quoted as saying something so … Continue reading →
Why is Jane Fonda still hated? And why am I bringing this old subject up now? Well, it’s connected with the process of thinking about my “A mind is a difficult thing…” series once again. It’s also connected to a … Continue reading →
With a name like “Neuro-con,” how could I not pay attention? He or she (I don’t really know which at this point) is a new blogger who has chosen to remain anonymous for this reason. Neuro-con is a conservative with … Continue reading →
I thought of an additional New England phenomenon, one I neglected to mention in my recent post on the subject. Call it Fact F. It can be summarized as, “if you need to ask, you shouldn’t be here.” It’s roughly … Continue reading →