Hard to believe, isn’t it? And yet easy to believe, because in many ways it seems a distant memory. Children who were born that day are turning twenty-three. But the main reason for the feeling of distance, I think, is … Continue reading →
Baryshnikov is her father and her mother is also a well-known ballet dancer, and yet …
Continue reading →Here’s a thread to discuss it. I probably won’t be watching the debate in real time; too agitated.
Continue reading →Here’s the announcement [my emphasis]: The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck Hamas terrorists Samer Ismail Khadr Abu Daqqa, Ayman Mabhouh, and Osama Tabesh in a strike in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, the military said on Tuesday. The terrorists … Continue reading →
You can’t quite call it a flip-flop. That’s too mild a word for Kamala’s recent attempts at a 180. Recently a questionnaire surfaced which she had filled out for the ACLU while she was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic … Continue reading →
Here’s the report: Nearly one year after the initial attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists, the Biden White House questions whether the Iranian-backed group even wants to make a deal that would result in a ceasefire and the remaining hostages … Continue reading →
Now everything is peachy keen and hunky dory. Did you have trouble getting here earlier today, or not? Blogs are funny things. You’re at the mercy of your server. Luckily, most of the time things go smoothly. But then there … Continue reading →
(1) Kamala Harris has finally managed to put up a policy page. It sounds as though it’s about what you’d expect: sparse, to the left, and heavy with anti-Trump material. (2) I think it’s obvious to any thinking observer that … Continue reading →
I plan to have a thread tomorrow to discuss the debate. But I just want to say now that, in addition to my usual dislike of debates, I have a special layer of anxiety about this one. Way too much … Continue reading →
… and has been granted asylum there: Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez arrived in Spain on Sunday after fleeing into exile in as part of a negotiated deal with Nicolas Maduro’s government that dealt a major blow to millions … Continue reading →
The camera’s perspective those last few seconds is daunting:
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