Victor Davis Hanson on…
…Donald Trump, Tragic Hero. Yep, tragic hero. Read it; it’s a unique take.
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The leaked Comey “I am not a leaker” memos
He’s not a leaker, although of course he leaked. He’s also not a weasel. We know that, because he tells us so himself, and he said it to Trump, too [you can find the memo texts at the link]: [Comey] … Continue reading →
Food fashions
[NOTE: I noticed this amusing comment from “Fractal Rabbit” in the pasta-cooking thread: Sadly, I’d eat a spaghetti sandwich everyday if I could get away with it. That is, if my blood sugar could get away with it. Trying to … Continue reading →
More Jordan Peterson: on “equality” and where it leads
There are so many wonderful Jordan Peterson videos it’s hard to choose just one (or watch just one; they’re like potato chips). But I think this is especially fine: I’ll add that, having watched quite a bit of Peterson speaking … Continue reading →
According to Dershowitz…
…(as quoted in Politico, anyway; I couldn’t find the origins of the quote): “That’s what [prosecutors will] threaten [Cohen] with: life imprisonment,” said Alan Dershowitz, the liberal lawyer and frequent Trump defender who met with the president and his staff … Continue reading →
Nine ways you’re cooking pasta wrong
Nine ways? That’s a lot of ways. I figured I was committing all nine errors. But it turns out that I’m only committing one: using too small a pot. And I was already well aware that I often use too … Continue reading →
The ups and downs of the fight against blog spam
I’m always interested in the spam cycles on the blog—which I assume merely reflect the spam cycles on WordPress and its anti-spam plugins. By “spam-cycles” I don’t mean anything to do with email, I’m taking about the bots (or whatever … Continue reading →
Southwest Flight 1380
Heroic passengers, heroic pilot. Unfortunately, one woman died. “There’s a ring around the engine that’s meant to contain the engine pieces when this happens,” said John Goglia, a former NTSB member. “In this case it didn’t. That’s going to be … Continue reading →
More on the Cohen investigation from Andrew C. McCarthy
I previously linked to Andrew McCarthy’s take on the Cohen searches, and I added this: For 20 years McCarthy worked as a prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, which is the office involved here, and so he’s inclined … Continue reading →
Sweden has a problem
Actually, two problems. One is a violence problem, and one is denial about that problem: In response, the Swedish government has launched an international campaign for “the image of Sweden” playing down the rise in crime, both in its media … Continue reading →
The computer gremlins have a sense of humor
In the post telling you about my TurboTax woes, I mentioned that I ended up doing my taxes as I always have so far—by hand. And today I mailed them off, with hours to spare. Way ahead of time, by … Continue reading →
Barbara Bush dies at 92
I remember her as a forthright, no-nonsense woman who felt like a breath of fresh air as First Lady—and I was a Democrat back then. And what a life! Married at 19 to George Bush, she’d met him at 16 … Continue reading →