Out with the old anti-Semites, in with the new
In their defense, I guess it must be hard to find a leftist who isn’t an anti-Semite.
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The war against Kavanaugh: remember Clarence Thomas?
The Times hit piece on Kavanaugh that I discussed yesterday is still in the news, partly because the Times issued an addendum/correction to say that oh yeah, we forgot to mention it, but the supposed victim is reported to have … Continue reading →
How the great truth dawned: the Gulag as change agent
Gary Saul Morson has written an extraordinary aticle for New Criterion. It’s hard to capture its flavor. I suggest you read the whole thing, if you haven’t already. I could excerpt almost any part of it, but I’ll choose this: … Continue reading →
The strike on the Saudi oil industry
What gives?: Assuming Iran is indeed behind the attack on Saudi Arabia’s major oil refining facility, it represents a step-increase in Iranian-backed aggression in the region… The prospect of a wider general war between Gulf states is hard to predict, … Continue reading →
The NY Times: another day, another Kavanaugh smear
You gotta say this about the NY Times: they keep trying. If one lie [*see NOTE below] doesn’t work, they come up with another similar lie and hope that the second lie makes the first lie seem more true. Or … Continue reading →
No wheels involved
I’ve posted clips of the Russian folk dance company known as the Moiseyev before. A signature move in a few of their dances is a quick scurry of the feet that gives the illusion of the dancer being on wheels … Continue reading →
Getting an education in the Big Apple: George Packer’s honesty, a parent’s dilemma
It’s easy to mock George Packer for what he writes in this Atlantic essay about choosing a school for his son in New York City. But I find his essay heartbreaking as well as complex. He’s a well-meaning liberal who … Continue reading →
Democrats and that pesky old Constitution (plus a Neo audio)
I just wrote a post about the Democrats’ cavalier attitude towards the 2nd Amendment, but that post was more about politics. Now I want to emphasize the anti-Constitutional aspects of the move. As John Hinderaker of Powerline writes: …[W]hy should … Continue reading →
Gun-grabbing Democrats and the bitter clingers
I wonder what polls Kamala Harris had access to that make her think the time was ripe for the “just do it” approach to gun control: During last night’s Democratic presidential debate, former Vice President Joe Biden admonished Sen. Kamala … Continue reading →
It turns out my mother’s stories were true
My mother was an excellent writer. She was also a good storyteller—that is, an entertaining one—although she sometimes embellished things for the sake of the story. I know this for a fact because I sometimes heard her stories about me … Continue reading →
Last night’s Democratic debate
I didn’t watch it. I’m not a masochist. And I dislike debates anyway, no matter what side they’re on. But I hear tell about it. Sounds like the highlights (or low lights, depending how you look at it) were Beto … Continue reading →
Left and right and one-party rule
[NOTE: Some of the following is lifted from a back-and-forth discussion I had with commenter “Montage” on a previous thread.] I maintain that the left’s goal is to be in charge forever: one-party rule. And they believe in breaking the … Continue reading →