As I’ve said before, I haven’t posted much specific Russia/Ukraine war coverage – battles, atrocities, troop movements, weapons used – because of a combination of the fog of war and the purposeful fog of propaganda. But the topic keeps coming … Continue reading →
The policies of the Biden administration have done a lot for Israeli/Arab relations: A summit was held in Israel over the weekend between Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Israel and the United States. The meeting was designed to … Continue reading →
Like many people “of a certain age,” I have cataracts that have gotten to the point where they impede my vision quite a bit. But unlike a lot of people, I don’t have a simple situation. Probably as a consequence … Continue reading →
My grandfather holds me up, aged 3.
Continue reading →The Hunter Biden laptop is the same, back in October of 2020 and now. All that has changed is the angle the media wants to take on it, and that depends utterly on politics. There is no truth; there is … Continue reading →
Again: We’ve heard it from Vladimir Putin himself. We’ve heard it from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. But just in case we somehow missed the message, a political scientist and longtime supporter of Putin by the name of Sergey Mikheev … Continue reading →
At today’s press conference, President Biden discussed the uneasy situation in Ukraine and issued a challenge to President Putin: You know, Putin’s been in charge of Russia one way or the other since 1999. That’s almost as long as I’ve … Continue reading →
Is he making love to the piano? Caressing it? Melting into it? Casting a spell on it? Giving it a massage? My favorite Gould version of The Goldberg Variations was also the later, slower, more soulful one from 1982 rather … Continue reading →
(1) There’s been a study of anomalies in the 2020 election, by John Lott. Here’s a summary of some of the main points, and here’s the paper itself. It points out many of the inherent problem with increased absentee voting. … Continue reading →
Recently in this thread the topic of federal involvement in local police departments came up, and there are some points I want to add. The main way this is done at present is through federal oversight. And it didn’t just … Continue reading →
I ask you – where did March go?
Continue reading →Not Walt’s, either. Chris Rufo reports: In the wake of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education legislation, which prevents public schools from promoting gender ideology in kindergarten through third grade but which critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Disney executives … Continue reading →