In about two hours, there apparently will be a press conference to discuss the Florida man who has been apprehended in connection with the pipe “bomb” mail case, in which fake bombs were sent to various political targets on the … Continue reading →
From John Boehner [emphasis mine]: Boehner predicted that national cannabis legalization is going to happen in less than five years. “That sound bite about being ‘unalterably opposed’ to cannabis is almost a decade old. Back then, like a lot of … Continue reading →
As soon as I saw the headline—“Violence Against Gays on the Rise in Europe”—I figured I could guess why that might be occurring. What group is also “on the rise” in Europe, that has a problem with gay people? Yes, … Continue reading →
Andrew C. McCarthy has this to say on the reportage about the apparent pipe bombs sent to various Democrats and CNN: At this point, there is no evidence whatsoever that provocative words from the president had anything to do with … Continue reading →
They made it look easy.
Continue reading →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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
[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 →
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 →