A vanished world
The title of this post is taken from the title of a book of photographs by Roman Vishniac, of Jewish life in Eastern Europe in the 1930s. Here is the story of how the photos were taken: …[B]etween 1934 and … Continue reading →
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RIP Representative Jackie Walorski
Republican House member from Indiana’s 2nd Congressional district Jackie Walorski was killed in a head-on collision today in Elkhard Country, Indiana. It sounds as though it was a horrific accident. Everyone involved was killed, including two of Walorski’s aides (ages … Continue reading →
I have a busy afternoon today…
…and so although I’ve planned another post, it will probably be in the early evening. So here’s open thread number 2 for the day.
Continue reading →Thomas Sowell sounds the alarm
Sowell remains clear-thinking at 92 – and he’s always been among the clearest of thinkers. His latest essay is called “The Point of No Return.” Here’s an excerpt: This is an election year. But the issues this year are not … Continue reading →
Primary reflections; plus Joe Manchin
Yesterday was primary day in many states and a lot of Trump-endorsed candidates won. You can see some of the results here, here, and here. There was also a vote in Kansas on abortion rights. The wording of the ballot … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/3/22
The war on lawyers who would defend the right
The left doesn’t like the adversary system when it’s used to fight them, so they are determined to destroy the opposition’s ability to do so. From Legal Insurrection: We covered the effort to attack Republican lawyers previously, Operative David Brock … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
When someone writes an paragraph he/she keeps the idea of a user in his/her brain that how a user can know it. So that’s why this piece of writing is amazing. Okay, bot. I hear you.
Continue reading →Roundup
It’s another one of those days with lots to talk about: (1) Mark Judge on how pop music criticism has become wholly taken over by wokeness. An excerpt: Spence Kornhaber almost got there. He almost let himself admit that “Renaissance,” … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/2/22
Nearly 21 years after 9/11, a drone takes out al-Zawahiri
The wheels of retribution grind slow: President Biden announced Monday that the U.S. government killed the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman Al Zawahiri in a “successful” counterterrorism operation in Afghanistan that removes the terrorist from the battlefield “once and for … Continue reading →
Krugman doubles down on his “O’Brien-crossed-with-Humpty-Dumpty” persona
Paul Krugman is a case of someone who has no problem contradicting himself, saying inane things that defy common sense, and doing it all with no sense of shame or apology but on the contrary with a sense of proud … Continue reading →