Trump and the Big Stick
Last night I did something I don’t often do – I watched a few minutes of television news coverage. In this case it involved what was going on in Iraq at the hands of the Iranians. I had planned on … Continue reading →
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Ukrainian airplane crashes shortly after takeoff in Iran
[UPDATE: Evidence accumulates that the plane was shot down, although it’s certainly still not known.] As if things weren’t bad enough yesterday, there’s this: …176 people including 63 Canadians died in a plane crash near Tehran, with Iran blaming an … Continue reading →
Iranian rocket attacks on US bases in Iraq
Here’s what was being reported tonight about the action in Iraq: “I’m talking to a well placed source in the U.S. military, on the ground in Iraq, and that source tells me that these are multiple tactical ballistic, or cruise … Continue reading →
The kingdoms of earth run on oil
And that’s one of Iran’s problems these days. From Victor Davis Hanson: Snce World War II, the United States has been involved in a series of crises and wars in the Middle East on the premise of protecting U.S., Western, … Continue reading →
Some people have asked for another jello post. I aim to please.
And what could be better than a jello fishbowl from Martha Stewart? Here’s a photo: Recipe at the link. Looks pretty easy.
Continue reading →This is the sort of thing that got Joe Lieberman drummed out of the Democratic Party
Lieberman on Trump’s taking out Iran’s chief terrorist: “This is very clear from the Constitution and common sense,” former Senator Joe Lieberman said on Fox News, “that if a president decides to take action like this he doesn’t have to … Continue reading →
The new bail laws in NY are so bad…
…that even the leftist-in-charge says they need reforming: The Post reported Monday that de Blasio had convinced the state Office of Court Administration that revolving-door defendant Tiffany Harris — repeatedly arrested and released last month on misdemeanor assault and related … Continue reading →
The aggression starts with Trump
How many people are aware that Trump’s threat to destroy 52 sites important to Iran was a response to a specific threat by Iran? Here’s what a prominent Iranian general had said just previously: [Gen. Gholamali] Abuhamzeh, commander of the … Continue reading →
“It’s not debatable”…
…is a weak argument, one I read sometimes on this blog and read quite often elsewhere. To my way of thinking, one of the most suspect arguments about anything political and/or historical is that “it’s not debatable” – unless the … Continue reading →
Rules of the blog – redux
Please take a look.
Continue reading →Emily Dickinson is hard to love
Dickinson’s hard to love, although she’s easy to admire immensely. Don’t get me wrong; I like certain of her poems. But the more inaccessible ones weary me, although I usually tend to have patience with difficult poetry if it really … Continue reading →
Did you know that black people should never be accused of anti-Semitism?
Case in point: University of New Hampshire physics professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein took to Twitter on New Year’s Eve to explain why anti-Semitism is exclusively a “white” problem, and why it is inappropriate to discuss anti-Semitic acts committed by black people. … Continue reading →