Red Sox are up 2-0 in the World Series
They made it look easy.
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You want speed? I’ll give you speed—“Theme and Variations”
I’ve written about the wonderful Balanchine ballet “Theme and “Variations” before, here. But this time I want to concentrate on a different aspect of it: speed. Here’s a short solo portion from 1978 in which the ballerina’s part emphasizes that … Continue reading →
Some questions about the caravan
Who organized the caravan? Who is helping these people along the way? What will happen when they reach the border? I could give you links to articles purporting to answer the first two questions, but I think that none of … Continue reading →
Political violence, left and right
In recent days the left has increasingly been promoting the idea that violence in the service of politics is perfectly okay, even recommended. When a leftist tried to assassinate a bunch of Republican members of Congress on a baseball field … Continue reading →
Sad announcement from Sandra Day O’Connor
At 88, she writes that she has been diagnosed with dementia, probably Alzheimer’s. “I will continue living in Phoenix, Arizona surrounded by dear friends and family,” she wrote and added, “While the final chapter of my life with dementia may … Continue reading →
World Series tonight
It’s the Red Sox vs. the Dodgers, and it’s scheduled to start at 8:09 PM. But there may be a rain delay. The Sox won the Series in 1918 and then didn’t win it again till 2004. People who weren’t … Continue reading →
Dershowitz may WalkAway…
[CORRECTION: OOPS! I apologize for not checking the date of the article. I was assuming it was new because I just heard about it, but it’s actually quite old (February, 2017). So the original body of this post is old … Continue reading →
Trump, the unlikely populist (redux)
Last night I watched about ten minutes of Trump’s latest rally speech. It struck me that he hasn’t changed all that much from the last (and first) time I watched one, over three years ago (can it really be that … Continue reading →
The caravan moves on—and on
“Sadly, it looks like Mexico’s Police and Military are unable to stop the Caravan heading to the Southern Border of the United States. Criminals and unknown Middle Easterners are mixed in,” Trump said in one tweet. “I have alerted Border … Continue reading →
Prognostications on the House in November 2018
I’ve said before that I’m worried about the makeup of the next House of Representatives. The specter of Pelosi or someone politically similar as Speaker, the rise of the hard left, the end of ongoing investigations that I think are … Continue reading →
To all leftists and “Resistance” members
Take it from one who knows: As a straight, white, Christian, right-wing, middle class male of European extraction I get told to shut up a lot. As you can imagine, this does not at all stop me from speaking out… … Continue reading →
Jersey Boys: here and there and everywhere
I saw a production of “Jersey Boys” recently in southern Maine at the Ogunquit Playhouse. It’s still going on, but apparently it’s sold out or almost sold out for the rest of the run—and no wonder, because watching it is … Continue reading →