The ballet “La Sylphide” (not to be confused with the ballet “Les Sylphides”) is an old Romantic warhorse. It’s one of the oldest ballets—maybe even the oldest ballet—for which we still have the choreography and which is still performed with … Continue reading →
Might some of this be why, perchance? And this is about all the ways in which the Mueller investigation stands to hurt our national security. Then we have the question of whether John Brennan retains his security clearance. [NOTE: This … Continue reading →
Europe has been in turmoil over the issue of so-called “migration” (which at this point in time is the arrival of people who are predominantly Middle Eastern or North African Muslims, although it is not completely limited to those groups). … Continue reading →
Grrrr!!! You may have noticed that my blog neoneocon.com is down right now. My host is working on it, as they say. The B-team—the one that answers the phone there—didn’t seem able to solve it, so they kicked it up … Continue reading →
In her article on the subject, Glick appears to agree with me on what Trump was trying to do: Trump tried to strike a balance. He spoke respectfully of both Putin’s denials and the US intelligence community’s accusation. It wasn’t … Continue reading →
Ninety percent of plastic waste that enters the water comes from rivers in Asia and Africa: As governments around the world rush to address the global problem of plastic pollution in the oceans, researchers have now pinpointed the river systems … Continue reading →
Even Politifact and FactCheck couldn’t parse Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s astonishing statement about the cause of unemployment in a way that made her look anything but ignorant on the subject. From the first site: During the interview, Ocasio-Cortez said, “Unemployment is low … Continue reading →
Why don’t you LISTEN? [Hat tip: commenter “T”] I can’t believe I’ve never seen that before. So funny! [NOTE: This post was originally on my older blog and had comments, but unfortunately the comments didn’t transfer over here.]
Continue reading →Commenter “TommyJay” asks an interesting question: I may have this wrong, but didn’t both Comey and Mueller rise to power in the FBI as card carrying members of the Republican party? Didn’t we hear this from Democrats when they felt … Continue reading →
Wow, time doth fly when you’re having fun. And Professor Jacobson has written a very gracious post over at Legal Insurrection in honor of my fifth anniversary there. If you’re unfamiliar with Legal Insurrection, it’s a very fine, very popular, … Continue reading →
…is anyone on earth taking advice from James Comey? [NOTE: This post was originally on my older blog and had comments, but unfortunately the comments didn’t transfer over here.]
Continue reading →These last few days have been especially wearying and disheartening in terms of politics, haven’t they? It’s one of those situations in which no matter how low I tune my expectations, people continue to go lower, and they do it … Continue reading →