Sad news: Jason Spindler, a Jewish American whose life was changed when he survived the 9/11 attack in New York, was killed in a terrorist attack in Nairobi, Kenya. The shooting attack Tuesday on a business complex, claimed by the … Continue reading →
1969 was a very big and tumultuous year, and I was paying attention to a lot of things. But I didn’t catch everything, and I don’t remember this story. In the annals of the follies of higher education in this … Continue reading →
[Scroll down for UPDATE.] She doesn’t want a repetition, apparently, because she’s now saying “No” to Trump giving a State of the Union address before Congress. Pelosi must think this move of hers will play well with the public: House … Continue reading →
Theresa May’s Brexit deal was voted down decisively, and there is speculation that the plan all along has been to have another referendum and make sure Brexit loses this time. The “elites” vs. the people?: “The EU should prepare for … Continue reading →
This is a Thing, I guess: In the [Netflix] show, Kondo acts as a tiny garbage fairy for messy people, alighting on their houses and the piles of stuff therein to share the wisdom of the “KonMari” method. This method, … Continue reading →
Listen: My prediction: she won’t get into significant trouble at CNN for that howler. Nor, unfortunately, will she learn to stop citing “white privilege” about every white person she encounters—or thinks she’s encountering.
Continue reading →In this makeover, she says she doesn’t even recognize herself, and I believe her. I knew when I saw her “before” that neither of her two original haircolors (gray and brown) were good for her coloring, so I knew the … Continue reading →
This is a description of the insidious tightening of the state’s grip on France via radar on the roads. The process is a goodly part of what the yellow vests are protesting. Things like this often start with something that … Continue reading →
You may have already heard about the punishment meted out yesterday by Republicans to Representative Steve King of Iowa: House GOP leaders moved Monday to remove Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) from all of his committee assignments following a firestorm over … Continue reading →
Actually, a great many things are going on in Europe, but I’m referring to one particular thing that I’m going to call Trump-envy. Brexit was part of it. I think that the yellow vests of France are at least somewhat … Continue reading →
Good point here: The conservative consensus is that Democrats don’t want to fund President Trump’s wall because they hate him. Well, yes, Democrats do indeed hate President Trump, and yes, it’s a deep-seated hatred, a visceral, soul-rotting hatred, but that’s … Continue reading →
John McWhorter has written an article for the Atlantic entitled: “Trump’s Typos Reveal His Lack of Fitness for the Presidency: They suggest not just inadequate manners or polish, but inadequate thought.” Oh, really? The conviction that grammar and/or spelling errors … Continue reading →