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You can now buy INTO THE SMOKE OF THE WORLD, the book of Gerard Van der Leun’s poetry [scroll down for new posts, because I’ve pinned this one]
I’m extremely pleased to announce that Gerard Van der Leun’s poetry book, Into the Smoke of the World and other poems, is ready for purchase. Poetry was very dear to Gerard’s heart, and this beautiful book features almost all of … Continue reading →
Roundup
(1) RIP, neocon extraordinaire Norman Podhoretz, dead at 95. Here’s his son’s loving tribute. (2) The GOP health plan passes in the House. The claim is that it lowers premiums by 11%. Will it pass the Senate? And if so, … Continue reading →
Aiding Israel aids the US
Tucker Carlson doesn’t see it (no surprise there): Carlson did not merely argue that the Gulf states matter more. He went further, portraying Israel itself as a net burden on the United States. He described Israel as “a completely insignificant … Continue reading →
Susie Wiles, naif?
Susie Wiles is supposed to be a savvy and hyper-knowledgeable political advisor. And yet she gave an interview to Vanity Fair and apparently thought the periodical would treat her – fairly? What planet does she live on?: Wiles is featured … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/18/2025
There was no lack of heroes at Bondi Beach. Unfortunately, some of them are now dead.
This is one of the most heartbreaking things I’ve ever seen. There was a couple at Bondi Beach who saw one of the gunmen early on, realized the danger, and tried to thwart him. This couple – Boris and Sofia … Continue reading →
Fiddling with DC crime statistics
The police chief of Washington DC recently resigned. She’s
Continue reading →Reflections on the Reiner family tragedy
Probably all of us know a family or families where lives have been upended by drug addiction – probably not as dramatically as the Reiners’ lives were, where the endpoint was apparently matricide and patricide – but badly enough, and … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/17/2025
Who is Mustapha Kharbouch and why are his pages being wiped?
Mustapha Kharbouch is a student at Brown, but suddenly his social media pages and other articles about him are disappearing and people are speculating: Social media users Tuesday claimed that a Brown University social media footprints were getting deleted as … Continue reading →
Newsom and fraud in California
Anyone surprised?: Someone needs to make this make sense “Tim Walz is getting destroyed for a billion dollar fraud scandal, but nobody’s talking about California – Tim Walz lost only a billion dollars. Federal investigation, people going to prison – … Continue reading →