It seems to boil down to the fact that McSally wasn’t a good candidate and ran a pretty poor campaign. [NOTE: The linked article assumes that Sinema’s victory wasn’t the result of fraud. It’s always possible that it was, although … Continue reading →
You may be surprised to learn that there are a lot of towns in America called “Paradise.” Twenty-six, to be exact. Or maybe it’s twenty-five now, because one was destroyed in a single day by an inferno that swept through … Continue reading →
Commenter “Philip” brought up the composer Dvorak in the comments of a previous thread today, and I replied by adding video of a well-known Dvorak string quartet known as the “American Quartet,” which has long been one of my favorites. … Continue reading →
Here’s an interview of Camille Paglia appearing in Quilette. The entire thing is worth reading, but here’s one of her most interesting statements [emphasis mine]: As an atheist, I have argued that if religion is erased, something must be put … Continue reading →
I got a late start today and have a busy day. So I’ve only managed to grind one post out so far, but there are so many things to talk about that I plan to post some more this evening. … Continue reading →
Why would anyone say that? After all, McCain was already dead when the election occurred. And he’d been in the Senate anyway. But I have had the same thought as that expressed in this WSJ piece (at least, the first … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to just barely remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day. The change in names occurred in 1954, when I was very small, in … Continue reading →
A color-blind one, that is. And one picture is worth 1,000 words: Here’s the website for the glasses. Most of the color-blind people in the videos who put on the glasses are overwhelmed. At first they usually pause (it often … Continue reading →
I can’t bear to do too much in-depth reporting on what’s been going on with the Florida election. It makes me too angry. I don’t like losing close elections. Nobody does. But it’s one thing to lose them fair and … Continue reading →
It seems like a no-brainer: the catastrophic fires that have swept through California in recent years could be made much less severe by a more effective and frequent use of controlled burns to thin the forest more. But although that … Continue reading →
The name of the northern California Sierra foothill town of Paradise is evocative. Paradise! A place you might want to go. A place you might even want to live. But reports are that the town of 27,000 is no more, … Continue reading →
Recently David Horowitz gave a talk at Dartmouth. He has written the college’s president this note about his experience: Leading the pack of Dartmouth character assassins who mobilized to combat my presence was Professor Annelise Oreleck, an out-of-control Gender Studies … Continue reading →