Is it time…
…to measure Cher for her MAGA hat?
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New Hampshire law to limit voting by non-resident college students in the state
Seems to me that New Hampshire would be well within its rights to require that students vote by absentee ballot in their states of origin rather than their temporary home of NH, unless they’ve established residency in New Hampshire. But … Continue reading →
“Scientists Discover Gigantic Prehistoric Cat in a Neglected Museum Drawer”
This makes sense to me, because although I’m not a cat fancier I hear they often like to hide in drawers. Case in point: Question is, how does the cat close the drawer? And in other cat-related news, one of … Continue reading →
Dershowitz: I get it right because I’m objective
Indeed he does and indeed he is. One would think objectivity would be a requirement for success as a legal analyst, but anyone who thinks that would be very wrong because “success” isn’t defined as getting it right and certainly … Continue reading →
Ladies cycling, 1899
The long skirts (and the corsets) couldn’t have made it easy: The sound was added later. As one YouTube commenter said: “Sexy. I think I saw some ankle.”
Continue reading →Democrats and NeverTrumpers can’t wholly abandon the collusion narrative, it’s too useful
“Useful?” you might ask. “What do you mean, useful? It makes them look crazy and desperate.” I don’t think they’re crazy, and I think they only look that way to the right and maybe to some moderates/independents but far from … Continue reading →
Sri Lanka massacre: the victims who must not be named, the likely perpetrators who must not be named
Any specific news that actually exists regarding the perpetrators of the deadly Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka points here: The government has blamed a little-known local jihadist group, National Thowheed Jamath, although no-one has yet admitted carrying out the … Continue reading →
Happy Easter!
Have a wonderful holiday!
Continue reading →Gwen Verdon: the greatest show dancer of them all
There’s a new TV series out entitled “Fosse/Verdon,” that follows the lives and times of Broadway choreographer/director/dancer Bob Fosse and Broadway dancer (and choreographic collaborator) Gwen Verdon, who were husband and wife and had a tumultuous relationship. It’s not as … Continue reading →
The Mueller report’s second half: special counsels and political documents
One of the many problems with the Mueller report is that it is not evenhanded, nor is it meant to be. I found the following description in a comment at National Review and it’s quite apt: Mueller’s report is essentially … Continue reading →
Jeffrey Toobin and guiding perceptions: guilt by emotion
It’s not the Onion. Not the Babylon Bee. It’s just Jeffrey Toobin, Harvard Law graduate and legal analyst for CNN, giving us the benefit of his Deep Thoughts from a Deep Mind: Happy people don't obstruct justice. Trump's frustration at … Continue reading →
On Passover and liberty
[The following is a slightly edited repeat of a previous post.] Tonight is the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover. In recent years whenever I’ve attended a Seder, I’ve been impressed by the fact that Passover is a religious holiday … Continue reading →