This time in Texas near Galveston, with 10 people reported dead and the shooter in custody, wounded. If this incident is like so many others (and my guess is that it is): (1) the actual facts will only come out … Continue reading →
In a very long article in the NY Times, the newspaper tries to get ahead of the forthcoming IG report by admitting a couple of things, but burying and/or downplaying them. Par for the course. Rather than re-invent the wheel … Continue reading →
I thought this was some sort of joke at first, mainly because I’d never heard the word “beaner” as a slur against Mexicans: Nearly two weeks ahead of their day of nationwide racial bias training, coffee chain Starbucks is facing … Continue reading →
The latest internet craze is to listen to the audio and answer the burning question of whether you hear “Yanny” or “Laurel.” I heard “Yanny”—or rather, just to show you what a weirdo I am, I actually heard “Yammy.” Close … Continue reading →
…most of the people the IDF killed during the March of Return have been members of Hamas—and that’s according to Hamas itself. Senior Hamas official sets the record straight on who was killed in last Hamas-orchestrated riots: "50 of the … Continue reading →
Writer Tom Wolfe has died at 88. Reading a lot of commentary around the web, I notice that Wolfe was a deeply meaningful writer to a great many people, some of whom say he changed their lives. I have to … Continue reading →
When have they ever been right? Seriously, when?
Continue reading →It’s because I’m too introspective. Introspection is a no-no for extreme athletes, according to this article on the subject. Oh, there are a few other reasons, too. One is that I’m not crazy, and another is that I don’t like … Continue reading →
Robert Mueller hasn’t exactly been covering himself with glory lately. Among other things: At the arraignment [of the Russian company accused by Mueller of having tried to influence the US election], Concord’s lead counsel, Eric Dubelier, was asked whether he … Continue reading →
The media’s collusion with the Palestinians in condemning Israel and distorting and misrepresenting what is happening there has a long history, and this week’s events have given them lots of opportunity to continue that approach. They haven’t been shy about … Continue reading →
The top 10 mosquito cities tend to be in the South, with Atlanta the perennial number one and various Texas cities not far behind. But I figured that New York City had to be among them, from the evidence of … Continue reading →
This article about how head injuries sometimes (although very very rarely) lead to savant powers made me think (once again) of the Jorge Luis Borges story “Funes, the Memorious.” Fortunately, the work appears in its entirety online, so if you … Continue reading →